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How to avoid the most common mistakes which professionals make in their presentations?

What the audience needs Did you ever give a presentation to a professional audience and think to yourself, what a boring audience. They didn’t ask questions, and they didn’t show any visible response. Well, it is probably not their fault. Most people come to professional or technical presentations because they want to be there. They either want to learn the most recent information in their field in order to solve some challenges, or just stay technically up to date. In many cases, they leave disappointed, why?

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Treating People as Commodities

The culture treats people as commodities I see it everywhere - people working in jobs which carry little meaning and provide little support for personal development. Worst, the culture treats people as commodities. Performance review systems, manager-employee meetings, and even rewards are set only on recent performance. The recent performance is everything that matters. As a result people feel like they are treading water in their jobs. Lack of support for people development at work Part of it starts at the top of the organization.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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What causes management problems at work?

What causes management problems at work? Anything but a system Many management systems are anything but a system. These organizations are a collection of people, habits, different behaviors and expectations. Management is driven largely by exte al behavior (The bigger boss) and motivation (One's own). At work you often find too much competition between people which gets in the way of teamwork and collaboration. What causes the disconnect? Often it comes down to a confusion around what is expected.

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Over 40? Out of Work? Make This the Best Time of Your Life!

Take a new approach Right now millions of Americans are either out of work, recently laid off, or afraid of being laid off. There are millions more, who simply work at jobs, which provide no meaning. They work only in order to get a paycheck. Stop feeling sorry for yourself Society norms make it easy to feel sorry for yourself. Sadness, depression, panic are all emotions which are easy to absorb during difficult times. When there are bills to pay and food to buy, nothing else seems to matter.

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching
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Over 40 and Laid Off?

Do nothing Probably not the first piece of advice you would expect to get! When you are laid off, the range of emotions you feel can be overwhelming. You become your own worst critic, and you start coming up with all the reasons why you lost the job. At home, you hear more of this from your ...

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The 10 steps to be Happy NOW!

Have you been wondering if happiness is even possible? Yes, it is! Deep inside, we all want to be happy, especially in the middle part of our lives. We also seek a simple process, and a new secret to reach this lifelong goal. Well, I have a simple answer and, of course, a longer answer. The ...

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Twenty-One Steps to Discover and Do What You Love with Your Life's Work!

Twenty-One Steps to Discover and Do What You Love with Your Life's Work! In mid-life, many of us are unfulfilled in our lives and careers and have a deep longing for change. We often feel that we have waited too long to pursue our dreams, and believe we have no choice but to settle for our lot ...

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A 21-step Path to Discover and Do What You Love with Your Life’s Work

In mid-life, many of us are unfulfilled in our lives and careers. We have a deep longing for change. We often feel that we’ve waited too long to pursue our dreams, and believe that we have no choice but to settle for our current lot in life. Choosing how to fill such a deep void is no small ...

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The Economic Crash – A Perfect Time for Reflection and Action!

Protect your investments!! This is the headline from this month’s Money magazine. In fact the whole magazine is focused on how to keep your retirement intact for future years. For me this is like saying, prepare for your death!!! The opposite action is mandatory now, especially for those in ...

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The most important question to ask after forty!

Empty work Have you ever had work which was empty? Perhaps you were successful as society might view. Perhaps you had a nice job title, made good money, owned lots of material things and even a good family and social life. Yet, deep inside when you went to sleep at night, you felt empty. You work didn’t bring you joy or passion. This is true for many people. Many simply go through their work day like robots. Is this normal? If this is you, how do you go about unraveling this sense of feeling lost, especially for those of you entering your middle years or beyond is important.

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Do You Know? What's The Difference Between Just A Job And A Vocation?!!

It seems all the news is bad these days — jobs are being lost; retirement is in jeopardy for millions — and no end in sight! But did you know? This is good news for those over 40! Sometimes we need a crisis to finally make positive changes in our lives. When it comes to changing ...

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Is your life’s purpose for sale? There is no purpose too big or too small

Meet Joe. He’s a middle-aged bridge toll-taker in the San Francisco Bay Area. In a recent interview, Joe said he loves the role he has filled for the last 12 years. The job suits his purpose. He said: “If I can help someone start their day off right in the few seconds when they are handing me ...

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The Importance of Self-Awareness

What is self-awareness? This is unknown territory for many. In school we are seldom taught to do deep reflection. As we get older and become adults we get caught in the cycle of productivity and consumption. As a result self reflection becomes something to be avoided so as not to slow one down. Self-awareness means knowing one’s self at a deep level.

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The Mid-Life Challenge: Make a Plan to Re-ignite Vocational Passion

Nobody will stop you in the hallway at work to ask if your career provides meaning and personal fulfillment. Recognizing that something’s missing in your vocational life and taking the initiative to change must come from within. Serena Williamson found a way to turn her passion — helping ...

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Leadership through Coaching - The Path to Humanistic Management

Vision and structure To be a strong leader takes a compelling vision for people. It also requires an ability to set up goals and follow-up on it. In addition to this, to enable great things through people, it takes a softer side, a caring side. That is what you call coaching. Focused on enabling great results through people, coaching requires different skills than just leading and managing. These are the new pillars of enabling growth at work, internal motivation, and greater productivity. This is a combination of leadership, management, and coaching.

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The new wave - Humanistic Management and why you need to get on board.

Our economy needs a boost Take a look around and you will see a lackluster economy in many countries around the world. While some of this does have to do with financial crisis, much more has to do with poor management. People come to work with high expectations. In many workplaces adults are treated like children with an overemphasis on punishment, reward, and silly contests. Add to this an old outdated style of management, and as a result, people are fearful to be creative, take risks, have courage at work, and productivity suffers.

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Coaching the vocation of mid-life

Coaching the vocation of mid-lifenby Milt Bullard - CorrespondentnPosted on October 21, 2005 http://www.brentwoodpress.com/html/bwdhome.htm Since moving here last July, one thing Craig Nathanson has noticed is “the 10,000 people commuting out of Brentwood down Vasco Road to miserable jobs.” It ...

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Five Steps to Vocational Passion: A Disciplined Plan for Major Mid-life Changes

There’s a famous song lyric that asks: “Is that all there is?” Every seven seconds, an American turns 50 years old. So there’s a good chance that song is running through some of their heads. The question captures the ennui that many people feel in mid-life. They look up at the clock, see it ...

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Ask better questions after 40 about your life and work

How does one ask better questions after 40? This is not an easy task. Normally, by this point of life, we have established our routine of life. We have jobs whether we like them or not and relationships whether we like them or not. As a result of this, to make a big change seems impossible if not crazy. First –deep reflection The challenge however is until we take the time to think deeply about what we want and why nothing significant will change much in our life. Don’t wait for a crisis

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Finding Your Place in the World

Finding Your Place in the World Mid-life is a great time to lean on your dreams This is the fifth article in a ten-part series, based on Craig Nathanson's trademark "Ten P" model for vocational happiness. By Craig Nathanso The Vocational Coach™ Dream, dream, dream I used to daydream a lot ...

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The Coach in Action - The Path to Humanistic Management

What is coaching? Coaching is behavior intended to enable another person to develop, improve or correct something which is not working. Coaching also can enable someone to be more creative, get unstuck or resolve a current or ongoing challenge. Coaching can enable someone to make a better decision, work through a conflict or improve a relationship. When is the best time to coach?

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Retirement? What for?

Is your work coherent with your life? This is a question rarely asked before 40, but it’s so important after 40. Most of our work lives have been about accepting the views of others and working to the plans of others. We had jobs and we were expected to meet the requirements of our jobs. ...

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Are you living an authentic life?

Have you ever asked yourself if you are living the life you were meant to live? Have you ever asked yourself, as you pondered your life, is this all there is? These are great questions to ask when you reach forty and beyond. Who Needs an authentic life? If you are satisfied with the status quo ...

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The top ten ways to be unhappy at work, especially after 40!

Most people are good at being unhappy at work There are so many people who are already unhappy at their work. So probably I don't need to teach them since they are already so good at this. But for those who want to change bad habits a reminder sometimes is a good idea. 1 Work for JUST the money When you work for JUST the money after 40 you will start to resent your work. Work will start to seem like an obligation. Everyone around you will feel like competition. The money will not be appreciated and it will be spent quicker.

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Eleven Steps to FINALLY Loving Your Work After Forty

Step One: Envision exactly what would be just perfect for you! Many people stop on this first step by their negativity. But no one is going to do this except you. Take some time and create a picture in your mind of the work which would be just perfect for you. Is it working in the health field, with children, painting, writing or creating marketing campaigns? Separate the money at this stage or you will NEVER move to the step 2. Of course, there will be steps to get to this perfect state.

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Do you know what it takes to work at home?

What does it mean to work virtually? You work on your own away from others. While you might have contact with others via phone, email, and these days Skype you are alone in your work environment. You may or may not have a set schedule depending on whether you work for others or not. You will generally have more flexibility with your work. You will generally make your decisions. You can do your own research and you will be responsible for your own work. What is good about working virtually?

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Retirement no longer makes sense

Why to retire? Retirement has traditionally meant to stop working and to enjoy leisure time. Nowadays, more people have reasons to never retire. One of them is the need to continue making an income. First, you have to consider my definition of working which I call vocation. This is work which calls you, the type of activity that makes you to fill your day doing things which you care deeply about. This is the area where you want to make a difference and give you much joy.

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The Top Ten Ways to De-motivate People as a Manager

1. Micro-manage (People will do exactly what is requested and monitored and no more) 2. Give people challenging assignments when they don’t have the skills for the work (This will lead to burn-out and poor morale after the thrill of the new assignment wears off) 3. Evaluate all work all the time (Measuring all work and giving immediate feedback will lead to people taking short-cuts just to get good scores and will sub-optimize the whole system) 4. Keep communications closed

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Over 40? How to Build the Support Network You'll Need Now for the Rest of Your Life and Work!

Do you have the just the right support network in place for you? Look around you now. Do you have people in your life on a daily basis who support your dreams, your goals and your daily activities? Do these people make you laugh, make you smile and help you feel better about yourself? Are ...

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Bad vs. Good people?

Labels at work It can be easy as a manager to label people as bad or good performers. This performance labeling tends to be a convenient way to quickly categorize people. It is efficient for human resources. Once labeled, people can be given promotions or demotions, merit or punitive action, more money or less money. Management and Human resources can now implement programs of the month such as succession planning, employee of the month and so on. This approach seems to have come from the behavioral management theories of the past.

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