Although I still advise young adults to try to find a big company to work for during their twenties (far better to have someone else pay for your mistakes than for you to - literally - have to pay for your own), corporate loyalty died decades ago.
Read MoreWim Dodson writes about interviewing three successful diverse professionals on behalf of EmployDiversity, to discover their personal philosophies for successful and happy careers.
Read MoreInspiration may be a spark for starting your own business; but it’s impatience with the status quo and the deep-seated feeling you can make a difference in the world that carry the day.
Read MoreEspecially with all the news about salaries for diverse professionals lagging behind that of their white male counterparts, women and other diverse professionals need to review where they are in the corporate pecking order to ensure they are being paid their due.
Read More"The Work Lattice has replaced the career ladder as the dominant career development model. Move from company to company, industry to industry, skill to skill to build a toolkit that will last you a lifetime no matter economic conditions and political climate..."
Read MoreAs far back as 1957, though, social scientists determined that strong ties are actually an inhibitor to gaining new insights and information. Nowadays on social media platforms like Facebook we talk about “echo chambers”...
Read MoreIt’s very easy as a diverse professional to just want to connect with people of our own creed, color, gender, sexual preference and what-not. Unfortunately, we miss out on a universe of opportunities, new experiences and knowledge through such a blinkered approach to networking. And to life itself.
Read More"Sales have been lost and customers angered by the lack of interpersonal communications skills of younger workers. Older workers can “show them a thing or two” in subtle yet instructive ways."
Read Moreyoung managers need to seriously consider this point: before you know it, you’ll be the one delicately advising managers younger than yourself how much value you still have to offer.
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