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CDA Insights
Mar 18, 20243 min read
No Surprise! Nothing New Here to Read
It is probably not a good way to start a newsletter by stating there is nothing new here. It doesn’t actually encourage you to read it!...
Nov 20, 20233 min read
Knowing Clients: Learning Who You Serve
Getting to know the client, from the first contact, through intake, and beyond the initial meetings, can generate a variety of thoughts...
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Be Quiet: Quitting and Firing Face Off
In the absence of intentional and mindful decisions regarding employment, many critical conversations are left unspoken. Supporting the...
Feb 20, 20233 min read
Values and Population Served: The Tenth Anniversary of CDA Insights
The 10th anniversary of CDA Insights could generate a desire to look back, however, that topic was already covered in the December 2021...
Feb 21, 20223 min read
A Hybrid Work Model: Benefits and Challenges When Working Differently
Individuals and companies are benefiting from the massive transition occurring in work models. Study after study in the past two years...
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Executive Challenges Today: Help is Needed at the “Hire” Levels
It is easy to generate questions surrounding the challenges faced by executives today. For example, are “teamwork” and “executives” an...
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Set Up for Success: Strong Attributes for the Future
While “be prepared” may be known as a boy scout motto, it also fits some personality types (e.g. SJ's in Myers-Briggs type language)....
Oct 19, 20202 min read
Disrupt: An Energizing, Informing and Empowering Response to 2020
No one would argue that 2020 has been a year of disruptions. Paychecks, lifestyles, and even the weather have seen such extreme changes...
Sep 21, 20203 min read
Terms of Endearment
Last year, CDA Insights explored what “Gig” meant. There are many other terms used in the field of career development, with and without...
Mar 15, 20202 min read
Virtual Business: No Doors, No Walls, No Problem
Who sets up shop on Main Street in the 21st Century? Can organizations operate without a physical door to walk through? The ability to...
Dec 16, 20192 min read
Joy: What Work Brings You Joy?
Marie Kondo, the organizing consulting and author of “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up,” emphasizes the rule to keep only those...
Nov 18, 20192 min read
Justification: Is Value Being Communicated?
How do people convince employers to hire them? Why do people seek career help? Do they see value in seeking help? If one basic tenet of...
Sep 15, 20192 min read
The Gig Economy: Still Learning What a Gig Really Is
Employment status, contractor title, legislation, and more terms need to be (re)learned in order to understand the gig economy....
May 20, 20192 min read
Etiquette: Coaching, Searching, Working While Minding Your P’s and Q’s
Aiming to earn trust from a client, employer, or co-worker should begin with respect. Etiquette is a sure way to demonstrate respect, for...
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