Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about the best places to launch a [...]
A couple of weeks ago I read a post by the excellent Indian HR blogger, Gautam Ghosh titled: “Slasher Careers.” Here’s an excerpt.
“I am talking of this phrase which is coming into vogue because lots of people, specially freelancers are carrying on multiple careers as ‘HR Manager/Photographer.’ The slasher in ’slasher careers’ refers to the [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about learning what you’re good at, bold [...]
Randstad’s World of Work Report for 2009 is titled: “Managers of Tomorrow.” It’s based on responses of over 2000 workers. Some of the findings have got HR folks all over sitting up, taking notice, and asking questions.
52 percent of those surveyed felt there were not enough qualified managers in their organizations.
45 percent felt there would [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about seven important trends, wrapping up your [...]
When I was growing up, my German-born father would tell me that American beer was just “water with a head on it.” The fellow who did the most to change that was Jim Koch.
Jim is the guy who founded Boston Beer Company, makers of Samuel Adams Boston Lager (Sam Adams) and other beers. How he [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about job search firms, interview tactics, re-entry [...]
The Wall Street Journal ran an article last week headlined: “Choice Advice from Meat Cutters.” Here’s the lead.
“Meat cutters have long spent their days slicing and dicing hunks of beef, pork and poultry. But surprisingly few knew precisely what to do with those roasts, steaks, chops and filets. Now supermarkets are trying to educate their [...]
Every week I check dozens of “career” blogs and other online publications, looking for things that will help you find a job, get promoted, develop your skills, and keep everything in perspective and balance. Here’s the pick of the lot for this week. I’m pointing you to items about lots and lots of job boards, [...]
Reflection is in the air. Last week, Mike Henry posted a fine piece titled: “Three Reasons Why Leaders Fail to Reflect.” This week, I saw two more posts on related topics.
Personal MBA asked “Are You Trying to Be a Robot?” And, at the Practice of Leadership, George Ambler advised us to leave some unscheduled time [...]