You would think that a person would strive to be sensible when they are in job interview mode. Sorry...
Dare to Dream – About YOUR Possibilities!
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, life, opportunity, working on a dream, 0When was the last time you allowed yourself to just sit still, let your mind run wild, and dream...
Focus on the Future: Develop the “Soft Skills”
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, 0There’s an old saying among recruiters and other hiring professionals – “Hire for attitude, train for aptitude.” Yet how...
Do you ever wish that you could call up the person you were 20 years ago and share of...
Stress at Work – 5 Tips for Managing It
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, life, personality types, 0A recent survey by Towers Watson showed that stress is the number one workforce risk factor. Not at all...
Attention Interviewers: No One Is Perfect!
Karen Colligan, Interviewing, Job search, Leadership, People, interview, job search, people, 0The job interview process has turned into the “perfection process.” It used to be that if you had 80%...
Whatever Happened to “Please” and “Thank You”?
Karen Colligan, Communication, Life, People, communication, Emotional Intelligence, people, 0Is it just me, or have you also noticed that people seem to be increasingly cranky, rude and self-absorbed...
Color Your Year Fulfilling: 3 Key Career Questions for 2014
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Learning, Career, opportunity, planning, working on a dream, 0The beginning of the year is a good time for self-reflection. In my last blog, I talked about reflecting...
Pause and Refresh: 3 Questions to Ponder for 2014
Karen Colligan, Life, People, life, people, values, 2As usual, January has begun with a frenzy of resolution writing (notice the crowds at the gym, the health...
Recognizing the Value Millennials Bring to the Workplace
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, Management, Multi-generational workforce, People, Teams, communication, people, professional and team leadership, 0In the past couple of blogs we’ve looked at Baby Boomers and Generation Xers in the workplace and how...
Managing Generation Xers in the Multi-Generation Workplace
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Leadership, Multi-generational workforce, People, Teams, communication, people, professional and team leadership, team diversity, 0If you read my last blog (which of course you did!) you now have a better idea of how...
The Multi-Generational Workplace: What to Expect from Baby Boomers
Karen Colligan, Communication, Management, Multi-generational workforce, People, communication, leadership, team diversity, 0As more and more people of “retirement age” keep working, either for financial reasons or simply wanting to keep...