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NO MORE HOMESTEADING

Most powerful question leader can ask: ‘How can I help you do your job better’? John Baldoni – Writer/author Line workers have been treated like LIFO inventory – Last In – First Out.  But executives making millions a year are in the ‘execution’ bucket.  Do.  Do good.  Meet targets.  No quarterly numbers.  No job. Not too …

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VUCAN WORK METAPHOR

I’m going to have a project-based life rather than a job-based life. David Plotz – Journalist Work metaphors offer visuals, beacons, insights scripts, and lessons.  Metaphors provide us a vision of what to expect from work.  The career ladder is a great visual metaphor.  A person started at the bottom and with the right effort climbed each rung.  …

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KNOW YOUR CAREER KILLERS: YOUR FUTURE DEPENDS ON IT!

People don’t change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so. Sharon Stone – Actor I know lots of tech wizards in software, finance, and engineering.  These wizards are uber geeks and they rule!  Only one problem!  Many wizards are turkeys with people.  They lack people or social skills.  These nice VUCANs went …

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“I KIND OF RUINED MY LIFE BY GOING TO COLLEGE”

The above title was from a Consumer Reports Magazine cover article.  Lots of articles on this. ‘Most Americans with Student Debt Regret it?’ is a similar story in Motley’s Fool Magazine.‘[i]  College remorse: nearly 75% (college students) wish they’d made different decisions’ about college and loans. I keep coming back to this theme throughout the …

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NOT WORK READY VUCANS

Gartner says only 20 percent of employees have the skills needed for both their current role and their future career. Gartner – Consulting Organization Post COVID, millennials around the world may be a ‘lost work generation’.  One major reason is most recent college graduates are not prepared for work through poor self management.  The numbers are stunning: …

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