by Rick Christensen | Oct 31, 2019 | Rick Christensen, Your Career
For most of the modern history of work, the employer-employee relationship was based on an unwritten “Psychological Contract.” The unwritten rule was that if you worked hard and put in your time, you would be rewarded with continuous employment. It was not uncommon...
by Rick Christensen | Oct 24, 2019 | High Performance, On-Boarding, Rick Christensen
Congratulations, you landed that new job you’ve been praying for. All those weeks of uncertainty are over, you have a clear vision of your future. Now you can relax, take it easy and just come in every day and do your job. Right? Wrong! Now it’s time to deliver on...
by Rick Christensen | Oct 17, 2019 | Job Search, Networking, Rick Christensen
There’s no denying that the strength of one’s professional network has bearing on one’s career success. It’s estimated that 70 – 80% of all jobs are filled via networking. Strong networking skills allow us to effectively uncover...
by Travis Jones | Oct 11, 2019 | Executive Coach, Leadership, Travis Jones | CEO
Collaboration is something that energizes me when others participate in a conversational dialog. Speech that is filled with a person’s belief about truth creates growth and expanded energy for our team. From my experience with myself and others, speaking the truth,...
by Rick Christensen | Oct 3, 2019 | Career Transition, Networking, Rick Christensen
I recently read an article about the employment prospects for those of us over 50, it gave some startling statistics that we all intuitively know as true. Once an older worker loses a job, it takes them longer than younger job seekers to find a new one. On...
by Rick Christensen | Sep 26, 2019 | LinkedIn, Rick Christensen
I just got another one – a generic connection request from someone I don’t know. “I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn.” I now have three options, two provided by LinkedIn and my own third option. The LinkedIn options are Accept and Ignore....
