Originally published by Guest Author, Karen Ross, at sharpdecisions.com
No Longer Desperate for Work, Veterans Seek More Meaningful Careers
For veterans, underemployment is the new unemployment.
With the U.S. Labor Department announcing earlier this month that veteran unemployment has hit a historic low,veterans groups, advocates and veterans themselves are sounding a new alarm: underemployment.
The department cites that of the three million plus post-9/11 veterans employed in the civilian workforce today, less than 40 percent hold management, professional and related occupations.
My industry, technology, is part of the problem. For too long, technology executives have looked past veteran talent because they were seeking “industry experience.” In truth, veterans’ skillsets are highly transferrable.… Read the rest
The more humble and transparent a leader is, the more effective he or she will be.
“Finding a good bus driver can be as important as finding a good musician.”
“If your action inspires others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”
“There is something in you that you have to offer other people that is refreshing to them because it represents something that they don’t have. Finding your confidence in that is much more valuable than trying to compensate by pretending to be efficient in areas that you are not.
The most effective way to do it,
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There are times in your leadership adventure when you need to take some time and perform a Leadership Check-up. The check-up I am discussing is a little more than a quick peek under the hood…it is an honest conversation with the leader in the mirror and maybe a few others too.
“Fail often so you can succeed sooner.”
“Be enthusiastic as a leader. You can’t light a fire with a wet match.”
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
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