3 Signs You Are Institutionalized Are you institutionalized like Brooks in The Shawshank Redemption? Brooks was a convict who was being paroled after having been in prison for 50 years. The thought of leaving was so overwhelming, that he attacks a fellow prisoner so he can remain in prison. “Red” (played by Morgan Freeman) explains: […]
US Educational System is Broken – Let Me Explain!
United States Educational System is Broken I am passionate about our educational system—and disappointed with its failings. I just finished reading a Washington Post article called Why America’s obsession with STEM education is dangerous. Fareed Zakaria wrote: If Americans are united in any conviction these days, it is that we urgently need to shift the […]
Working for a Family Owned Business – Pros and Cons
Family Owned Business Have you considered going to work for a family owned business? These businesses have their own special qualities. What prompted me to write about this was an e-mail I received after I posted my LinkedIn Publisher post, Are You a Perfect Fit for the Job? Then You Will Not Get It! The […]
The Illusion of Job Security
The Illusion of Job Security Job security was something I was raised to attain. I was raised to be an employee to work for a father-like company that would take care of me. After 30 or 40 years there, I would retire and ride off into the sunset. Job security is something that used to […]
Career Reinvention – A Model for Change
Career Reinvention I thought of the term Career Reinvention while listening to a Marshall Goldsmith coaching webinar. He talked about facilitating organizational change. The principles he discussed are directly transferable to career reinvention. He used the model to the right to guide organizations through organizational change. We can apply this same model for career reinvention. […]
Workplace Communications – Generational Differences
Workplace Communications Workplace communications have changed dramatically in my lifetime. When I started working as a programmer in Chicago in the mid-1970s, I had a phone on my desk. If I wanted to talk to my boss, I would call him and his secretary would often answer his phone. If he was not there, she […]
5 Things on Your Resume That Make You Sound Too Old
Your Resume and Your Age The format and contents of your resume say a lot about your age. Age discrimination is a fact of life in today’s job market. This goes both ways for the young and the old. I want to discuss the signs that you are over 50 years of age and, hopefully, […]
Case Study – Targeted Job Search Strategy
Case Study – A Real Life Example of a Targeted Job Search This post is a case study of how one of my clients used the targeted job search strategy to land her next job. I met my client, who I will call Susan, 18 months ago—and this was the start of her targeted job […]
5 Questions to Ask Before Going from For-Profit to Non-Profit
For-profit to non-profit? I am approached frequently by baby boomers on whether they should make the leap from the For-Profit world to the Non-Profit world. The answer is almost always maybe. I have had a tumultuous but successful career over the last decade and a half. Going from a large corporation to a successful high-tech […]
