Career Counselor and Life Coach
The blog posts below will provide information and tips that can help enhance your career and personal life.
Bet you’ve been a part of some pretty vehement debate about generative A.I., and what it will do to — or for — the workforce, and humanity.
Take my Pop Quiz:
Which of the following are true?
______I am worried that A.I. may involve profound risks to our jobs and our society.
______I think A.I. has potential to strengthen the US economy.
______I am having conversations about how my organization can use A.I.
______I am trying out A.I. for myself or with my team. [Read more…]
We don’t like performance reviews. And most of us REALLY don’t like asking for a raise. But of course we like/need additional money.
Without asking, we may well get small cost-of-living or standard raises of 3-4 percent. But to get more, we usually have to ask. If we don’t, we risk losing out. And performance review time, while not the only time to ask for a raise, is a traditional time to do so. [Read more…]
Probably. There’s a very good chance that your organization is doing it—right now.
The Wall Street Journal on August 22 carried results of an IDC global survey of 816 organizations with more than 500 employees.
The results shocked me.
Almost half (48%) of the organizations were currently deploying employee-monitoring software. And in a regional breakdown, 68% of North American companies were doing it! [Read more…]
These days more clients are coming to me with confidence issues. Covid time seems to have been tough on confidence.
I’m not a therapist, but from my career counseling training and experience, I can offer a few suggestions. [Read more…]
Not every workplace is experiencing “The Great Resignation” by disgruntled employees. But there are enough resignations to get employer’s attention.
And that’s good news for you. You have leverage in getting better benefits and working conditions. Hustle up and ask. [Read more…]