When you hear the words Professional Development, what comes to mind? Many people immediately think about terms such as “succession planning,” or “career path.” While those things certainly require new skills and knowledge, focusing on training for the next job may cause as many problems as it solves. Someone once described the normal corporate career path as “getting … [Read more...]
Can You Work from Home and Still Have a Career?
Everyone knows that if you work from home once everyone else returns to the office, you’ve obviously decided your career doesn’t matter. Right? A recent article in Bloomburg quotes Morgan Stanley CEO James Gorman, who has some strong thoughts on remote work and why we need to go back to the office as soon as possible. We’re going to share a few of his more controversial … [Read more...]
Is Hybrid Work What You Really Want?
Before you rush into hybrid work and simply take it as a foregone, conclusion, take a few moments and consider what hybrid work really is, not just what you've heard about it or think it might be. … [Read more...]
Elevating Your Leadership Requires Vertical Development
by Ryan Gottfredson, PhD. If you are a computer scientist and you want to improve your computer so that it can more effectively perform the functions that it needs to, which option for improvement would you prefer: Adding new programs and apps, or Upgrading the computer’s operating system? If you are an Air Force general and you want your aircraft to be more … [Read more...]
The Coming Turnover Tsunami
Despite an uptick in cases, and concerns about new variants, many of us are starting to feel like the COVID shutdown is somewhere near an end. We’re either ready to make plans to re-enter our old workspaces or form new hybrid teams, but we just want to get on with it. Unfortunately, you can’t let your guard down yet; there’s another problem on the horizon, and it might cause as … [Read more...]