Own Your Life, Career, and Future Are you ready to Own Your Career, Life, and Future? I have been speaking with many job clubs and other organization leaders about what they are seeing with their constituents. Many have told me that as we hit the 18-month mark of the COVID-19 pandemic fatigue has set in. […]
Nurturing Relationships is Key to Recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Nurturing Relationships I have come to the conclusion that if we want to recover from this pandemic, both professionally and personally, we need to focus on nurturing relationships. After I had 26 coffee meetings while I was in Austin for the month of May, I was quite taken aback by how much difficulty some of […]
Are you Nervous about Networking After COVID-19? Here are some Tips
Nervous about Networking After COVID-19? Are you nervous about networking again? If you listened to my podcast episode, Getting Back to Normal – My Observations from 26 Coffee Meetings, you will understand why I am asking this question. So many of the people I met were being very careful about returning to any form of […]
5 Examples to Research Industry Disruption to Safeguard Your Career
Research Industry Disruption to Safeguard Your Career I am often asked, how do I research industry disruption after speaking on this topic. This is where the magic of google comes to play. I am going to give you a sample of Google search terms that I will use for these five industries. Pharmaceutical Furniture Publishing […]
Returning to the Workplace After COVID – Are You Excited or Anxious?
Returning to the Workplace After COVID Are you anxious or excited about returning to the workplace now that the COVID pandemic is waning? I have spent the month of May of 2021 in Austin, Texas. My wife and I are here to get vaccinated and take care of business that must be handled in person. […]
How to Deal with Unpredictability in the Post Pandemic Job Market
How to Deal with the Unpredictability The post-pandemic job market is showing a high level of unpredictability. The latest job numbers show that employers are not hiring at the accelerating rate that many economists predicted. At the same time, many employers are having problems finding qualified workers. There is a huge disconnect between the kinds […]
An Expat’s Musings on the COVID-19 Response in Mexico Versus the US
An Expat’s Musing on the COVID Response I thought now would be a good time to write about my observations on the COVID-19 response in the US from someone who is living south of the border. We have just returned to Austin, Texas from Ajijic, Mexico to get vaccinated for COVID-19. As I write this […]
Where to Refocus Your Career for the Post COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery
Where to Refocus Your Career Have you thought about where to refocus your career for the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery? As the vaccine rollout takes hold throughout the world there will be an economic recovery. The vaccine rollout will be very uneven around the world and the United States. Therefore, there will be winners and losers […]
Have you Awoken to the Great Realization and New Found Clarity?
The Great Realization and New Found Clarity Many of you are waking up in 2021 to what people are calling the ‘great realization’ and are finding new clarity in your life and career. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed most of us out of our comfort zones and we are finding clarity in our lives. I […]
