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The Trio Every Worker Must Read

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Linchpin, Crush It and Trust Agents ... 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 ...
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6 Wishes for College Graduates

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This is the time of year when college seniors begin to really think about what they'll do after they graduate.  Some, perhaps few, have jobs lined up already. Finding a job is difficult, ...
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Practicing Your Art

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What is your art?  What is it that you do to please yourself and others?  That is the work you are meant to do.  We all have an art.  Truly, we do or we did before it was ...
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Putting It Out There

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A great number of Boomers are not comfortable putting themselves out there.  They are far different from the narcissistic Gen Y who seek opportunities to share information about themselves ...
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What Are You Reading?

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Yesterday I received a package in the mail from my friends at Amazon!  I have been waiting for this box for a week and it finally arrived.  Like a child on Christmas morning, I tore open the packaging ...
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Innovation vs Expertise

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Here are some questions I am trying to get my arms and head around: What are employers looking for? What will make you a better leader? What will take your career farther? What will make you ...
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Taking Control of Your Career

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Yesterday's post was about looking for a new job while you are employed. This post is about why we are looking for new work. DDI conducted a survey last summer Pulse of the Workforce and declares ...
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Who Do I Turn To For Advice?

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Sometimes we don't have all the answers.  What to do?  The answers we are looking for could be about our career, our personal life, our finances, our car, technology or any other area. ...
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Job Satisfaction- Got it?

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It seems that the US has hit rock bottom...well, job satisfaction is at an all time low.  However, this should come as no surprise.  Many have been holding on to jobs, just waiting for the tide to ...
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Are you happy in your job?

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There's been some talk around the web about what will happen when the economy turns around. The talk has to do with all those discontent workers looking for new jobs.  Will it happen?  ...
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What’s Your Job Search Style?

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We all have some sort of style that we feel most comfortable with.  Thumbing through the newest issue of House Beautiful, I was drawn to their predictions of what will be Hot in 2010.  ...
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Good and Bad Trends

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There is a silver lining in every cloud, or so they say.  Sometimes it can be difficult to see where that lining may be hiding.  It is there, somewhere. Some regions of the country are experiencing ...
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How Are You Communicating?

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Communication is crucial.  A message is mostly interpreted by non-verbal cues, not the actual words we use.  However, for the last few years there has been a huge movement towards social networks and ...
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Who Are Your Friends?

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I am not a natural-born networker.  I prefer "hanging" with those people I know well.  I have a schedule that doesn't allow me to meet people after work.  Those are ...
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How Quickly Things Change

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Many of you may have seen this video before, but it certainly gets you thinking... How does this impact you?  How does this impact your work?What changes can you make? ...
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6 Steps to Managing Your Career

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When I first started thinking about blogging, I consulted with several great mentors/advisers.  One wise mentor recommended a visual layout for my process of career advisement.  While I struggled to ...
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Dream Big

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With summer almost over, there is another opportunity to set some goals for the upcoming school year.  I found a post, Big Dream Guidance System, about chopping your big dreams into smaller ...
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Do You Need Mentors?

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I realize every day how much I don't know and still have to learn.  Does that make me a life-long-learner of life?  Yes. There are those that learn by attending colleges and acquire degrees.  I prefer ...
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