Comments on: Your Career in 2009 (and Beyond) http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/your-career-in-2009-and-beyond/ Escape from Corporate America | Pamela Skillings Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:33:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bihter http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/your-career-in-2009-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1275 Bihter Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:09:18 +0000 http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/?p=1457#comment-1275 Hi Pamela, I've been doing some additional research on the author, Chris Flett, that I talked about on my last comment. His company is "GhostCEO" (www.GhostCEO.com) and his book is a bestseller. I found it on Amazon here. Anyway, he was in the NY Times last Sunday under the "Career Couch" and he makes reference to women's blogs like yours so I thought you might like to connect. I'd like to see you interview him and see what he's all about. I saw on another blog he was a guest blogger. His email is: chris@ghostceo.com Best wishes, Bihter. Hi Pamela,

I’ve been doing some additional research on the author, Chris Flett, that I talked about on my last comment. His company is “GhostCEO” (www.GhostCEO.com) and his book is a bestseller. I found it on Amazon here. Anyway, he was in the NY Times last Sunday under the “Career Couch” and he makes reference to women’s blogs like yours so I thought you might like to connect. I’d like to see you interview him and see what he’s all about. I saw on another blog he was a guest blogger. His email is: chris@ghostceo.com

Best wishes,

Bihter.

]]> By: Bihter http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/your-career-in-2009-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1254 Bihter Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:01:52 +0000 http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/?p=1457#comment-1254 Hi Pamela, Just wanted to say that I've started reading your blog. I'm wondering if you have heard about the book, "What Men Don't Tell Women About Business". I heard the guy (Chris Flett) on the Today Show and thought you probably have already heard of him. I'm wondering what your thoughts were. He seems to be really taking on the 'Old Boys Club". I just emailed him, but haven't heard back. Anyway, keep up the great writing. Best, Bihter. Hi Pamela,

Just wanted to say that I’ve started reading your blog. I’m wondering if you have heard about the book, “What Men Don’t Tell Women About Business”. I heard the guy (Chris Flett) on the Today Show and thought you probably have already heard of him. I’m wondering what your thoughts were. He seems to be really taking on the ‘Old Boys Club”. I just emailed him, but haven’t heard back.

Anyway, keep up the great writing.

Best,

Bihter.

]]> By: Mark McClure http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/your-career-in-2009-and-beyond/comment-page-1/#comment-1251 Mark McClure Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:40:03 +0000 http://www.escapefromcorporate.com/?p=1457#comment-1251 Pamela, Re: #3: I can tell you're a career coach just from this wonderful question in your post: "... how are we going to fit more training into our already-overstuffed schedules?" My experience is that you can't fit in more training in an working environment if people are running flat out just to keep up - and this is possibly where 'waste' in the annual expenditure on training and development is coming from. Over the years I've seen many people (including me) go on courses with the best of intentions only to file the manual on the shelf - with the real benefits of spaced review and application of the material condemned for ever more to feel more like an abandoned New Year resolution. (BTW - I see a career path for both internal and external "knowledge coaches" here and not just the traditional "brain-dump" training method - I mean sustained and supportive follow up and assessment way beyond self-study and CBT etc) On the positive side, I guess the tech smarts (e.g. the nano stuff) will in theory lead to more efficient use of people and resources. However, if we remain invested in a "success is measured only as profits and growth" business world view, then perhaps cyborgees are the next big evolutionary jump in worker productivity and cost reduction? (Yes, I have a copy of Huxley's 'Brave New World' in my line of sight right now - that probably triggered these words ;-) Pamela,

Re: #3:

I can tell you’re a career coach just from this wonderful question in your post:

“… how are we going to fit more training into our already-overstuffed schedules?”

My experience is that you can’t fit in more training in an working environment if people are running flat out just to keep up – and this is possibly where ‘waste’ in the annual expenditure on training and development is coming from.

Over the years I’ve seen many people (including me) go on courses with the best of intentions only to file the manual on the shelf – with the real benefits of spaced review and application of the material condemned for ever more to feel more like an abandoned New Year resolution.

(BTW – I see a career path for both internal and external “knowledge coaches” here and not just the traditional “brain-dump” training method – I mean sustained and supportive follow up and assessment way beyond self-study and CBT etc)

On the positive side, I guess the tech smarts (e.g. the nano stuff) will in theory lead to more efficient use of people and resources.

However, if we remain invested in a “success is measured only as profits and growth” business world view, then perhaps cyborgees are the next big evolutionary jump in worker productivity and cost reduction? (Yes, I have a copy of Huxley’s ‘Brave New World’ in my line of sight right now – that probably triggered these words ;-)

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