Tag: career

On the Job Training

Dear Dave, I’ve been in sales for 15 years. I love my job, and I love my company. Our business wasn’t affected as much as some during the pandemic, but my numbers have become stagnant. They’re still good, but I feel I can do better. Do you have any advice for someone who wants to…


Create a Strategic Plan for a New Career

I’ve heard every excuse in the book for people not leaving jobs they hate. No matter the excuse, it always comes down to fear and doubt—fear of failing, fear that time has passed them by, fear of what others will say, and doubting they have what it takes to succeed in something different. But it’s time…


Help Her Get Back Out There

Dear Dave, Our daughter recently moved back in with us after she lost her job and her apartment. She hasn’t been able to find full-time work yet, and she had nowhere else to go. My husband and I are nearing retirement age, so we want to do the best and smartest thing to help her…


Boss Says ‘No’ When Employee Asks for Reduced Hours During COVID: ‘You Can’t Sacrifice Your Career’

When a mom professional employed by industrial software company Siemens requested reduced work hours to manage her kids’ online learning during these exceptional times of a global pandemic, her boss’s answer was simple: no. But as it turned out, he had her best interests at heart. Aaron Genest, an applications engineer at Siemens, posted a tweet that…


Career-Driven Mom Takes Year Leave to Focus on Son’s Speaking Woes, Shares It Never Held Her Back

When her son started having trouble at school, career-driven mom Ifeoma Chuks-Adizue made the difficult decision to take a work break to focus on him. Years later, her decision to prioritize her son has not only changed his life, but it hasn’t hindered her career path in the slightest. Ifeoma, from Lagos, Nigeria, shared on…