All of us have problems. Some of us face problems occasionally. Others face problems everyday. Regardless of frequency, you can be sure that you are either having a problem now, or you will have one soon. That’s life!
Wait a minute! You are supposed to be optimistic! You are supposed [...]
Thinking about the struggles that so many are facing today, it seems that the work we do in Career and Workforce Development should begin with helping our customers know who they are. That has to be the first step before addressing the “Where am I going” (setting a career goal) and “How do I get [...]
We recently received a question from one person who was in a course we were teaching somewhere in the country. At a professional level, the question was so pointed and personal that it stopped me in my tracks. Here’s the deal.
This person was working in the public sector with an organization we had served in [...]
The emerging “E-ntrepreneurial Workforce’ will focus on excellence. It’s not just a matter of principle. Excellence becomes a way of life for a workforce that has a culture of entrepreneurial activity.
The whole notion behind being entrepreneurial includes qualities like … ownership … problem-solving … vision … change … and improvement. In an E-ntrepreneurial Workforce, the [...]
One of the joys I have personally, in my career, is drawing cartoons and (sometimes) being funny! It gives me an opportunity to actually look other people in their eyes, get in touch with something very real about them, and even hear their hearts for a few moments in time. We are just finishing up [...]
We have been talking a lot about the new “E-Workforce,” and now it is time to explore some of the factors that make it unique and special. In this blog, we will talk about vision – or “E-Nvision.”
The first thing we want to do with vision for the E-Workforce is connect it to leadership. That’s [...]
Let me start by saying the title to this blog is misleading. Seriously! I was looking for something interesting to describe what is on my heart, and I came up with this title. But it is not really what I intend to talk about. Let me explain.
The other day, a friend said to me, “I [...]
In the near future, the new resume may not be a resume at all. Gary Vaynerchuck points out in his new book Crush It! that personal brand may soon become the new resume. What’s that all about? Here’s the deal.
We live in a new age of communication. Social networking, in particular, has put unprecedented power [...]
Now is the time! The HR team at the local employer is struggling. When production is high, there is money for training, but there is not much time. When production is low, there is time for training, but not much money.
If you can find what you really like to do — a favorite hobby — and use it to solve a problem for someone else or add value to their lives, you have great potential for a new career. And it may be more true in a bad economy that it is in a good economy.
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