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Right now, seems like so much fear is present in the workplace.  Fear can be detrimental to both the employee and the employer.  Fear stops productivity, it creates suspicion and generally produces negativity.  So what are we to do? First of all, make sure that your fears are REAL.  Check the facts, ask questions, do some of your own research.  Too many times we let everyone else tell us how we are supposed to feel.  Fear, after all, is an ... (Read More)

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We have enjoyed being protected here in Houston from the fallen economy impact in our country and globally. I’ve talked to several people that I consider not only historians, but people that have had their finger on the pulse of our economy for many years. They are saying the worst of the economy has not yet hit Houston. It’s coming, but it’s not here. Houston was hoping the rest of the country could pull itself out of the hole, get back on track and not ... (Read More)

What does it mean to “sell yourself”? It’s ensuring that your resume makes it to the top of the stack, or that your name is on the short list of preferred candidates. Sure it starts with a good cover letter. But does it really start there? It’s having confidence in yourself and your abilities in order to convince others that you are the perfect person for that incredible job that you really want. In order to be the best, you have to know that ... (Read More)

Ever feel like you are on the adventure of the Wizard of Oz? You are tying to follow the "yellow brick road of success" and all along the way you are faced with challenges that sometimes feel too big to handle. Considering the current employment situation, more and more people are telling me that they feel trapped in an increasingly hostile work environment. What exactly is a hostile work environment? Well, recent law on hostile work environment harassment says ... (Read More)

(This post is based on some of the principles included in my new book, Unlock the Hidden Job Market: 6 Steps to a Successful Job Search When Times Are Tough which I wrote with San Diego-based executive coach, Duncan Mathison. For a free sample chapter, visit the book's official site: www.unlockthehiddenjobmarket.com ) If you’ve been following my posts, you’ll know that I’ve been writing about networking a lot lately. Or at least it seems like it. ... (Read More)

0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false  In recent weeks I’ve been watching events unfold in Sedona  -- that whole James Arthur Ray thing and how people died in an ersatz sweat lodge.  I suppose for many people, a terrible event such as this (where people paid $9,000 for the privilege of dying a horrible death, surrounded in the gloom by their vomiting and fainting companions) is so exotic to most ... (Read More)