How to Maintain a Competitive Workforce in The New Year

How to Maintain a Competitive Workforce in The New Year

As 2016 ends it is worth looking ahead to next year and what may be in store for workplaces. As we expect shifts in policy, many are wondering if we should be changing directions or lean in and stay the course to maintain a competitive workforce? My advice is to lean...

Career Inertia

Career Inertia

As stated in Newton’s first law of motion: an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a net force. If a career, a noun, can be connected to an object, also a noun, a career that is either stopped or stalled...

How Women Can Become More Competitive: A Powerful Perspective

How Women Can Become More Competitive: A Powerful Perspective

Prior to starting my Consulting business, one of the most common things that I heard from other women was that they felt overlooked when it came to personal development services. The objectives of my business include delivering a platform for women on an individual...

They’re Playing Our Song

They’re Playing Our Song

During this current political campaign season, and some others in recent years, we’ve seen several recording artists who have balked at the use of a particular song they have recorded when is has been used at a political rally.  As recently as this summer, for...

Use Your “VOICE” to Advance Your Career

Use Your “VOICE” to Advance Your Career

The words you speak have power because it represent your mindset. If you speak negatively, then your mind is only focus on the negativity, which leads to negative behavior. For example, if you tell others that you don’t qualify for a job, then your mind is focused on...

It’s National Foster Care Month!

It’s National Foster Care Month!

The month of May is a month for celebrating new beginnings.  Weather patterns are turning, and summer is just around the corner.  In the spirit of providing new beginnings for many children who need them, May also happens to be National Foster Care Month. National...

Are You Using LinkedIn for Your Job Search? You Should Be….

Are You Using LinkedIn for Your Job Search? You Should Be….

In today’s competitive job search market, it is crucial that you are networking and conducting your search using multiple venues. If you’re just checking online job posts, or skimming over the classifieds in your local paper-then you’re missing out. Using social media...

Don’t Fear YouTube!

Don’t Fear YouTube!

YouTube can be a very frightening place.  Whether you’re a YouTuber user or you’re setting up a channel, if you don’t know what you’re doing, you can end up down some deep rabbit holes.  Started 10 years ago to share videos online, YouTube is now the realm of the...

How to Avoid Being an Unemployed Millennial

How to Avoid Being an Unemployed Millennial

Recent news has shown an improvement in the unemployment rate, but are all generations created equal among the numbers? Not quite. Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce found that 40% of millennials are unemployed, the worst being for graduates...

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