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Corporate Training and Professional Education Instructor Jay Powers Gives Insightful Presentation on Leadership and Success
The event GROW Pasco 2024 was the backdrop for retired Colonel and University of South Florida instructor Jay Powers, wherein he guided entrepreneurs and leaders toward success earlier this month using the expertise he developed as a U.S. Army Green Beret and leader within the Joint Special Operations Community.
March 28, 2024Leadership and Management
7 Ways to Pave Your Human Resources Career Path
To reach the types of human resources roles you want, it helps to evaluate alternate routes and professional skills that will get you there. And don’t forget to consider some valuable shortcuts – such as certifications and industry connections.
February 6, 2024Human Resources
A Reminder to Be Thankful - Even in 2020!
Spring brought the ongoing pandemic along with many life-altering modifications. Then, summer saw social divisions resurface and escalate. And fall culminated in a contentious election season. Despite its challenging nature, however, 2020 has reminded me of the blessings I’m thankful for.
January 1, 2024Director's Corner, Leadership and Management
Resilience in 2021, Resilience Always
Life, whether in the personal or professional arena, requires resilience—and always will. It’s just that 2020 made it crystal clear. We were suddenly prone to drastic conditions beyond our control. What we could control, however, was our response.
January 1, 2024Director's Corner, Leadership and Management
7 Current Project Management Trends to Keep You Ahead
Project managers tend to be highly organized, structured thinkers, which is another way of saying that project management is not a field known for its creativity and flexibility. However, the worldwide upheaval of the last two years has influenced the best project managers to embrace change in technology, strategy, tools, relationships, and processes, transforming the set-in-its-ways PM domain.
August 1, 2023Project Management
8 Ways to Reduce Stress at Work
Your feelings are valid, and it’s understandable if emotional distress has been interfering with your ability to concentrate at your job. That’s why we reached out to the Crisis Center, as well as the USF College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, for these eight ways to reduce stress at work.
July 18, 2023Professional Development
Trades and Apprenticeships as Proven Career Pathways
The notion that traditional higher education is the only way to fulfillment is untrue. I’ll finish up the series by presenting a case for trades and their corresponding apprenticeship models.
June 27, 2023Professional Development
How to Create an Employee Wellness Program That Actually Works
If you already have a wellness program that isn’t working, keep reading to find out how to do it better. Let’s get started with how to make an employee wellness program that actually works.
June 20, 2023Human Resources
Paralegal Skills for Students Pursuing a Legal Career
In many ways, paralegals are the backbone of law offices. They provide crucial support to lawyers through a variety of duties. From interviewing clients to drafting legal documents, paralegals require many soft and hard skills to be successful.
Why Engineers Should Upskill Their Emotional Intelligence
You’ve worked hard to launch your engineering career. But in order to do your best work — and rise to the top – it’s time to develop your emotional intelligence.
May 9, 2023Leadership and Management
Not White, Not Blue, but Something New: The Rise of "New Collar Work"
I previously shared my perspectives on a traditional college degree and how it remains an advantageous entry point to most careers. However, I’m quick to support that position by saying that periodic learning has become the new standard, even with said degree, for success over the long haul.
April 25, 2023Director's Corner
How Do You Create a Winning Corporate Culture?
Have you ever heard the phrase “culture eats strategy for breakfast?” There’s a reason why this expression has been long-standing in the business world. Having a winning corporate culture can make or break organizational success.
April 18, 2023Human Resources