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CDA Insights
Aug 17, 20152 min read
Servant Leadership: Vision, Purpose and Benefits Focused on Others
The Career Development Alliance (CDA) grew from a non-profit organization, the Career Development Leadership Alliance (CDLA) formed in...
Jul 20, 20152 min read
Cultural Fit: Fitting In At Work Takes Work
The number of writings on cultural fit seems to evince the value of the concept of “fit” in the world of work. But what exactly is that...
Jun 15, 20152 min read
Friendships and Work: To be or not to be is a career-related question.
How many career development plans have you seen that include such goals as “Aims to make new friends at work” or “Desires more...
May 18, 20152 min read
Graduates and the Job Market: Helping them Heigh-Ho Off to Work
Looking at oneself in the mirror the day before graduating and the day after, the average person will not see a difference. But looking...
Apr 20, 20152 min read
Ethical Behaviors: The right actions are always right.
“If a tree falls in a forest…” is an old joke about philosophy, integrity and a lot more. But it is no joke in the working world....
Mar 16, 20152 min read
Ask Quality Questions
Whether you are a counselor, career development facilitator, employer, or job-seeker, if you are not asking quality questions, you are...
Feb 16, 20152 min read
Engagement and Disengagement
Mental energy, like a muscle, requires specific developmental regimes. You cannot lift 300 pound weights for eight hours a day and expect...
Jan 19, 20152 min read
Retention
Organizations that look at their employees and only see labor costs are missing the chance to invest in their most important assets....
Dec 15, 20142 min read
Best & Worst of 2014
When your mission is to provide “quality career services informed by theory and researched best practices,” it is incumbent to take the...
Nov 17, 20142 min read
Work and Mental Health
“Work” and “mental health” are connected, somewhat contradictory or polar opposites in some people’s minds. Any given day or hour that...
Oct 20, 20142 min read
Write Right
Tips for writing well, when applied judiciously, can lead to success in all aspects of work and life. Storied examples from writers such...
Sep 15, 20142 min read
Virtual Work
Long distance relationships, whether work or personal, require dedicated communication skills. The more work-related the relationship,...
Aug 18, 20142 min read
AM & PM
A universal truth is the sun rises and the sun sets. Its what each individual calls their “day” that is uniquely different. Next time you...
Jul 21, 20142 min read
Mindfulness
Empirically confirmed, Buddhist practitioners and Zen masters got it right. Mindfulness is an effective tool. It should not be ignored by...
May 19, 20142 min read
APPS and the Career Counselor
Options for managing one’s career continue to grow in correlation to technology. If a client is not keeping up, will you, the counselor,...
Apr 21, 20143 min read
Negotiation
It seems to be true that 65% of the time, you get what you ask for. Is this axiom true in the workplace? Other obvious factors include...
Feb 17, 20143 min read
Leadership
While the word “leadership” has many different meanings, it is the active form of the word that is important to the career development...
Jan 20, 20143 min read
Preparing to Change Career Fields
A new year ostensively awakens an inner call to grow in a new direction. If that growth is toward a new career or related professional...
Nov 20, 20132 min read
21st Century College Courses
Perhaps the next big thing in career development will be finding a way to assist those taking MOOCs to package their knowledge into an...
Oct 21, 20133 min read
Veterans
It isn’t enough to simply say “Thank you for your service.” We need to do all we can for those who have given their all. Helping those...
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