After laying the ground work, now came the difficult part: matching the candidate students and the willing workplaces. Given that this was a pilot program, the team needed to set up a way to make it more clear the matching process of students to workplace. Several things led to the choice the team made. First […]
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Not long ago I had lunch with a good friend and young professional in Garland, Katie Koberg. Katie reminded me in that conversation of a concept she and I had discussed over our previous lunch. Networking up. We all have a tendency to network for ourselves and to connect people at whatever level. And usually
One of the biggest challenges in front of business, educators and communities is preparing and having the next generation of workers. Wouldn’t it be great if we could connect the classroom to the workplace (and vice versa) so that workers would be better prepared for jobs in their community? In my time with the Garland
It is truly amazing how quickly you can reconnect with your network–if you keep it breathing. Recently a major assignment ended and I found myself looking for the next gig. Almost immediately I began calling, emailing and posting to friends, colleagues and clients, checking in with them. While the motive was somewhat about wanting to
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It wasn’t until I spent time with the citizens and supporters of the City of Garland that I realized just what a community is, was and can be. Are you part of a community? This experience cause me to look around and see just what I was a part of–who I was “communing” with. So,
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Ensemble TV shows have been around for years. We’ve watched them and made friends with the characters, gotten engaged in the plots and lived with them for years. But when a character got spun off or removed from the cast to go their own way in a new series or direction, things changed. Think Joey
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We all talk about networking and connecting with people. But that can be tough. The time comes and you just don’t have the energy or enthusiasm to take on the task. It’s just too much. So try something else. Try reconnecting. In this space we’ve talked about “Find ‘Em Fridays,” as a way to restart
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There was a time when I couldn’t look another person in the eye. It was intimidating. It was hard. And I thought, “why should I? Because, dang it, the eyes are the windows to the soul, I was told. Oh, really…. Seriously, at that point in my life when I started looking people in the
There comes a time in everybody’s life when you have to shift gears. Rearrange the furniture. Reboot your system. Usually precipitated by an event or series of events, a change is made. Change is good. In my case it was a good job going sour. I’d been hired into an organization that I’d volunteered for
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In recent months I’ve had some professional challenges. I was to the point of just throwing in the towel when I set up a meeting with my mentor-consultant. I felt I needed a voice of reason and his take on the situation. The conversation went something like this: “So you are just going to throw
