Author Archives: Douglas E. Welch

A reputation for clear thinking… from Cultivating Your Career Reputations

“A reputation for clear thinking has the ability to calm those around you. They look for some sense of stability” Download a Sample or Buy Cultivating Your Career Reputations! Read more on this topic: Archive: A Reputation for Clear Thinking — from the Career … Continue reading

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Archive: Letting go of control can open up new opportunities — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

In business, and in life, we often seek to control everything we can. We try to control our jobs, our careers, our schedules and more. We seek to remove the accidental, the random and unfortunately, the serendipitous. Instead of trying … Continue reading

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Video: Leadership and Corporations from “A Year of Leadership”

From “A Year of Leadership” – Career Opportunities Podcast with Douglas E. Welch) Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: One of my big issues with corporations — large corporations — is that, inherent in their organization is the ability for … Continue reading

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Networking should be an integral part of your life… from the Career Opportunities Podcast

Networking, and other career-building efforts, should be an integral part of your life, not something you strap onto the side. Instead of worrying about numbers or specific people, learn to engage others, all others, in conversation. If you can do … Continue reading

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Noted: It’s not about you from Seth Godin

It’s not about you from Seth Godin Right in the front row, not four feet from Christian McBride, was every performer’s bête noire. I don’t know why she came to the Blue Note, maybe it was to make her date happy. … Continue reading

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Respect yourself and those around you — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

It can be the smallest things that effect the success of your career. My 16 year old son has reminded me of some of the behavioral basics that can mean the difference between being successful in your job and being … Continue reading

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Archive: Professionalism — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

pro·fes·sion·al·–noun 1. professional character, spirit, or methods. 2. the standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur. professionalism. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/professionalism (accessed: September 19, 2007). You can often hear complaints today about … Continue reading

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Noted: Now Even LinkedIn Is Embracing The Visual Web via ReadWrite

Now Even LinkedIn Is Embracing The Visual Web via ReadWrite LinkedIn, the most staid of the major social networks, is about to get a little more lively. But only in that buttoned-down kind of LinkedIn way, in which the height … Continue reading

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Video: Leadership can be uncomfortable from “A Year of Leadership”

From “A Year of Leadership” – Career Opportunities Podcast with Douglas E. Welch) Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: “Leadership can be…uncomfortable. It can mean standing up to people. It can mean making decisions that you then have to deal … Continue reading

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Noted: Use the “Memory Palace” Technique to Memorize Presentations – Lifehacker

Use the “Memory Palace” Technique to Memorize Presentations – Lifehacker We’ve shown you the potential benefits of making things visual to help you remember them, but author Dan Roam suggests applying those mental images to each specific talking point in … Continue reading

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