by John G. Self | Oct 27, 2020 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Onboarding
READ TIME: One Minute If you are starting a new job today, congratulations. It is an outstanding achievement to win a position in such a highly competitive employment market at a time when a devastating pandemic continues to rage, and layoffs are ongoing and probably...
by John G. Self | Oct 26, 2020 | career advancement, Career Building, Career Coaching, Career Management, CEOofYou
Read Time: 2 minutes CFO: What if we invest in our employees, and then they leave? CEO: What if we don’t and they stay? This joke has certainly made the rounds over the years, from professional meetings and trade shows to employee engagement seminars and blogs....
by John G. Self | Oct 8, 2020 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Interviewing Skills
Read Time: About 3 Minutes Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell warned of potentially tragic economic consequences if Congress and the White House don’t provide additional support to households and businesses disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic. The US...
by John G. Self | Oct 6, 2020 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement, Job Search
Emergency preparedness. Constant readiness. These are terms used frequently in mission-critical industries like healthcare, electrical power transmission, telecommunications, and others. Businesses that are in a state of constant readiness are more likely to...
by John G. Self | Sep 15, 2020 | Career Coaching, Career Management, Career Transition/Outplacement
Unless you hated your boss and couldn’t wait to get away from the jerk, grieving is a normal part of getting fired or laid off, so don’t mistakenly think you are a superhuman and attempt to avoid this vital part of the process of looking for your next job....
by John G. Self | Aug 13, 2020 | career advancement, Career Coaching, Career Networking, Career Transition/Outplacement
Ashley Longshore is a bit of an oddball. Some people have described her as the Andy Warhol of the 21st century. She is an artist and trend spotter who lives and works in New Orleans. In a town populated with many interesting people, Ashley stands...