CDA Insights

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...

Sep 18, 20233 min read

Conflict Management: Addressing the Inevitable

The outcome of any conflict should be a resolution leaning toward satisfaction and effectiveness, rather than distress or hostility. 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...

Mar 21, 20222 min read

Worldwide Connections: Think Globally, Act Locally

Did you ever consider the fact that someone else is doing the same work as you, but in a different part of the world? When we narrow our...

Jan 17, 20223 min read

Salary, Pay, Wages – Oh, My! Earning in Today's Work World

An internet search on how to negotiate salary quickly pulls up all the usual articles and sources: “Words to Use When Negotiating...

Dec 20, 20212 min read

Don't Look Back! Letting Go of the Past

December is a good month to review the past year, assess and set goals, and... STOP! Don't look back! Just because all the television...

Feb 15, 20213 min read

“Her-Storical” Perspective: Gender Issues in the Work World Today

The need to broaden and deepen our understanding of visionary women, gender bias, and career development cannot be limited to one month,...

Feb 17, 20202 min read

Impressions: First, Last, and Right, Wrong – What Is Being Said and Perceived?

Think of all the industries that have specific uses of the word “impression.” For example, we may know about printing (an impression from...

Jun 17, 20192 min read

Interviewing: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Truth about Meeting the Employer

While jokes about the craziest interview questions and answers abound, the reality is this meeting between an employer and a job seeker...