June, 2011

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Introverts and Extroverts

Coaching Tip

Many people believe that introverts, by definition, are shy and extroverts are outgoing. This is incorrect. Introverts and extroverts differ in how they process information. Introverts get their energy internally. Extroverts gain energy from being with other people, often the more the merrier. There are shy extroverts and outgoing introverts. Most of us have a little of both in us, but lean one way or the other.

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Why a Leadership Checklist

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By Michael Useem, Author of The Leader's Checklist. Consider the executive who briefed his top management team on the company's plans for the coming year, referencing products launches, pricing pressures, and analyst concerns. The off-site presentation proved engaging and stimulating, with vibrant graphics to bolster it and strong applause to end it.

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Is Your Unemployed Skill Obsolete?

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Switching to a new career is a drastic step. Before you pursue it, ask yourself: Is your skill becoming obsolete, or is it just in a cyclical funk? Construction managers may be having a hard time now, but they will eventually be in demand again. A government-sponsored site, acinet.org , projects growth for various professions. Also, do you consider your career to be your true calling , or is it something you chose almost at random?

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First, Know Yourself

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You must know yourself to express yourself. Once you truly know yourself, your public identity becomes an extension of who you really are. Many of us have trouble firming up our identity (i.e. our assumptions & beliefs, our vision, our values and our guiding principles) because we're still trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up.

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Impact of the Millennial Generation

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The Millennial Generation or "Gen Y" - those born between 1984 and 2002 - are growing up during a confounding time rife with technological advances and unprecedented sharing and collaboration against an omnipresent backdrop of political tension, international conflict and economic uncertainty. . At the center sits Millennials, controlling their world via cell phones, laptops, iPods, and iPads.

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Father's Day News: More Dads Back at Work

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More dads are back at work according to CareerBuilder's Annual Father's Day Survey. The annual survey shows the financial situation for U.S. families may be improving.with more dads back at work. The majority (84 percent) of working dads, who have been laid off over the last 12 months, say they have found full-time employment. The survey also found that while dads still struggle with finding work/life balance, fewer are willing to give up the breadwinner role post-recession.

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Six Weeks of U.S. Stock Market Decline: Now What?

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As of June 10, the Dow has suffered the "longest losing streak since the fall of 2002. The market's last seven-week stretch of losses began in May 2001, as the dot-com bubble deflated," reports The Associated Press. As for why stocks are falling, most observers agree: Blame "weaker hiring, industrial output, and a moribund housing market." The economic reports from the past two weeks made that clear.