This is not the year to take the summer off
If you are currently unemployed and planning to get by on unemployment benefits while you take the summer off, you might want to reconsider how that will play out. That type of scenario may...
Tagged: work
Dealing with a declining or unstable economy
It’s probably safe to say that even if we had been saving for a rainy day, most of us had not expected to be faced with an unprecedented pandemic that reaches across the globe....
Communicating in today’s workplace
The connection between social media and communication at work has become more widely accepted. The fallout occurs when the reliance on alternative means of communication reduces the ability of a person or team to...
When procrastination limits your options or spoils your anticipated outcomes
Procrastination may be one of the most self-sabotaging and all too common behaviors leading to someone’s failure to achieve their career/work-related goals. All too often people wait until they are actually laid off before...
Benefits of working independently (vs. having a J-O-B) — through the eyes of an entrepreneur
Prior to starting my own career coaching, consulting and training business, I felt restricted by the inherent politics of working for someone else. The last time I was forced to part ways with an...
Keeping options open vs. failing to commit
Failing to commit has sometimes been recognized as a West Coast issue, but I haven’t seen hard statistics about it. I don’t really know if this trend is limited to one area or not,...
Why changing jobs is less of a problem in today’s market.
A substantial part of my work is helping people identify why they are unhappy at work and figure out what they need to do about it. The other end of that is helping them...
Do more for yourself than just getting a job. Make it work for you.
Getting a job may seem like an immediate solution to financial issues, but it is really just half the battle. Keeping it and getting what you want out of it are entirely different issues....
When you know it is time to go
You may not remember exactly when you stopped being excited about getting to work and tackling the day’s challenges. It may have started as a gentle feeling of reluctance – sleeping an extra ten minutes...
Are you living your Plan A?
Is your current work experience the vision of what you really want to do?
