Information Governance Insights: The Never Ending Road to Nirvana

Information Governance Insights: The Never Ending Road to Nirvana

Last month we began our quest to achieve paperless nirvana by eliminating the ROT (Redundant, Obsolete and Transitory) hardcopy that fills our warehouses, file cabinets and desk drawers. This month I’d like to challenge you to deal with the root of the problem – your...

8 Soft Skills to Land a High Paying Job

8 Soft Skills to Land a High Paying Job

Skills are everything that defines you in your professional life. Some skills are which you acquire during your college and school, and are better known as hard skills. They will define the path of your professional life and be with you for the rest of your life. But...

Ultimate Gratitude

Ultimate Gratitude

There can never be enough gratitude in the world. After I survived my cancer ordeal I had a lot of people to thank. And my greatest source of guilt by then was how little I had known about what people in the medical world do. Now I will never let myself forget again....

Be a Strong Collaborator

Be a Strong Collaborator

By Kristen Carter, M.Ed., GCDF Contributor, Senior Career Exploration Specialist Whether in college or your current job, we have all been tasked to work on a group project or serve on a cross-functional committee. Initially, it’s essential to know the required task,...

Work Where the Human Spirit Goes to Die

Work Where the Human Spirit Goes to Die

What’s your work environment like? Inspiring? Frustrating? Dull? Engaging? Is the only metric that matters “employee productivity?” Studies have shown workplaces are often dismal places to be for us humans. 24/7 Wall Street identified 2016’s worst companies to work...

Leadership Lessons from a Badly Played Hand of Cards

Leadership Lessons from a Badly Played Hand of Cards

In the midst of the card game, I was focused on the goal of building a particular hand-- a set of five with a set of three. I already had the set of three, using two 2’s and one wild card as a stand in for the third 2. Now I was working on the set of five.  The rest...

6 steps to turn your talents into strengths

6 steps to turn your talents into strengths

I don't do social media. Have you ever heard that comment from anyone? Translated it might mean I don't get it, I'm not interested, I don't like it or I'm scared of it. It's a choice. If that’s you, this post will help you embrace change with less fear and more...

Leading in a life of Purpose, Not Preference

Leading in a life of Purpose, Not Preference

Earlier today, my family—like millions of other families—began the new school year.  In our case, we had a fresh batch of eager kids ready to get to their campuses (I’ll come back to that in a moment; I know it might seem a bit peculiar to some readers).  With a high...

Politics, Religion and Pizza

Politics, Religion and Pizza

Today’s insight focuses on an important part of our fabric. It’s calling again and again and while we’re able to ignore it for a while; its power can overtake us in a moment of weakness. Sure, I’m talking pizza-hot or cold! But what’s my pizza got to do with this...

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