The Value of Presence

July 28, 2011

The Value of Presence At a recent New Jersey Professional Coaches Association event I attended, our speaker was talking to the group about the core competencies that help guide those who are part of the profession.  There are eleven such competencies.  Two that were particularly emphasized were the competencies of Active Listening and Coaching Presence.  […]

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Job Search and Career Development Education Series is on the Way

July 26, 2011

Job Search and Career Development Education Series is on the Way Readers to my monthly newsletter, Our Transitioning Times,  may have caught note of a notice in the “July Suggestions and Recommendations” section about me offering an interactive learning opportunity on ‘Targeting Your Job Search Strategy and Evaluating the Results” on July 26, 2011.  However, […]

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Keep Yourself Relevant In the Eyes of Those You Are Looking to Attract

July 21, 2011

Keep Yourself Relevant In the Eyes of Those You Are Looking to Attract Normally by this point of the summer I begin my preparations for the research I do in terms of managing my fantasy league football team.  Usually, I’ll buy a magazine or two, research last year’s statistics, see who may be recommended as […]

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Turning No Someday Into A Yes

July 19, 2011

Turning No Someday Into A Yes I was having a discussion with a colleague of mine about a week ago.  He was sharing with me recent experiences his son had gone through in interviewing for internship employment for the summer.  While the experience had not gone the way the son had wanted in that he […]

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Preparation Isn’t Fun, but It Helps To Get Us Ready to Be Our Best

July 14, 2011

Although I’ve often heard of the value of preparation, it is not always easy to motivate oneself to prepare for a future task at hand.  Currently, I am in the process of preparing two different oral presentations.  One is within a week while the other is within three weeks.  While I know the subject matter […]

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