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10 Simple People Skills To Successful Management
Getting the best from your people is vital if you are to make the best progress in your business or organisation. Much comes from the way you interact personally and there are just ten key actions to take to build great, fulfilling and productive relationships...
10 Steps When You Need Help in Your Business
You start off alone. Be it as a solo business owner or a manager looking after a part of a larger business. It gets busier, you get distracted from what you want to do, because there's only one of you and you've only got one pair of hands.
Management Development - Self-Driven Learning Is The Best
Management development is a critical activity for all managers to undertake, whatever their levels of expertise. Noticing what you need to do differently is the vital first step and then taking action without waiting for others to do it for you. There can be amazing value when you are focused enough to want to develop and grow...
Management Development - Look Inside First
Progressive managers learn to develop themselves by ensuring they continue to grow through their careers. When they get stuck, the first place they look is within...
Developing Management Skills - Taking Focused Action Is The Key
To build your skills and abilities as a manager, you need to find out those areas where you have a need to grow. That's just the start, though, then you have to create actions that will kick-start your management development...
Growing Management Skills By Maintaining Your Momentum
As you develop and grow your management skills, it's easy to slacken and ease off when you have a busier week. The key here is to keep momentum - and only you alone can do this...
Mentor and Be Mentored: Both are Critical to Success
When you reflect upon your career, do you have a mentor that has played a role in your professional and/or personal development? On the flip side, as you have advanced in your career, have you taken the time to mentor others whom you have worked with and/or managed? Having and being a mentor are two of the major milestones during one’s career. Mentoring is a critical part of managing a successful and sustaining career.

Career Development - Recognize Your Readiness
Careers are fluid. For a while we rest up and then we are off again. But how are we able to understand just when is right? Noticing the subtle messages, that's how...
Reinventing Yourself After
Career expert, author and VocationVacations founder, Brian Kurth, offers up his advice for 50-year old+ career reinvention for those who are retiring but not ready to simply hit the golf links or sit on the beach...or are forced to work a bit longer due to the current economic situation.
The Best Career Change Books
Career expert and VocationVacations founder, Brian Kurth, offers up his top picks for career change and career transition books
Career Development and Playing the Banjo
Three years ago I started taking banjo lessons. Don’t ask me why. I guess the idea of being totally unfashionable just appealed to me. I didn’t know what I was getting myself in for! My teacher just happened to be a former world champion banjo player, and although I thought I was pretty hot stuff because I played guitar pretty well, he soon cut me down to size.
Should you take a Homographic Approach to your Career Planning?
A Homo what?? Homographs are words that have two distinct meanings. For example: “It’s probably not appropriate if we appropriate their results” or “the august citizen will take office in August” or in the case of career planning, “his career ended after his car was seen to career into the telephone pole.”
Is an Online Degree Good, Bad, or an Ugly Duckling
Although you probably would not want your doctor to have earned his MD online, online education is becoming more accepted as more and more reputable universities establish online programs. A new survey by Vault, Inc. finds that “85% of employers feel that online degrees are more acceptable today than they were five years ago.”
Leadership Career Development
The secret to leadership success is in investing in Leadership Career Development. Most often leaders are made, not born. Leadership Career Development is not a one day event. Leaders are also not made overnight. It is a process which has many aspects and takes time to evolve.

Cash is NOT King When it Comes to Employee Engagement
While money is important, cash is not king when it comes to engaging employees. Career development, work-life balance ---- these types of motivators will pay rewards far greater than cash.

3 Tips for Being The Best Boss You Can Be!
What makes a great boss? It is something to do with personal likability, gaining respect from people, and getting results! Does it have anything to do with their leadership style or methods of disciplining employees? Well, it has a little something to do with all of them. Here are three tips for being the best boss you can be.
5 Ways to Boost Your Earning Potential
The better connected you are and the more able you are to demonstrate your skills, knowledge, and commitment to employers, the more control you will have over your earning potential.
Position Yourself for Success: 4 Tips to Recession-Proof Your Career
Are you looking for a way to recession-proof your career? There are steps everyone can take to survive – and even thrive – regardless of the current state of the economy. Find out what changes you can make to have a positive impact on your career.

Career Passion and Hard Work
Passion is mostly a good thing-right? Then I thought about Mel Gibson’s Movie, “The Passion of the Christ,” and with all the negative publicity around Mel these days, I wasn’t so sure any more. So I went and looked up “passion” in the dictionary. It said that “passion” is from the Latin verb patior, meaning to suffer or to endure. As an emotion it is an intense, compelling feeling, enthusiasm, or desire for something. So which is it guys? To suffer or endure or to desire something? This left me even more confused! The only concussion that I could come to was that passion seemed to be a desire for suffering, but that did not seem rite either so I kept on looking. Then I came across an article written by Curt Roengren: “4 Myths About Career Passion.” Here’s what he says...

Growing Up: Time only flies when you throw your watch!
When I was 16, I wanted to be 18. At 18, I wanted to be 21. To me each age meant I was grown; what I never considered was the growth I needed between them - because maturing is a process that brings along two friends: responsibility and challenges. Every professional or personal challenge I experienced and every lesson I learned was typically about me recognizing and managing the lines in my life: learning when to cross them, when to draw them and when to read between them.

Your Own Business, Is It For You? Does it Fit My Professional Development?
Business Development, Professional Development,and Career Development must be addressed before you make the jump into your own business, and never be fired again. Or, will you fail? Specific points are addressed and ideas discussed to help you decide.
The Unemployed You: Battling Through the Waiting Game (Part One)
While my boss was telling me that I was his go-to person, he was also informing me that my position was being downsized. It struck me as funny because my immediate thought was…the go-to person is GONE?

The Unemployed You: Battling Through the Waiting Game (Part Two)
No matter how optimistic you are, the longer you are unemployed the greater chance you will run into frustrations, insecurities, disappointments and self-doubt. Since this is part of the journey, the challenge is deciding how much of it to keep on your drive. If you aren’t seeing progress, you may need to change lanes, especially when the familiar lanes aren’t taking you where you need to go. To me a career, like life, isn’t a straight path. It will include detours, exits and hard choices, and sometimes you have to back up to move forward. Suddenly losing your job is a change that can make you feel incomplete, but so does working in a job that isn’t fulfilling. So what do you do in either case? Wait for something to change or change you?

Career Messaging: Are you missing them?
Sometimes lessons knock softly and sometimes they break down the door. But in either case, you should ask yourself, what are your results honestly telling you?

Managing Unrealistic Employee Expectations for Rapid Promotion
Some employees are "home run hitters"—hell-bent on getting to the top as quickly as possible. They want to knock the ball out of the park even before they’ve mastered base hits. To preserve their commitment and motivation these employees need a clearly defined development plan!

The New Year Plan: Are you READY?
The New Year means different things to different people. For some, it inspires change for the better, for others it’s just another year, and the rest of us fall somewhere in between. For the inspired, great successes will ensue. For the pseudo-inspired, great intentions will ensue for about 30 days instead of 365. Nevertheless, they TRIED and that counts for something, right? Sometimes our resolution passion masks our tendency to procrastinate. When you couldn’t button your pants in May, hated your job in June, realized you’re missing important family time in July, smoked too much in August, drank too much in September, or recognized you were in an unfulfilling relationship in October…why are you waiting until January 1st to change?

COACHING ACCELERATES SUCCESS
Coaching is for everybody. Coaching helps professional growth and career development. Executive Coaching is more widely used to rapidly increase leadership influence and effectiveness.
In Tough Times-Silence Is NOT Golden
Now more than ever, managers at all levels of an organization need to do that which separates us from the rest of the animal kingdom: TALK!
Outgrowing Your Distractions: Knowing When To Let Them Go!
After this encounter, I realized that some people and some things you outgrow. And when you recognize it, you need to let it go- no explanation needed. That old furniture just doesn’t fit in your new house and bringing it along will just create clutter. Clutter is tricky and subjective. We are all a collection of diverse needs and what appears to be insignificant to one may be significant and motivation to another. What some see as disorder, others may see as creative chaos. Is this a distinction without a difference? Or an attempt to fill a void for what isn’t there? Personally, I prefer order because I believe that clutter (emotional or physical) can prevent you from seeing what is really in your life or maybe what is missing:

Personal PR – How To Much More Than Fly Your Own Flag
On many occasions of any career, there are times where it's vital to represent yourself fully. To make the best publicity you can for 'yours sincerely'. And there are easy tactics you can use...
Companies Develop Leaders? 10 Ways to Know
Is your company paying enough attention to internal leadership development? Here are 10 ways to determine if developing the next generation of company executives is a strategic objective.
You Have To Be Hungry - Part III of III
Reaching your goals
Employee Development - Whose Responsibility Is It? (Part I of II)
Learn how to develop your employees more effectively

I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW – The dilemma of employing Gen Y
This kind of thinking is probably what got us all into the terrible financial crisis that is raging across the world like some kind of out-of-control bush fire. The Wall Street credo that greed is good has rapidly become greed is very expensive. In this article though, I want to focus primarily on the habits and behaviours of what we know as the Gen Y kids, those born between 1979 and 1994.

The Angst of Transition: From Your Parent's Home to Your Own
When I converse with young college alums, we often discuss the life between their parent’s home and their own. Whether the transition is from their parent’s home or from college to the workplace, our talks about handling the angst in transitioning are engaging. Most of them were told to go to college, major in something they like, and then get the job they would love. Some of them said they fell for it hook, line, and sinker without being prepared for the seeds of discontent. Others said life is what you make it so adjust through the unexpected and learn from it: •One young grad told me that her physician father refused to pay for her education unless she majored in pre-med. She wanted to choose a business major but he said if she majored in pre-med, she would graduate debt free with a new car
360 Degree Avalanche
There is an intrinsic attraction to 360-degree feedback. Traditional feedback processes are effectively one-degree type systems with, usually, the immediate supervisor providing the employee with uni-directional comment. By involving more than just one person in the feedback process, the process is likely to be more meaningful for both supervisor and employee with greater representation in the amount and type of information supplied. Those providing the multi-rater feedback may include peers, direct reports, other levels of management, internal and even external customers. Suppliers may also provide feedback and there is, of course, the opportunity for self-appraisal.
How to pass psychometric tests
65% of employers use psychometric testing in recruitment and this article gives an insight into whether to cheat yours or not.

Ageism...Between Truth and Consequences
At its lowest common denominator, being employed is about problem solving. You are hired to solve a problem whether it is answering the telephone or programming a computer. Your ability to consistently, effectively, and efficiently solve that problem can often determine your long-term career or industry success. So, if the problem you were hired to solve evolves, it will probably behoove you to evolve with it.

Shift your But
How to get out of fighting fires and crisis management and reduce your stress levels.
How To Help The Newest Hire Feel At Home
Do you remember your first day at your job? If you do you likely remember how stressed and anxious you were going into that day. Starting a new job is an exciting time of change and opportunity but it is also often uncomfortable and stressful. There is a reason why people always say the first day is the hardest. As an employee there are steps you can take to help new people feel more comfortable and to more quickly incorporate them into the team.
What does it take to create career satisfaction and life fulfillment?
Many are always asking me what are the simple tips to creating career satisfaction and life fulfillment? My experience tells me there are five important factors necessary to creating these realities.
Mega-Trend: WorkLife Initiatives Take Hold
In our tight job market, employees may have more of a say about when, and where, they work. According to some new studies we might be seeing more of that in the form of worklife balance initiatives.
Five Secrets to Creating More Career Opportunities in the 21st Century!
You will learn how to increase and take advantage of the career opportunities available to you in the 21st century. You will learn the secrets to creating career opportunities that take advantage of your skills and experience so that you have an enjoyable career, job, or opportunity.
Political Savvy for the Average Employee
What can political savvy mean to the average employee in the workplace? If you have ever watched TV sitcom The Office you probably have a good idea of what political savvy is not about. While the office politics of The Office employees may seem funny on TV, in the real world of work these behaviors could kill your career or even get you fired.

Take the Heat off HR – Encourage Career Self-Management
Talent Management is challenging organizations across the country. Experience the benefits associated with a career management program without straining the resources of HR by providing employees with the tools to manage their own career.

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Introduction: Fiscal Dimensions of Sustainable Development
One of the challenges facing the international community is to achieve sustainable development. Sustainable development has three pillars— economic development, social development, and environmental protection.
Career Tune-up: Maintaining your Professional Path
As 2008 begins, it’s the perfect opportunity for a Career Tune-up. The New Year provides a natural time to evaluate how your career progressed over the past year and to determine what you want for the year ahead. Investing time in assessment and planning will enable you to have a greater impact on your professional development. The Past Year When you review your career milestones of the past year, you’ll want to take a candid look at what worked and what didn’t work for you, your clients and your organization. Defining this will help you to make decisions about next year.
How to develop a career action plan
The focus of this article is on the development of your career action plan. However, the process can also be easily adapted to other areas of your life. The first and most important step is to make a decision. The decision is whether or not you need a career action plan. Many may not require any action in their career at this stage of their life. For some there are more important areas in their life to which they want to devote their time. The challenge is to make a conscious decision and either accept the current job or put into place actions to achieve your goal job.
Manage Your Career with a Definite Plan
In this competitive marketplace, do you have a personal and professional development plan for managing your career? When is the last time you assessed and explored your skills, abilities, competencies, interests, priorities and values to assure they are in line with your professional and personal goals and objectives as well as the requirements for success within your field? The economy is on the rise as is the demand for accomplished, results-driven professionals with a proven track record who can add value. Only you can manage your career so having a solid development plan for yourself with specific goals and objectives is the best way to start that process. How do you create a personal and professional development plan?

Mentor and Be Mentored: Both are Critical to Success
When you reflect upon your career, do you have a mentor that has played a role in your professional and/or personal development? On the flip side, as you have advanced in your career, have you taken the time to mentor others whom you have worked with and/or managed? Having and being a mentor are two of the major milestones during one’s career. Mentoring is a critical part of managing a successful and sustaining career.

Owning Your Career
When it comes to career progression, you have to own your own career development and progression. This article gives practical advise on taking charge of your career.

Leadership Career Development
The secret to leadership success is in investing in Leadership Career Development. Most often leaders are made, not born. Leadership Career Development is not a one day event. Leaders are also not made overnight. It is a process which has many aspects and takes time to evolve.

Your Own Business, Is It For You? Does it Fit My Professional Development?
Business Development, Professional Development,and Career Development must be addressed before you make the jump into your own business, and never be fired again. Or, will you fail? Specific points are addressed and ideas discussed to help you decide.
Framework for Competency-based Management
This framework provides a set of specifications for the development and implementation of competency profiles, tools and mechanisms in support of career management, learning and development, succession planning, recruitment, performance management and staffing.

The framework covers:
• Why competency-based human resource management is implemented;
• The structure for the development of competency profiles, including how jobs are clustered into career streams for competency profiling purposes.
Stay Ahead of the Curve Through Professional Development
Want to make sure that you are poised for long-term career success? Stay sharp by continuing to participate in professional development opportunities throughout your career.

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