The Unpredictable is the New Normal The year 2020 has proven that the unpredictable is the new normal. When things are unpredictable or uncertain it causes a lot of stress. I interviewed Eliz Greene on the Repurpose Your Career Podcast in March of 2020 in the episode Dealing with Stress and Uncertainty with Eliz Greene. […]
2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey
2020 Career Pivot Readers Survey This year’s reader survey is kicking off early this year as I want to get the pulse of our community after 7 months of a pandemic that has been devastating for some, an uncomfortable experience for others, and a non-event for others. This year I will not ask you a […]
Reactions to Our Temporary Return to the United States
Reactions to Our Temporary Return to the United States My wife and I have been living in Ajijic Mexico for over 2 years. Until the COVID-19 pandemic struck early in 2020 we were returning to Austin Texas about every 6 months. Our 2015 Subaru Outback is registered in Texas. The state of Texas requires vehicle […]
Watching the Response to the Pandemic from Mexico
Watching the Response to the Pandemic I want to take a moment and contrast the response to the pandemic by the state of Jalisco Mexico to my home state of Texas. Our planned trip back to Austin, Texas, which was originally planned for April was put on hold by the lockdown. Our next plan was […]
What is the Pandemic Changing in the World? Everything!
What is the Pandemic Changing in the World? The COVID-19 pandemic is changing just about everything. It is getting us to re-evaluate our lives, businesses, relationships, how we spend our money and time, and what is important in life. To me, that feels like just about everything. This post was largely inspired by Josh Bersin’s […]
7 Positive Steps to Take After a Layoff [Updated COVID-19]
Positive Steps after a Layoff? I originally wrote this post on positive steps after a layoff back in 2013 after there was a massive resource action at IBM. It was updated back in 2017 and republished as I was seeing a large number of small layoffs. You may choose to call this a RIF (Reduction […]
Industry Disruption in the Post COVID-19 World – Aviation
Industry Disruption in Aviation Industry disruption will be common in the post COVID-19 world. I have been attending many online industry events over the last few weeks. The disruption is huge in many industries. Many times that disruption is obvious. I will be discussing how various industries are being disrupted in the coming weeks. Some […]
What to Expect If You Are 55+ in the Post COVID-19 World
55+ in the Post COVID-19 World We are just starting to step into the Post COVID-19 world. We will not be fully into this new world for probably 18-24 months. If you are 55+, your experience will be different than your younger colleagues. In fact, it may be very different because those of us who […]
Coronavirus Lockdown – What Have You Discovered About Yourself?
What Have You Discovered from the Coronavirus Lockdown? How long have you been in lockdown mode due to the coronavirus pandemic? What have you discovered about yourself? This is what I call a Moment of Clarity. We are taken out of our comfort zone and it gives us an opportunity to discover what makes us […]
