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Create a Career Insurance Policy

December 12, 2012

What would happen if you lost your job tomorrow? Do you have at least six months of salary in your savings account (and this might not even be enough)? Putting money aside is a great idea, but most people don’t feel they can afford to. If you lose your job, you’ll need to do something [...]

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Think Like a Free Agent

August 17, 2011

The instability of our current world requires me to rethink the conventional.  How about you? The fluctuation in the stock market, the steady downsizing of businesses, the hesitancy of businesses to add new employees.  Where is this all going to end up?  Darned if I know.  What I do know is that if  you continue [...]

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Redefining Stability

April 9, 2011

What is a stable job in 2011?  Does it exist?  Instead of lamenting the fact that there are not any stable jobs anymore, can we change our perspective and accept the fact that this doesn’t occur very often.  If we continue to look at the way things used to be or “should be”, it can [...]

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At What Point Do I Take “Any” Job?

March 29, 2011

This is a common question for those who are unemployed and there are other variations of it: When do I start looking for other jobs? How to I implement a Plan B (Plan C or Plan D)? Will it hurt my career to take any job? The answer to these questions is as individual as [...]

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Portfolio Careers- One Year Later

May 17, 2010

It was exactly one year ago that I wrote this.  It is time to bring it up front again.  My friend and fellow blogger across the pond, Dr. Barry Hopson co-wrote a book on portfolio careers, And What Do You Do? 10 steps to creating a portfolio career It is now available in the US [...]

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The Trio Every Worker Must Read

May 1, 2010

Linchpin, Trust Agents and Crush It…just finished them all.  What a perfect trio.  You've heard me say  that the world of work is changing.  These three books helped me understand that better and studied how social media is involved in the change. The tools available to us all right now make it easier to do [...]

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