The Call For National Service on Veterans Day

I want to commemorate Veterans Day this year by talking about the importance of national service. Our military is one form of national service. It is a model that, for the most part, works. We can base other types of national service on the military. We Need National Service: To instill discipline, direction and national […]

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How Valuable Experiences Can Guide Your Career

Two Catalysts Make It Possible Orientations to Transition & A Process to Organize Experiences. It has been some time since I last posted to this site. I just finished writing my first book called Careerismo which outlines how to get started in a career. I intentionally kept my book short and to the point, which […]

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Takeaways for Military Transitioners, Women & Career Portfolioists

All of us undergo transition and opportunity change throughout our personal and work lives. I join you on this constant journey as, 10 months ago, I recently made another pivot. Not counting changes in jobs, roles or positions; I have made 6 discernible, strategic shifts in my work life. This compares to most millennials who will […]

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On Veterans Day – Showing How Civilians & Employers Benefit From The Military

Maybe we should reinvent how we commemorate, before we celebrate, our military. (Revised & Updated 11/11/22) It is Veterans Day 2022 and, due to angst, I am revisiting the big celebration. For the past several years I have been thinking about the significance of Veterans Day and asking myself the same basic question. “Why do […]

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One Improvement Colleges Need That Adds Immediate Value To Education

Higher Education That Works Why do we restructure learning when we know simple, proven methods return value to students? Last Friday, I attended a Senior Project Expo for my son who will graduate in mid-June as a Mechanical Engineer from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, CA. My son has worked on a designing and […]

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The Portfolio Career Option

Recommended for Young Milennials Early On in Their Careers I recently read a game-changing book by Charles Handy called, “The Empty Raincoat”. Because the book was ground breaking and ahead of its time, it consistently appears as one the best-selling business books of all time. Although it was originally published in 1994, Handy correctly predicts […]

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Graduates Should Resist Temptations and Find Jobs They’ll Like

Beware The Lure of Passion and Securing A Dream Job… A More Sensible Approach for Graduates Is To Find A Job You Will Like. We all know there is a generational shift underway with jobs and millennials, but it’s not what most people think. Contrary to conventional thought and popular opinion, the Millennial generation does […]

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Value of Security Clearances On the Rise

I listened to a story last week on Sirius radio and downloaded a podcast on NPR* about security clearances. My take is that the value of security clearances is on the rise for current and former military. My opinion is partly based upon increased demand due to the current administration’s proposed, significant investment in military […]

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Will MBA Schools Will Make America Great Again?

I would like to begin by advocating for more military leaders in MBA programs. I know it’s what we do, but here is why it makes sense. With international students soon to be on the decline, military applicants are the MBA world’s best connection to global cultures and economies. Because they work for the largest […]

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#1 Habit to Develop Post-MBA

Six weeks ago, I wrote about the value of creating an ongoing habit of self-education. Which, in 2016, some experts predicted was #1 habit for the 21st Century Entrepreneur and I translated into #1 Habit to Learn in Bschool. I want to pickup on this topic again and cover it more completely in 2017. As […]

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