by Rick Christensen | Apr 26, 2018 | High Performance, Job Search, Job Success, Rick Christensen, Success, Uncategorized
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 | Apr 19, 2018 | Career Transition, High Performance, Job Search, Job Success, Leadership, Rick Christensen, Success, Your Career
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...
by Rick Christensen | Mar 15, 2018 | Career Development Partners, High Performance, Job Success, Rick Christensen
“Can you hear me now?’ was the popular tag line in a commercial for a cell phone company. But the real question we should be asking in our everyday communications is “Are you listening?” Hearing and listening are very different. Hearing...
by Rick Christensen | Feb 22, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Search Resources, Job Success, Rick Christensen
LinkedIn is a phenomenal resource. Consider that you have access to 500 million professionals worldwide, business and thought leaders such as, Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Mark Cuban, me and you. Not only do you have access to them, they have access to you. The...
by Travis Jones | Feb 20, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Leadership, Travis Jones | CEO
If given the choice, I’ll take a live seminar every time. How many times have you had training through a webinar, recording or downloaded format and your mind wondered to the point that you never connected the dots to what was being said? Statistics say you are not...
by Travis Jones | Jan 30, 2018 | Career Development Partners, Job Success, Leadership, Success, Travis Jones | CEO
The American football huddle was invented at a university for the deaf to keep the opposing team from seeing their hand signs. While you can impress your friends during a Super Bowl party by knowing the history of the game and the invention of the huddle, you might...
