How to find a job after college - My daughter is graduating from college next month and moving back home until she finds a “real” job. Time to share my best “get a job” advice.

Do you have a pile that needs shoveling?

Do you expect people to know what you want even though you haven't really told them what that is?

http://www.cornerstone-ct.com/communication-mistake/

Hello there,

When I first took the Strength Test and discovered my top 5 were Harmony, Responsibility, Developer, Connectedness and Maximizer (in that order) my first thought was, "That can't be me!"  After closer personal examination and coaching, I realized I have been living in the basement of my #1 Harmony.  Afraid to offend others, storing up emotions until I couldn't hold them any more then exploding -- then wondering, how can this be harmony?  I am trying to teach…

I was instantly excited from the first time I read the strengths books and how relevant they are.  I was a bit surprised earlier today to be offered a kit for training people about overcoming weaknesses.  It seemed to be inconsistent.  As Markus had said and as Peter Drucker highlighted, work on building strengths and hiring people based on strengths.  All of a sudden a conflicting point of view.

One of my favorite topics to write about: The Power of Appreciation!

Working towards the teachings of The Secret, i have watched this film many times, i never get board of it, there is a part about parking your car and gets you to think that there will be space, and your wish is your comand, well i have been doing this for years and it works for me, i would recommend this film or the book to anyone, or if you have seen it what do you think?

Results:  Teacher/ Influencer

More useful format than Strengthsfinder.

Great Job Marcus!

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Yeah, I do.   I want to blog...but what will I blog about?  That's the question of the minute, hour, day, and week.  I will revisit this thought soon, with an eye to what to do next.

We survived the biggest snow and ice storm to hit  our state in over 10 years and reflected on some some important life/communication lessons:

Small words changes can make a huge difference in effective communication. Try these!

How to make good communication a habit

We all have things we wish we could do better, especially in the area of building and using better communication skills.  Often, it’s easier to learn about what you need to do, than to actually do it.  Here are 5 tips to make good communication skills a daily habit.

One of the biggest communication challenges I see managers deal with is how to have a tough conversation with someone.  This goes along with earlier articles I’ve written about dealing with difficult issues as they come up — sooner rather than later.  One reason that we don’t deal with this stuff, is because we don’t want to have an uncomfortable conversation.  So, the issue goes on until you have a big…

A leadership team on which I serve was assigned an article on strategic thinking. Within the article, it was claimed that "organizations must have resources from which to operate, and these resources must be valuable, rare, inimitable, sustainable and appropriable." Working in the volunteer, non-profit sector, I have no trouble identifying valuable, sustainable and appropriable resources, but I really struggle to articulate what is rare and/or inimitable about our organization in comparison…

Being able to deal with angry constituents is stressful, but it can be learned. It may also save your sanity.

http://www.cornerstone-ct.com/7-tips-calm-angry-constituents/

September 26, 2011 I was officially hired at Evergreen Employment Services as an Employment Development Specialist at Frontier Behavioral Health (presently operating as Spokane Mental Health).  What a mouthful!  Anyway it is a 6 month grant in supported employment for those who would like to consider employment as part of their recovery plan.  THAT is why I haven't posted in such a long time!  (Not to mention that I am presently enrolled at the University of Maryland - online - in a one year…

As a manager, I have interviewed dozens of people for jobs from entry level to high level management.  Believe me, first impressions are critical.  Over the years,  I have been distracted by pink tights,  blank stares, and people who talk too much.  

http://www.cornerstone-ct.com/goo-first-impression-7-tips-communicate/

Fellow fans of strengths approach,

Am sharing a visual that I successfully used in the form of a single build-up slide for a 3-hour session on the strengths approach in place of a standard deck of 30+ slides. Feel free to use/share and any suggestions on improvement would also be welcome.…