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 […]
Record Retirements, Quitting & New Businesses Starts in 2021 – What the Heck?
Record Retirements, Quitting & New Business Starts in 2021 There have been a record number of retirements, quitting and new business starts in 2021. 2021 employment market looks nothing like the employment market prior to when the pandemic started. We are living in unprecedented times and I wanted to unpack this and get your feedback. […]
Have a “Dealing with Disruption” Superpower and not Know It?
Dealing with Disruption Superpower Everyone these days is dealing with disruption due to the pandemic. Please listen to my podcast episode with Glenn Zweig called How to Switch Industries from Executive Search Consultants Perspective [Podcast]. You will hear him say the way to switch industries is to focus on how we dealt with disruption in […]
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 […]
How Have You Been Successful in Dealing with Industry Disruption?
Been Successful in Dealing with Industry Disruption Have you dealt with industry disruption in your career? Glenn Zweig discussed how every industry is being disrupted by COVID-19 in the podcast episode, How to Switch Industries from Executive Search Consultants Perspective. What companies are looking for are candidates who have been successful in dealing with industry […]
Suffering from Pandemic Fatigue & Wondering How to Deal with It
Suffering from Pandemic Fatigue I am suffering from pandemic fatigue and I wanted to share in this post what I am doing to deal with it. It does not help that we are in the middle of an extremely contentious election cycle which has many on edge. I have spent a lot of time this […]
What is Going on in the Real World of Hiring and HR – Part 2 [Podcast]
Episode #188 – Marc Interviews Gary O’Neal and David Hughen on Their Perspectives of What is Going on in the Real World of Hiring and HR Description: This is the second part of a Career Pivot community call that was held with Gary O’Neal and David Hughen. If you have not listened to the first […]
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 […]