Career & Life Planning

WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF WORK IN YOUR FIELD?

by Deborah Knox on November 1, 2011

Remember how we used to talk about having 1 – 2- or even 3 careers just 10 years ago? Now the concept of career no longer even exists. Work will be more transparent – people will have their productivity measured in new ways and your input will be tied directly to the bottom line; exciting […]

If you’re starting to get excited and jazzed about some idea, this is the time to really move on it. The market is still sluggish, but that’s all the more reason to start putting it out there now.  Maybe you have gone through all the exercises  in the Life Work Transitions process awhile ago, and […]

If you’ve been out of work for awhile and – this is always the tricky part – to determine what is “awhile” for the unemployed. For some it’s anything longer than 3 – 6 months. For others, it can be extended to the 2 year time frame for collecting unemployment benefits.  But during that phase, […]

Bullying in the Workplace – a hazard to your health

by Deborah Knox on October 13, 2011

The statistics around bullying indicate the severity of the problem in today’s workplace. 81% of bullies are bosses and managers and 82% of targets eventually lose their jobs. And what makes it worse, in my opinion, is that *98% of bullying is witnessed or known by other employees but it isn’t reported.  Guess why? It’s […]

I’VE JUST LOST MY JOB… WHAT SHOULD I DO?

by Deborah Knox on October 11, 2011

If you’re at the beginning of your transition you’ll want to pay attention to the feelings associating with “endings.” The feelings often associated with this phase are those of anger, shock, sometimes even betrayal…”how could this have happened to me? (See previous post for signs) If at all possible this is a good time, to […]