Human Energy Is the Most Valuable Commodity
Eight Tips for Becoming a Productivity Power HouseThe most valuable commodity in the world does not pass through the Strait of Hormuz. It is not drilled, mined or harvested. Jim Cramer will not give...
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Accountability: The Art of Getting Results
Accountability. It’s a hot topic, for sure. Our clients frequently bring up the subject when we’re collaborating on content for skills development workshops. They often ask......“How can we get people...
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What is an Accountability Partner and Why Might You Need One
In our last post, (the first part in a three part series on the topic of accountability), we explored reasons for increasing accountability, a hot topic for several of our clients. We introduced the...
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Getting the Most Out of Accountability Partnership Meetings
In this final post on accountability partnerships, we explore how to get the most from meetings with an accountability partner. Should meeting be face to face or via conference calls?While face to...
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How Long Will My Job Search Take?
This is typically one of the first questions we are asked by employees who are eligible for career transition or outplacement services with A.J. O’Connor Associates (AJO). To provide some background,...
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Three Supply Factors - How Long Your Job Search Will Take
Our Career Coaches are often asked how long it takes to find another position and there is no easy answer to this question. Each person is unique when it comes to his/her background, network, needs and...
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The Controllable Versus the Uncontrollable Factors. How Long Your Job Search...
“How long will my job search take?” is a frequently asked question we’ve attempted to answer in a three part series. In part one we introduced the idea that “what’s next” plays a role, depending how...
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Investing In Your Career - How to Stay Marketable and Avoid Job Loss
In our last three posts, (start here to review all three), we explored six key factors that determine how long a job search will take. This follow up blog will be of interest to those who want to...
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Executive Presence - I Know It When I See It
I have often heard the term executive presence during conversations about executive assessment, development and succession planning. A person is described as either having or lacking executive...
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Learning Agility Revisited: Can Leaders Excel Without It?
Since our first post in 2012, researchers have continued to make progress in defining and more accurately measuring Learning Agility in leaders at all levels. The hope and promise of Learning Agility...
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The Jury Is In -You Need Learning Agility to Thrive
In Learning Agility Revisited: Can Leaders Excel Without It? (part one of our two part update on Learning Agility), we explored the latest developments on this competency, including introducing two...
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5 Job Search Tips for College Students
College students often hold down jobs while getting their degrees to help them cover tuition costs, living expenses, textbook fees, and many other things. While searching for part-time or summer jobs,...
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AJO President Andy O'Connor Celebrates Another Successful Police Unity Tour...
Once again I would like to thank everyone who supported me and the Police Unity Tour (PUT) this year. As many of you know, 2016 was my 14th ride and in common with other rides, it was not without its...
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Manage Disruptive Employees Using Brain Science - A Mindfulness Approach
We all know them, those employees who have a knack for disrupting our day, challenging our leadership, or stirring up trouble and resentment on the team. In general, they drive us up a wall. The...
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There’s A Workplace Trust Gap. How Can Leaders Close It?
According to the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer results, one in three of us don’t trust the leaders in our organizations. Edelman’s study about trust in the workplace surveyed 33,000 people from 28...
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Whatcha Readin’ This Summer? Part One
Kathy Flora is a Career and Executive Coach and AJO Blogger who is actively pursuing her life’s passion, helping others find and fulfill theirs.Ahhhh! Summer! That luscious, ripe time of rest and...
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Whatcha Readin’ This Summer? Part Two
Kathy Flora is a Career and Executive Coach and AJO Blogger who is actively pursuing her life’s passion, helping others find and fulfill theirs.In part two of this series, Kathy shares our second set...
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The Workplace: Ripe for Conflict - Reap Its Rewards, a Four Part Conflict...
Conflict can occur any day, anytime, anywhere and with anyone in the workplace. Why is this? Neuroscience research can shed some light. Studies by Naomi Eisenberger and Matthew Lieberman of UCLA show...
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The Real Skinny on Generational Conflict - Conflict Management Part Two
Millennials on the RiseMillennials quietly made history in early 2015. 53+ million strong, the Millennial workforce, those ages 18 to 34 in 2015, surpassed Gen X and Boomers as the largest...
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Team Success: Is There a Tech-Driven Algorithm to Minimize Team Conflict?
Want to Avoid Team Conflict? Use this Tech-Driven Formula to Maximize Team SuccessHow often have you carefully selected staff members for a critical project team, only to have progress mired in...
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