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CDA Insights
Terms of Endearment
Last year, CDA Insights explored what “Gig” meant. There are many other terms used in the field of career development, with and without...
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Wisdom: Knowledge Increases Effective Decision Making
Most people know the quote “With age comes wisdom” but few know the five words that actually follow: “...sometimes age comes alone.”...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Enhancing the Job Search: Successful Tricks when Facing a Tricky Search
Of course the all-important word “LinkedIn” is going to be included somewhere on this page about enhancing the job search. There is no...
Jul 20, 20202 min read
Looking Forward: What is Your Attitude Toward the Future?
Here's another helpful message that showed up in my inbox: “When the light turns green, will you be ready?” It was the wake-up call I...
Jun 15, 20202 min read
Supervision: More Effective Management Improves Relationships
Sometimes it seems like supervisors are constantly looking over the shoulder of workers and other times supervisors are at too great a...
May 18, 20202 min read
Fear Zone vs Growth Zone: Facing and Overcoming Challenges Fuels Development
The rapid changes in the world over the past several weeks have resulted in the complete upheaval of work and home life. Workers have...
Apr 19, 20203 min read
Virtual Business: No Doors, No Walls, No Problem
Who sets up shop on Main Street in the 21st Century? Can organizations operate without a physical door to walk through? The ability to...
Mar 15, 20202 min read
Impressions: First, Last, and Right, Wrong – What Is Being Said and Perceived?
Think of all the industries that have specific uses of the word “impression.” For example, we may know about printing (an impression from...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
Polarization: How to disagree without losing your job, career, or mind
Political polarization in the workplace may reach new heights in 2020. But it doesn’t have to. Yes, everyone is entitled to their...
Jan 20, 20203 min read
Joy: What Work Brings You Joy?
Marie Kondo, the organizing consulting and author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” emphasizes the rule to keep only those...
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Justification: Is Value Being Communicated?
How do people convince employers to hire them? Why do people seek career help? Do they see value in seeking help? If one basic tenet of...
Nov 18, 20192 min read
Syndromes and Solutions: Increasing Awareness of Issues Practitioners and Clients Face
What is in a name? What do names have to do with issues encountered in serving clients effectively? Remember when “spoiled brat” was the...
Oct 27, 20192 min read
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