By Robert Reich on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 I am a big fan of Robert Reich. In these confusing times, he brings a voice of calm and thoughtfulness with the power of experience. I hope you enjoy his post from earlier this week. It is posted here in its entirety and you can see the original blog here. Economic growth is slowing in the United States. It’s also slowing in Japan, France, Britain, Italy, Spain, and Canada. It’s even slowing in China. And it’s likely to be slowing soon in Germany. If governments keep hacking away at their budgets while consumers almost everywhere are becoming more cautious about spending, global demand will shrink to the point where a worldwide dip is inevitable. You might ask yourself: … [Read more...]
How to Find Your Strengths
July 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
Just because you're good at something doesn't make it a strength Originally from daveramsey.com on 06 Aug 2009, this fits well with our discussion thread on Finding your Next Employer... Thank you to Dave Ramsey. According to Marcus Buckingham, author of Go Put Your Strengths To Work, "Most people think your strengths are what you're good at, and your weaknesses are what you're bad at." He explains that this isn't a good way to measure your strengths and skills. There may be a lot of things that you're good at, but hate doing. Just because you're good at something doesn't make it a strength. You also must have a passion for what you're doing—that's what qualifies it as a strength. "A better definition of a strength," said Buckingham, … [Read more...]
