Yesterday it was announced that Fisker Automotive, a company based in Irvine, California, will buy and retool a former GM assembly plant in Wilmington, Delaware, with the goal of manufacturing plug-in hybrid cars. The purchase of ...READ»
Over this past year of presenting the concepts of Reality Based Leadership at conferences nationwide, I have often heard leaders unconsciously, routinely spouting off cliches that not only remain untested but that are absolutely ...READ»
In mid-June, I posted a blog entry about the status of the stimulus plan, which I have been following closely ever since writing a book about it (Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan). I rushed out this book before the ...READ»
In my recent book 200 Best Jobs for Renewing America, I describe six large fields whose growth will be essential for the United States to remain competitive in the world economy. These fields are education, infrastructure, health ...READ»
Have you ever noticed that many of the leadership clichés we live by are not living up to their reputation? Leaders flippantly throw around sound bites of so-called “wisdom,” picked up at conferences or from leadership books and ...READ»
One of the most remarkable speeches that Robert F. Kennedy made was about what’s wrong with using traditional economic measures as gauges of our success as a society:“We will find neither national purpose nor personal satisfaction ...READ»
I have spent most of this month researching and writing about emerging green careers for a book about that subject, and the effort has made me aware of the many factors that must be in place before an emerging career can reach the ...READ»
As part of my research for a book about green careers, I have been investigating the occupation Weatherization Installers and Technicians. I came upon an interesting paper by two researchers at the National Consumer Law Center ...READ»
Recent research has cited that employees who trust their senior management bring back 108% value to their shareholders. On the other hand, employees who do not trust their senior executives only bring 66% back to their shareholders. ...READ»
A researcher at the University of New Mexico’s Anderson School of Management has found evidence that suggests female managers construct their own glass ceiling by underestimating how they are perceived by their associates.Often in ...READ»
In our quest as leaders to be respectful of legitimate differences our employees have, it appears that we have become a very careful, hesitant, and nearly comatose group. A great number of “leaders” have begun to pretend that all ...READ»
Recently in this space I’ve written couple of articles about immigration, making reference to the experiences of my grandparents. But the global labor market is now very different than it was a century ago. Although the United ...READ»
Perhaps you saw the article in the New York Times this week, “Income Loss Persists Long After Layoffs.” If you missed it, I recommend that you read it, but I warn you that it is depressing news.The article reports on the ...READ»
You probably heard of them in college – many of your favorite professors took a semester off to travel the world, do research or write a book. Now that you're in the real world, you could use a sabbatical, too – but is taking one ...READ»
This week I came upon a study of the importance of networks in the job-seeking efforts of immigrants, and it reminded me of my own grandparents’ experiences as immigrants. It also led me to some research about the entrepreneurial ...READ»
I’ve been interested in the effects of stressful jobs on workers’ health, which I discussed in 150 Best Low-Stress Jobs, and I’ve also been interested in job security, which I wrote about in 150 Best Recession-Proof Jobs ...READ»
Recently I was invited by Rich Feller of Colorado State University to give a presentation at a meeting about STEM careers--that is, careers that involve science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. Many observers of the American ...READ»
You might ask yourself, how important is my grade point average when searching for a job?
In some aspects – it is not to be overlooked. If the applicant has recently graduated, is seeking entrance into a top corporation, is ...READ»
Last week I wrote about some data analysis I had done. I tried to identify instances in which the earnings for a particular occupation in a particular metropolitan area were significantly higher than would be expected from the ...READ»
If you’ve read some of these blogs, you know that I’m always on the lookout for interesting new ways to use data to create occupational information. This week I’m gearing up to write a second edition of 250 Best-Paying Jobs ...READ»
You remember in grade school when the bully left you in the dust on the playground without a lunch? You’d like to think that now that you’re an adult, all of that drama was left on the playground. Unfortunately, that’s not ...READ»
I was supposed to be a guest on the Today Show earlier this week to speak about job-hunting, specifically the effects on jobs of the stimulus package--the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. But I had to bow out because ...READ»
Where, oh where has my willing employee gone? And where did all of these irrelevant and resistant employees come from?
The No. 1 question I hear from managers and leaders is, “How do I deal with resistant ...READ»
Last week I wrote about how women can earn more in a nontraditional job, based on research I did using data from the American Community Survey 2005-07. I looked at the occupations of about 4.6 million women and about 4.3 million men ...READ»
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a young woman in search of a good-paying career should consider a nontraditional occupation. Currently I’m researching a book on this subject and decided to check the validity of the ...READ»
