During the coaching process, we are helping our clients to uncover their goals and dreams and uncovering their potential. Often though, clients will have a “blockage” - something that prevents them from thinking bigger, taking action, or moving forward. As we work to uncover these mental blocks, I find that some individuals feel they don’t deserve to […]
Entries from August 2008
How Valuable Are You? A Question For Your Personal And Professional Life
April 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Posted in Careers· Personal Development | Tags: coaching·goal attainment·how valuable you really are·insight·lead you to greatness·personal coaching·self-esteem·self-worth mental blockages
Getting to Where We Are Meant To Be
April 28th, 2008 · No Comments
I was watching the Bachelor London tonight - yes, I enjoy getting lost in these reality shows at times - and found one of the contestants say something very profound. She was referring to love, but I think it applies to any goal or dream we want to accomplish in our life. The one contestant was […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: ·Bachelor London·financial or career sebacks·getting to where we are meant to be·goal attainment·overcoming personal
Keeping the Knowledge Within Your Organization
April 27th, 2008 · No Comments
One area that orgnizations don’t usually think of when turnover exists is in the area of knowledge mangement, or capturing information from workers about how they do their job. This means job information that a worker keeps in their head about the way they do their job. There may be job descriptions that spell out […]
Posted in Aging and the Workforce | Tags: documentation·employee engagement·informational nterviewing·job shadowing·keeping the knowledge within your organization·knowledgement management·mentoring·story telling·turnover
Traits of Older Workers That Are Valuable to Organizations
April 24th, 2008 · No Comments
With the number of baby boomers that wil be reaching retirement age comes the need to prepare for their exit from the workforce. It is anticipated that 70% of workers between 45 and 74 will remain in the workforce; 20% of the total U.S. workforce will be in the age group of 55 and older […]
Posted in Baby Boomers· Midlife and Beyond | Tags: attracting older workers·Baby Boomers·recruit older workers·retirement·traits of older workers that are valuable to organizati·value of older workers
Never Lose Sight of Your Goals
April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
In our quest for personal and professional development, it is a necessity to have a goal or the thing we want to attain. A goal is an end that we strive to reach. Goals should be measurable, attainable, relevant and time-bound; they should be neither too lofty or too low. Goals give us focus and […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: career coach·coach·goal attainment·never lose sight your goals·overcome negative self-talk·positive affirmations
What Employers Look for In Employees
April 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
In the world of careers and career management, one area that is often overlooked by job seekers is what employers look for in employees. These are the desirable traits and behaviors that organizations seek in job candidates. I find that this information is invaluable for job seekers, particularly those who are new to the workforce, as they are not usually […]
Posted in Career Advice for Older Workers· Careers | Tags: customer service skills·organizational citizenship·support the vision and mission·teamwork·traits and behaviors that organizations seek in job can·what employers look for in employees
How Long Will You Work??
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
With the upcoming influx of baby boomers, and the number of them continuing to remain in the workforce, the question arises of how long to remain an active employee. According to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, “the 75 and older labor force is expected to grow at a significant annual rate […]
Posted in Baby Boomers | Tags: 75 and older labor force·baby boomers remaining in the workforce·Bureau of Labor Statistics·engagement·How long will you work·Older Workers·work ethci
Finding Happiness As We Get Older
April 21st, 2008 · No Comments
According to a recent study by a University of Chicago professor, Yang Yang, people do become happier as they get older, as “they have learned to be more content with what they have….they have learned to lower their expectations.” It seems that this disputes earlier findings that older people feel more depressed with aging and […]
Posted in Baby Boomers | Tags: ·finding happiness as we get older·giving back·mentoring·the aging population·volunteering·Yang Yang
Finding the Greatness Within You
April 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Inside each one of us is a great person. I mean, truly great. Often though, we don’t see it but others do. It is imperative that we see the greatness that others see or we won’t succeed. We need to see this greatness to believe and then act it. So, how do we do this? […]
Posted in Personal Development | Tags: a cognitive shift·finding the greatness within you·self-assessment·the great person within us
Alert - 76 Million Baby Boomers Are Coming!!
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
As a career coach who focuses on the aging workforce and retirement issues, I am very much in-tune with research and issues that involve this population. One of my passions is to promote positive aging and to assist organizations to fully understand the aging population and the older workers and their needs. I am always […]
Posted in Careers· Midlife and Beyond | Tags: aging population·aging workforce·baby baomers·career coaching·retirement·retirement planning