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Sometimes You Need to Say “No” to Change

Published on December 4, 2011 By David

I came across this blog post the other day that I found very insightful. The post is written by an IT professional who’s discussing how there are “emergency changes” and “normal changes” in the workplace. The point he makes is that sometimes you need to say NO to a proposed change because it isn’t set [...]

Can You Make a Living Doing What You Love?

Published on November 8, 2011 By David

That was the title of a St. Louis Post-Dispatch article from this past Sunday that I had the honor of being quoted in. The article follows several area women who are doing just that. Two opened a knittery store in Kirkwood, another is making a living as a harpist. The piece does a good job [...]

How To Lead During Workplace Change

Published on November 2, 2011 By David

Piggybacking off of my last post about change, I want to quickly put out some thoughts on one key aspect of change: leadership. I’m not talking about changes IN leadership here, but rather leading during a time of change. Let’s face it – when the unexpected happens (be it industry changes, staffing changes, etc.), people [...]

How The Hospital Industry Is Being Effected By Change

Published on October 30, 2011 By David

I recently came across a very relevant article titled 5 Thoughts Keeping Hospital CEOs up at Night. The reason it’s relevant (even if you’re not in the Hospital industry) is that many of these concerns go beyond the hospital industry and translate to most categories of business out there – especially when it comes to [...]

How To Know If You’re About To Lose Your Job

Published on October 23, 2011 By David

At some point or another we’ve all felt vulnerable in our jobs. Maybe you know you just haven’t been performing up to your potential. Or possibly your boss has been avoiding you and giving more projects to other coworkers. It could even just be that gut feeling that something isn’t right. There are a number [...]

What The Cardinals’ Improbable Run Teaches Us

Published on October 19, 2011 By David

I base my Career Coaching and speaking practice in St. Louis, and know a majority of you who follow the blog are in the Gateway City, as well. And unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Cardinals are once again in the World Series, Game 1 of which is tonight! Whether [...]

How To Help Your Workplace Team Make Change

Published on October 17, 2011 By David

As a Career Counselor and speaker, I talk with individuals all the time about managing change in their career. By accepting and actually leveraging change, you can get one step closer to enjoying your career to its fullest. I actually blogged about the idea of not letting change happen, but rather making change happen back [...]

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