Do the right thing. Sometime in the next five to ten years my career as such will be over. I won't be doing HR work as an 'employee' although I'm sure I'll still teach and speak and above all mentor. I'm asking you to consider mentoring too. Prior to the Digital Age there was no … Continue reading Pay It Forward
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Good News
It was a dark and stormy night... Actually that's not true: it was a beautiful sunny morning but I've always wanted to start a post like that! The phone rang and although I didn't recognize it I answered anyway as it was a local call and I hoped I hadn't fallen into the trap of … Continue reading Good News
Fall Out
Everything in its season. There is no question the world's a little colder place in the fall. While my friends south of the equator are fast heading towards spring, we in the northern climes are snuggled into fall looking towards the Equinox and winter's arrival some seven weeks' hence. Baby, it's cold outside. Yet, it's … Continue reading Fall Out
User Error
Be mindful. Not long ago I received a pre-loaded debit card as a thank you. In days past we received checks and had to go to the bank (at least until technology improved so we could take pictures of the checks as we deposited them). All in all, cards are better. After a couple of … Continue reading User Error
Gifts
December is upon us. Here is the States we've concluded the carbo-splurge known as Thanksgiving (yours truly eats sparingly: its not my thing) and we've gotten through Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The retailers have taken their best shot. Its now onto the 31 days of the merriest month of the year. But why limit … Continue reading Gifts
This Blows
The following was originally written for and shared by my friends at Performance I Create Ah, Fall. Even in my part of the sunny south Fall has finally arrived with a chill in the air, the morning mist and yes, falling leaves even in Texas. How rich they are turning color before finally dropping to … Continue reading This Blows
What About You
Start at the beginning. Decades of career counseling and coaching have taught me there are indeed a few fundamentals that really matter in just about every field. Building solid relationships, demonstrating integrity and empathy and having a solid technical foundation are chief among them. Yet there is an additional factor which may be the single … Continue reading What About You
Labor Day
Those who do not know their history are condemned to repeat it. Here in the USA its a holiday, Labor Day, that is. We celebrate organized labor's achievements even as we continue to ship the majority of their work overseas as fast as we can. Actually, that's not true: few people really understand what Labor … Continue reading Labor Day
Leaving
Its not just how you start a job. Over the course of your career you're going to leave more than a few positions. Depending on the survey you look at you'll have between 8-12 employers and countless "jobs" within those firms. You're going to be doing a lot of moving around. In many ways thats … Continue reading Leaving
Best Blogs 24 April 2015
Welcome to #BestBlogs, the weekly curation of the world of work. The latest ideas on organization life, collaboration and our personal power in worklife from practitioners around the globe are collected here so you too may become more effective, perhaps even more satisfied, in career. Every week our theme emerges organically and this week its … Continue reading Best Blogs 24 April 2015
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