Normally, I draft Blog articles on Saturday afternoon. I reserve Fridays for thinking about my accomplishments and things I didn’t get done through the week and Sunday is for rest, rejuvenation and ‘contemplating’ possibilities. So, this past Saturday, I started writing an article with the working title of
The Art of Reinvention: How to Transform Your Career. I had a nice little model that I designed to tell the story of the process of reinvention.
Then, I thought well this is stupid.
Everybody knows the concept of reinvention. So, why are you going to be one of the tens of thousands who rehash the information?
At that point, I did what I normally do – I let it sit. When I write, I think, I draft and then I let the article percolate for a day or two.
Well, the percolation process led me to think about what’s really important about reinvention.
It is not the ability to
identify what changes are needed to transform a career; to
discover talents, or hidden dreams; to
design the next career chapter and to
live the new career.
What is REALLY important?
Sustainability.
I learned this –
THE HARD WAY. It was one of my most challenging life lessons.
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Great leaders are great role models. People watch EVERYTHING you do .... they hear everything you say. Be the one to SET THE STANDARD for others to follow.
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Q. When do you ‘grow up’ as a leader?
A. You ‘grow up’ as a leader when you have no other choice!
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Is there something you need done, but can’t do yourself? Maybe you could use: Tech support to fix a frustrating computer issue or program your shopping cart, or Wisdom in marketing to get more leads into your pipeline, or Legal advice about how to handle an unhappy customer or financial business issue The things we [...]
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Career Development & Management by
Susan Whitcomb.
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A self proclaimed
crazy dog lady, Grace Chon grew up wanting to be a veterinarian. She majored in Biology as an undergraduate and volunteered in animal hospitals to really test drive the profession before committing to vet school. Her Korean immigrant parents were auguring for medical school so Grace could be a physician for humans instead of animals, but in the end Grace surprised everybody and opted for art school and earned a Masters of Fine Arts.
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Guest Post by Perry N.*
In IT, "old" is yesterday. So, let's just say, then, that I'm really "old". What I mean by that is that I've been around long enough to experience a few migrations, either in a hands-on role or in a management capacity....all things that I thought would make me more "experienced" and therefore more "valued".
However, as I sit here trying to decide whether (at 45....so old, I know) I should take the plunge and enter into this insane job market, I have been faced with the realization that not all employers might see
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Stephen Van Vreede (
http://www.ittechexec.com/) and Jennifer Hay (
http://www.itresumeservice.com/) have joined forces to launch Tech Career Forum.
Tech Career Forum is designed to provide advice to IT and technical professionals in all career areas, particularly those related to personal branding, the technical resume, and the job search process. Tech Career Forum also assists resume writers and career services professionals in expanding their knowledge base to enhance their engagements with IT and technical clients.
Tech Career Forum has initiated a LinkedIn group (
http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Tech-Career-Forum-4395590) with interactive discussions, which is available for all members. Tech Career Forum will be hosting live Twitter chats on Wednesdays at 3pm Eastern, with the first in the series beginning Wednesday 5/2. To view or join in the discussion, follow or post tweets at #TCFchat.
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As some of you might know by now, I like to take articles I find that aren’t necessarily written with job seekers and career management individuals in mind and turn the concept around to their advantage. That’s the case with an article I read recently by Nick Tasler, called “
Are You Hiring Deciders, or Drifters?” Tasler’s article was published on ere.net and addressed to recruiters/HR professionals, but its points are worth noting for job seekers and others committed to managing their careers effectively.
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Career Development & Management by
Georgia Adamson.
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“As a model of performance, the Balanced Scorecard is effective in that it articulates the links between leading inputs, processes and outcomes and focuses on the importance of managing these components to achieve the organization’s strategic priorities.
The earliest Balanced Scorecard comprised simple tables broken into four sections… these “perspectives” [domains] were labeled “Financial”, “Customer”, “Internal Business Processes”, and “Learning and Growth”. Designing the Balanced Scorecard required selecting five or six good measures for each perspective.” ... Read more
Posted on Apr 25, 2012 under
Career Development & Management by
Christine Glasco.
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If you’re involved in a career transition, I’m sure you’ve heard the latest hype about QR codes. Some evangelists swear that they are the “next big thing” in job search strategy. Others believe that this is just another fad that will completely disappear into the fog of technology past.
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