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Tomorrow is St. Patty's day - the day when everyone is Irish. With that in mind, there are companies where eveyone migrates to being the same, where workplace culture is deeply ingrained. On the plus side, this can promote an "all for one" attitude. On the minus side, people can succumb to groupthink and creativity can be stifled. This can hamper productivity and growth at a time when product/service diversity is critical.

If your p

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Job loss without cause especially, is a challenge for a lot of reasons. Sometimes more than the money or the daily routine, people are initially frustrated by the fact that they didn't have control over the events. Why me? Why now? Why not later? Why not sooner? Why before a holiday? Why right before my child was born? Why on my birthday?

If your company offers you outplacement service, you have a real advantage over others that don't h

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I saw an ad for the Golden Globe awards and caught a bit of Oscar Fever.

Movies on the big screen have an uncanny ability to inspire, motivate and persuade. My favourite one's are related to the human condition, where someone makes a discovery (good or bad) that changes the course of their life.

Even if you aren't a fan of Julie and Julia, it's… Continue

Contract work is becoming popular and common. It can be part-time or full-time with some or no benefits. For the purpose of this blog, let's assume that most contract work is 12 months in duration.

Perhaps you've noticed a proliferation in contract work from job postings, company research or through your networking with friends and colleagues. Contracts are a strategic HR choice as a short term investment in human captial. But what's in it for you compared to a permanent position? Are these sil… Continue

I like the tv ad, "You don't drive like her so why pay for insurance like her?" Products and services are all about customization and personalization from sandwiches to coffee to clothes to insurance policies. So after reading blogs and books about career advice, take all of that (or not) and craft your own career model.

You may want to start with a circle, or maybe a triangle is more your style. Write a word at each point that is important to you and your career audience: persistence, patience… Continue