Life Work Transitions

I THINK I’M READY TO START OUT AGAIN – WHAT SHOULD I DO?

October 25, 2011

If you’re starting to get excited and jazzed about some idea, this is the time to really move on it. The market is still sluggish, but that’s all the more reason to start putting it out there now.  Maybe you have gone through all the exercises  in the Life Work Transitions process awhile ago, and [...]

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What if I’ve been out of work for awhile, what should I do?

October 18, 2011

If you’ve been out of work for awhile and – this is always the tricky part – to determine what is “awhile” for the unemployed. For some it’s anything longer than 3 – 6 months. For others, it can be extended to the 2 year time frame for collecting unemployment benefits.  But during that phase, [...]

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Bullying in the Workplace – a hazard to your health

October 13, 2011

The statistics around bullying indicate the severity of the problem in today’s workplace. 81% of bullies are bosses and managers and 82% of targets eventually lose their jobs. And what makes it worse, in my opinion, is that *98% of bullying is witnessed or known by other employees but it isn’t reported.  Guess why? It’s [...]

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I’VE JUST LOST MY JOB… WHAT SHOULD I DO?

October 11, 2011

If you’re at the beginning of your transition you’ll want to pay attention to the feelings associating with “endings.” The feelings often associated with this phase are those of anger, shock, sometimes even betrayal…”how could this have happened to me? (See previous post for signs) If at all possible this is a good time, to [...]

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HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TRANSITION

October 3, 2011

Moving through a life work transition is like taking a journey. Your desired goal is of course to be employed again right? You’ve got some possible destinations in mind, but at the beginning of the transition you’re usually more focused on where you’ve been than where you are going (not always the case and we’ll [...]

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