Tag Archive from: career
The Single Best Take-Away From the Best Places to Work
In 2015, Fortune Magazine’s “The 100 Best Places to Work” issue awarded many of the usual world-class employers like Google, Marriott and others. But they did something new. They studied the firms that had been on that list for over five years straight and they found only one characteristic in […]
The Shocking Truth About “Disunited” Airlines
In 2015, a sizeable group of past and current United Airlines employees signed a petition filed by change.org demanding the resignation of United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek. It called Smisek out for cutting costs at the expense of services and taking steps that damage retirees – all actions the group […]
My Single Most Important Lesson About Success
A segment from this summer’s upcoming book, The Workplace Engagement Solution (Career Press) by David Harder: Many people don’t pursue what they really want because, at the core, they believe they will never get the help that brings their vision to life. Once we define a mission, vision […]
The Wake Up Call
Half of our country is waking up in a state of anger and bitterness. The other half elected a new President out of anger and bitterness. Moving beyond this unsettling irony requires that we look that anger directly in the eye and determine how we got here. And, if we […]
Why We Need to Go Back to School!
According to Cathy Sandeen, the Chancellor from University of Wisconsin, today’s average college graduate will change careers (not jobs) four to six times. There are other futurists who predict even more frequent transformation. The new era of work is turning generations of rote cultural behaviors upside down. For […]
The One Mistruth That Keeps Us From Success
The Art of Change – A Series Episode One – The One Mistruth That Keeps Us From Success “Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” Buddha Over the last 26 years, I have watched thousands of people change their lives – […]
Why Didn’t You Become You?
There troublesome aspects of change. Many people believe they cannot change. Or, they are so afraid of changing themselves they won’t take meaningful action. Finally, many people want to change but they don’t know how. These seeming dilemmas are natural as we lay to rest a world where all that […]
The Inspired Work Program August 6 & 7
Saturday & Sunday, August 6 & 7 (Los Angeles) What Did You Do With Your Summer? At the beautiful Luxe Summit Bel Air (Los Angeles) August 6 & 7 You spend most of your hours getting ready for it, getting to it, being at it, coming home and recovering from […]
Got Inspired Work? It is This Weekend!
The Inspired Work Program Saturday & Sunday, June 25 & 26 (Los Angeles) Change Your World – Change Your Life The Inspired Work Program is this weekend, June 25 & 26 or August 6 & 7 You spend most of your hours getting ready for it, getting to […]
Trader Joe’s & The 18 Year Average Tenure
Did you know that the average tenure of a Trader Joe’s cashier is 18 years? Every other week, we drive from the beach making our Trader Joe’s run. Yesterday was the date. As we neared the cashier, she flashed a big beautiful smile and called out, “Hi, it’s […]