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Archive: Getting the job — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

Finding a job can be difficult, no matter if it is your first job or your twentieth. That said, finding that first “real” job can leave you wondering just how you’re supposed to get started if no one will give … Continue reading

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Video: Lead By Solving Big Problems from “A Year of Leadership”

From “A Year of Leadership” – Career Opportunities Podcast with Douglas E. Welch) Watch this entire presentation Transcript: Solve an intractable problem in the company. Take the customer support complaints you’re getting — and take the biggest question you get … Continue reading

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Doing the (Career) Laundry — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

If there is one thing my wife detests, it is doing laundry. It is one of those tasks that never comes to an end. As soon as you complete one load, another is ready to go. Then there is the … Continue reading

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Video: Take leadership when others abdicate from “A Year of Leadership”

From “A Year of Leadership” – Career Opportunities Podcast with Douglas E. Welch) Watch this entire presentation   Transcript: You have more power than you know, if you decide to reach out and take it. Oftentimes I have said before … Continue reading

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Companies and employees need to make better mistakes — from the Career Opportunities Podcast

I had a very common experience with companies, their employees and mistakes this week. it made me think about ways that they could improve mistakes — which happen to everyone — and make them, at least, a tolerable experience for … 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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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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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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