You’ve now gone through your first two petals and looked at the external environment of the types of people you want to be surrounded by as well as the working conditions you want to work in. Next, the “What Color Is Your Parachute?” Flower Exercise turns...
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What Is The “Flower Exercise” And How Do I Use It?
The bulk of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” explores its hallmark Flower Exercise. Made up of seven key “petals,” it’s a guided effort to help job seekers understand what they are looking for in their professional life. It’s different from other programs in part...
Flower Exercise Part 1: What Kind of People And Working Conditions Do You Prefer?
Over the next few weeks, we are breaking down the classic Flower Exercise found in the career advice book “What Color Is Your Parachute?” The Exercise is a set of self-evaluations over different aspects of work designed to find a vocation that gives them more...
Why Job Seekers Need Help To Navigate A Successful Job Search
Readers of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” learn most job seekers need to dramatically change their way of thinking if they want to get an interview and eventually a job. Taking the time to understand the thought process of hiring managers, how they approach job...
Thanks To COVID-19, The Job Market Has Turned Upside Down. Now What?
Due to the spread of COVID-19, Americans have been engaging in social distancing and shelter-in-place orders for several months. Because of these public health orders, the economy has ground to a halt. As of April 30, national unemployment claims have risen to 30...
How to manage working at home with kids
One of the biggest changes for those working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic is the need to balance their children’s educational needs at the same time as they complete their work. According to Education Week, more than 55 million children across the country...
What will a transition back to the office look like?
Recent events surrounding COVID-19 have forced employers to allow their employees to work remotely to stay safe. As employers are able to open their doors back up to employees, it will be important to consider what the transition back will look like. Proactively...
How can I be a good leader of a remote team?
Leading a remote team can be challenging, especially if you are transitioning from managing employees within the confines of an office environment to the web. We know, however, that remote work is becoming an expectation that is unlikely to go away. Although most...
Should I expect my team’s performance to decline as they start working remotely?
As leaders, we are responsible for meeting the goals of our key stakeholders, whether customers, upper management, or owners. As a result, many leaders we speak with are concerned about the productivity of their teams as they are forced to work remotely. The data...
Is manufacturing ready to make the change to remote work?
There are a lot of questions swirling around in leadership teams these days as they are working to move their operations to more remote-based work. Those questions might include: Will we stay productive? How am I going to monitor performance? How can we...
