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I recently found myself feeling offended when a young person I know, and dance with weekly, questioned why I was still out later in the evening. When I asked him why he questioned this, he said "I'm young...." not going any further. I don't think he realized how offensive his comments were in what he …
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First off, Happy Father's Day to all Dad's out there, to Dad's who are no longer with us, and the men in our lives who have influenced us in some way. What Fathers teach us is so important (and I include any male influence, i.e. brothers, uncles, family friends, etc.) - we learn how to …
Now that were are at the mid-mark of the month, just wanted to check-in and see how you are doing on those goal(s) you set several weeks ago. Doing a quick evaluation is a key to success as it not only allows you to see what is not working well; this gives opportunity to amend …
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Not sure if this is a (growing) trend or not, but I'm seeing more clients who have graduated with a degree win what they thought was the career of their choice, but who are now finding dissatisfaction and unfulfillment.The reasons vary but it seems to lead into an aspect of once they got into the …
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A part of managing your career is the importance of identifying your work style, which is how you approach tasks and problems. These can include: action oriented process oriented task oriented problem solver solution focused creative The advantage of determining your work style helps you to focus on finding specific positions where you get to …
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I gave a talk yesterday to an HR group on how to recruit and retain our multigenerational workforce. The purpose is to bring awareness of our differences and events that have shaped us and influence how we view situations and our approaches to life. We bring all of these differences into our workplaces, which can …
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I am one of those who has this ability to come up with creative ideas and solutions; not just one or two but I can usually come up with 50 in some cases. While this may sound like a great idea, there are frustrations in staying on task and harnessing all that creativity. A quick …
I'm sure by now you've seen the tragedies which occurred here in Orlando over the weekend; the first with The Voice's Christina Grimmie being shot after a concert, and then the biggest massacre in U.S. history took place Saturday night. We still don't have all the details despite living here. One fact, however, does seem …
Due to the senselessness of the two tragedies that have taken place in my city, Orlando, I'm only going to send out positive thoughts and prayers for the 50 people who lost their life, and for their family and friends who must go on without them. We will unite and move on. Orlando is a …
According to a recent finding by the Society of Human Resources (SHRM), 31% of new hires leave their job within the first 6 weeks; one of the main reasons was that the onboarding process was either insufficient or not long enough. How organizations introduce new hires into their culture and set clear expectations for their …
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