Not too far back, we wrote a blog about turning your hobby into a career. Well, it turns out that “Gary V” likes this idea, and in fact, he has a book set to be released tomorrow (October 13) that is going to rock the economy for those who pay attention. Let me summarize what [...]
Category Archives: Careers
If It Ain’t Broke …
You can’t innovate unless you break a few things! Spend your life breaking your own records!
Four Keys to Development
We are in the workforce and career development business. If we don’t have our hand on the solution — which is the workforce — nobody else does either! Think about it! Be encouraged! And get busy rebuilding the dream!!!
Going Green! What Does it Mean?
We hear more and more about “Green Collar Jobs” but do those in the field of Career Development know how broad those options can be? It really is worth the research. You’ll be amazed at what you will learn about different career fields and the impact “going green” has on education and training as well [...]
SERVE Others
Okay! We have already introduced you to the new, Entrepreneurial Workforce (eWorkforce) and suggested that the first great skill of an Entrepreneurial Worker is “problem-solving. It is time to look at the second great skill, which is “service.” The bottom line is that nobody is going to buy you or what you have to offer [...]
The New eWorkforce
We plan to do a series of blog entries discussing the new “eWorkforce”. It is by far one of the most important trends impacting workforce and career development today. And it very well could prove to be the most effective response to the many economic issues we have been hearing so much about lately. Anyway, [...]
Surprise! Surprise!
What do most Americans want from their work? A Gallup Poll provides some answers, and there are a few surprises in the mix! Below are the top five responses:
Benefits (including health insurance).
Interesting work.
Job security.
Opportunities to learn and grow.
Having a week or more of paid vacation.
Let’s analyze the responses and see what we can learn. First, [...]
Biker Thoughts
Many of you know, I love to ride motorcycles. When I am not doing workforce and career development, I do a lot of Christian ministry with bikers around the country. Bikers share an interesting outlook on life that would serve workforce and career development professionals well to adopt also. It goes like this …
THE JOURNEY [...]
The Political Season
Here’s a little poll for you. We want to try to have a little fun during this “political season” without being too political ourselves. We realize that you do not know who the next President will be yet, but based on who you think it will be and what you expect from him, answer the [...]
The Encouragement Service
“What do you do for a living?” the lady asked me.
“That’s always a difficult question for me to answer,” I thought to myself. ”By training, I am a workforce and career development professional. In practice, I spend most of my time teaching other workforce and career development professionals how to do their jobs better. [...]
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