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How To Make A Major Career Change

AskMen | Posted 05.02.2013 | Canada Business
AskMen

Many of us have experienced that moment when we question our career choice and start considering alternatives. It's natural, and our intuition is often right. When it's time to make a career change, a lot of us will hesitate and muddle ahead doing something we don't enjoy. Why don't we make the jump? Because fear gets in the way.

Checking All The Boxes

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 04.04.2013 | Canada Business
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

I was coaching someone yesterday and we started talking about visionary leadership. We were looking at her 360 results and it was pretty clear to me t...

Training Employees? Take Tips From a Coach

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 03.28.2013 | Canada Business
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

Good coaches have a special quality about them. They are able to get you to a place where you feel confident enough to take on a challenge or comfortable enough to confront an issue. If you are thinking about moving your career along, or are thinking about how to coach someone who is ready to jump, keep in mind the following tenets.

Why You Shouldn't "Do What Makes You Happy" in Business

Dr. Gerry Som | Posted 03.09.2013 | Canada Business
Dr. Gerry Som

There is an inherent flaw in the sentence "Do what makes you happy." People usually choose their initial career paths around the age of 18 -- does every person continue to enjoy doing the same for the rest of his or her life?Happiness is not my ultimate goal. Failure, however, is my ultimate deterrent. I simply do not want to live pay-cheque to pay-cheque in Canada or end up unsuccessful, a decade from now.

Newsflash: The Lottery is Not a Career Plan

Dr. Curtis L. Odom | Posted 02.08.2013 | Canada Living
Dr. Curtis L. Odom

There was a lot of anxious hysteria in my neck of the woods recently. People were lining up in the hopes of hitting it big on the Powerball jackpot. People were pinning their next career move on winning. But why? And what does that say about your current job? Well, I am guessing you don't like it. But I have news for you... the lottery is not a valid career plan.