“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Do we know of any (snowing) so silent and sudden a change?” Henry David Thoreau, 1858 Continue reading
Mr. George Jonas in his novel Vengeance gives a remarkable account of how the Sixth Sense works and how reliable it is.
We, as quality or environment or food or risk auditors, consultants, trainers and writers should dig our Sixth Sense out of its grave and make it live again.
If Mr. Jonas records how reliable the Sixth Sense is in a delicate job as espionage, we shouldn’t be so arrogant to despise it in our daily routine or are often boring jobs. Continue reading
Have you ever felt you could accomplish more in your career, or long for a change in direction or to explore a new field? Maybe you’ve felt frustration because you lack the knowledge or skills to excel in a corporate environment or manage a team of professionals?
All of the above scenarios are possible without interfering with your current position, or starting from scratch and spending four plus years and thousands of dollars obtaining a new university degree or college diploma. Continue reading
Oh, you’ve been there … that much I know. You are the Project Manager on something with high visibility and you are also stuck with a project sponsor who acts more like an absentee landlo
rd than a collaborative partner. Despite all your efforts to engage her/him, the sound you hear most is the quiet chirping of the crickets of non-participation. Yes, I’m thinking you’ve been there and so have I. And for those to whom this sounds foreign, you just haven’t managed enough projects yet – your time will come. Continue reading
As the year comes to a close, I’m shocked how many new clients I’ve picked up. All employed. All ready to start their job search now and not wait until January, along with New Years resolutions.
You’d be surprised where people find people.
We all know the usual suspects: Dice, Monster (who is going under and being gobbled up by…) Career Builder. Continue reading