Personality Mesh with Your Career? Your personality is a key factor in finding happiness in your career. Unfortunately, when we make our initial career choices, we may ignore certain key traits or just focus on where we can make the most money. Kinetic Programmer I learned to program computers in high school in the early […]
People at Work – A Blessing or a Curse?
People at Work Do you like the people you work with? Do you like your team? I just had a conversation with a gentleman who left his last two jobs because of the people he worked with. Job #1 – He was a contractor and was told to do his job. He was not privy […]
What are the Characteristics of a Good Boss for You?
What makes a good boss for you? Notice I did not ask what makes a good boss. I asked what makes a good boss for you? This is very individualistic. Last month, I wrote about 5 Traits to Avoid in a Boss. I asked you to get very clear on what you do not like about your […]
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 […]
6 Rewards that Make Us Feel Valued at Work
Do you feel valued at work? The #2 reason people leave their job is that they do not feel valued at work. The #1 reason is the boss! So what makes you feel valued at work? Most of us want 2 to 3 of the following 6 rewards: 1. The Mission I have found some […]
7 Key Characteristics to Job Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
Do you love or hate your job? Do you know why you feel the way you do? What about your current job, makes you happy or makes you want to pull your hair out? Let’s discuss 7 key characteristics of your current job. 1. Boss The number one reason people leave their jobs is the […]
5 Traits to Avoid in a Boss
You Say You Hate Your Boss! How the heck did you get into this position, and what are you going to do so it does not happen again? The number 1 reason people change jobs is —- the boss! It seems that, in this recession, the worst behavior has become more common by managers. We […]
Talents versus Skills – Do you know the difference?
Talents versus Skills Can you differentiate between your talents versus skills? Do you know what talents you have? Do you know what skills you have? For most of us, the answer to both questions will be I do not know. We might be able to say something about our skills but …. talents…. well…. Most of us have […]
Larry Bird, Winners, Talents and Skills
Winners, Talents, and Skills I was looking for a quote about talents and skills. I found the following quote from Hall of Fame Basketball player Larry Bird: A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals Larry Bird […]
