ReImagine Work

AUGUST 8, 2014

Look what my good buddy, Caitlin Olszewski , at The OutsideIn™ Companies, wrote about my TEDx talk in Wilmington, Delaware this week. “On Wednesday, August 6th, one our very own Career Advisors, Mary Schaefer spoke at TEDxWilmington and delivered her talk, Putting the Human Back into Human Resources. Share and Enjoy.

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Human Resources Resources Career Entrepreneur 178

ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

It doesn’t really matter what phase of your career you are in. Do you find yourself saying, “If only he/she/they/the company would only [fill in the blank]”? If so, you should determine what you’re going to do if he/she/they/the company doesn’t [fill in the blank]. But you’re tired of dreading work.

CIO 100

CIO Career Fashion Tactics 100

ReImagine Work

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

About 7 years into my IT career I realized I didn’t love the technology enough to excel over the long haul. These realizations settled in, and having recently survived my first downsizing in IT, I chose to pursue a career in human resources. Many people were afraid they were going to break their computers or look stupid.

Human Resources 100

Human Resources Resources CIO Chemicals 100

ReImagine Work

MARCH 10, 2017

Her contact with the software company was not cooperative. He said if he wasn’t seeing a problem he couldn’t ruin the rep’s career by raising this up with his employer. For our story today, I’ll call her Claire. Claire was having a hard time getting what she needed to get her job done. You could even say he was actively uncooperative.

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Software Brainstorming Cooper Project 140

ReImagine Work

JULY 12, 2017

Coincidentally, as an adult, I worked for a crop protection products company for my entire corporate career. And what a gift — my father not only acted as a leader in my family life but in my first exposure to work too. (I I started doing little things to help as young as 5- or 6-years-old.). It just turned out that way.

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Learning-by-Doing Development Education Planning 100

ReImagine Work

JULY 13, 2016

Some start out ambitious in their careers wanting to advance to higher and higher levels. 3) Organizational level: You learn to direct complex organizations, such as large business units or entire companies. Leaders may pursue engagement by bringing employees together to gather input. Mature leaders recognize they don’t do it alone.

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Maturity Short-term ROI Long-term 100

ReImagine Work

SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

“Remember: Jobs are owned by the company. You own your career!” – Earl Nightingale. It represents the point in my career when I began to reframe my idea of job security. I had a lot going for me whether I stayed or left. I experienced 8 downsizings in my corporate career. I counted the hours.)

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Letter Career Crisis Project 159