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Spring Career Cleaning

Published on April 9, 2012 By David

Spring came early to St. Louis, and I’m not complaining! The weather has been absolutely beautiful the past few weeks, clearly inspiring people across the city to get out for walks, sidewalk cafe lunches, yardwork – you name it! There’s just something about a change in season that’s motivating – which is why the concept [...]

5 Things The Godfather Teaches Us About Workplace Leadership

Published on April 2, 2012 By David

I love when people find great inspiration from unorthodox places. Case in point: this Fast Company article that identifies 5 leadership lessons from one of the most notorious characters in film history – The Godfather himself, Don Corleone! Like the piece’s writer, I’m by no means suggesting business should be founded upon the illegal and [...]

My Guest Column For The STL Post-Dispatch is Live!

Published on February 13, 2012 By David

I was recently honored to be invited to be a guest career columnist for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. But there was only one problem – as a Career Coach, there were so many things I WANTED to write about, but I could only choose one thing to start with!!! So after a lot of consideration, [...]

How To Productively Work From Home

Published on February 1, 2012 By David

The modern day workplace has gotten to a point that you don’t have to physically be “in” it to be a part of it! As a Carer Coach and counselor, I talk to more and more people who work from home, some as full-time employees who work online with coworkers, others who serve as freelancers [...]

In Today’s Career Game, You Have To Keep Pushing

Published on September 7, 2011 By David

As this article I found through the Wall Street Journal points out, despite a bleak outlook in the job market, what separates those who will succeed from those who won’t is often willpower. Who’s going to keep pushing through the tough times and who isn’t? The key is to stop following the crowd of other [...]

Just a Reminder…

Published on June 29, 2011 By David

Our careers are important. But sometimes we need to take a break! It’s then that you can find respite from the stresses of your current career situation, be it a daily stressful job, or in searching for your dream job. And what better time than summer? I was reminded of this very recently on a [...]

Are You Building Your Personal Brand?

Published on June 17, 2011 By David

I came across a recent article titled What’s Your Personal Brand? the other day and was very happy to see the concept of “personal branding” in the news. Personal branding is a topic that’s very near and dear to me as a Career Coach. As I tell my clients, your personal brand reflects what you’re [...]

How NOT to Ruin a Networking Meeting

Published on May 15, 2011 By David

I see it all the time. People who have jobs and are networking to further their career do it, and people who are completely out of a job and networking for a new one do it. They leave a networking meeting without any clear next steps. As this San Francisco Chronicle article shows, there are [...]

5 Steps to Get Out of an Abusive Workplace

Published on April 27, 2011 By David

Remember the school playground bullies who terrorized the smaller kids? Some of those bullies have successfully climbed corporate ladders and continue terrorizing others, but on bigger playgrounds. Now they use psychological weapons that are more subtle. And unlike their days on the playground, they often have the support of the hierarchy. This post is for [...]

CAREEReport News

Published on March 2, 2011 By David

In case you don’t already know, CAREEReport is a monthly e-publication I produce that covers the latest Job News, helpful Tools of the Trade, Career Networking insight, updates from the Career Str8 Talk blog plus Job Life Line testimonials from real Activ8 career coaching clients and associates. If you’d like, you can subscribe to receive [...]

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