Relevant Articles From Around the Country on Hiring, Leadership and Employment: April 2010
Does Your Passion Match Your Aspiration?
Spring provides an opportunity to renew goals and refocus ideas and intentions. Leaders who create extraordinary new possibilities are passionate about their mission and tenacious in pursuit of it. Rosabeth Moss Kanter offers 12 questions to determine whether your passion matches your aspirations in this insightful Harvard Business Review blog post. READ
Millennials Accused of Lax Work Ethic Say it’s Not All About 9-to-5
According to a new Pew Research Center study, “Millenials: Confident. Connected. Open to Change,” young adults and their elders agree on something: Baby boomers and Generation Xers have better work ethics and moral values than those in their 20s. READ
Achieve Your Objectives by Communicating Values
The importance of communication is highlighted best when communicating values. It is the quickest way to get others to support your vision and achieve your goals. READ
Should You Ever Say: I *%&@ quit!
Anne Fisher of Fortune Magazine suggests if you are going to write a resignation letter, keep it on point and don’t, she says, vent in writing. A smarter strategy: Vent to your friends about what is making you angry, but keep your resignation letter brief and factual. Later on, if you really feel you need to express your thoughts on what was wrong with the job, create a separate memo outlining suggestions. But cool off first. READ
Play Ball: Baseball and Business, How They Are Alike
Reid Carr of Fast Company says baseball and business are alike in that you must communicate, communicate, communicate; pay attention to the little things because they do add up; and make sure you bench strength is where it should be. (Go Rox!) READ