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Employers owe legal obligations to their clients, customers, the public, and of course their employees. At the same time, employers also have certain rights that are closely related to their responsibilities. The coronavirus has led employers to seek information regarding their rights and responsibilities in this exceptional climate. As always, employers should #ASKCCPartners! Here are a few questions that our lawyers have been answering recently in light of public concern over COVID-19: 1. Can we require our employees to advise us if they have COVID-19? Employers are not entitled to…
Recently I was looking through the CPC calendar of upcoming events and the topic of the April tele-networking session caught my eye: How can CPC members turn long-distance networking into real relationships? Networking is something I am passionate about, both in the work I do with clients and personally. I enjoy coaching on new strategies for networking and exploring them myself. What I enjoy the most is turning my networking connections into meaningful relationships. I started writing this post for my website’s blog, but then I realized that the steps…
Self-employment is both challenging and rewarding, and for career practitioners who, like me, make the giant leap to start our own private practice, setting fees for our services can be a struggle. We have this fear of charging too low because we are just starting out or charging too high because we are comparing our fees with those of our competitors. Most times, we encounter the “imposter syndrome” monster who tells us we are not qualified or experienced enough, which results in us undervaluing ourselves and charging too little. Another…
Did you know that Thomas Edison’s most famous creation went through several thousand changes before it worked to his satisfaction? That’s right. His goal: To create an incandescent lightbulb that worked perfectly. His strategy: He demonstrated great perseverance in order to reach his goal. He saw each failed attempt as a lesson learned as he cultivated new insights into how to change the lightbulb in order to manifest the desired outcome. In fact, Thomas Edison used the T.O.T.E. Model to produce a functional lightbulb. The T.O.T.E Model is a powerful…
By Cathy Milton. I recently had an unpleasant experience with a service provider (not a career professional), and it caused me to reflect on the myriad of soft skills that people who deliver customer service have to possess in order to do the job really well. That reflection led to me to wonder what career professionals consider to be the most important soft skill in their roles. So, I asked a few. Donna Norcott Empathy, in my opinion, is the most important soft skill we have in our toolboxes as…
By Kamy Anderson, guest contributor. Artificial intelligence is everywhere. A recent global consumer survey has shown that while 33% of consumers think they use AI tech, the actual number is much higher. Currently, around 77% of people use popular AI-enabled devices and services whether they’re aware of that or not. The same goes for businesses. Modern-day entrepreneurs falsely believe that AI-driven business technology cannot be afforded at the small to medium-sized business (SMB) level. They associate machine intelligence with mega-brands such as Apple or Google, failing to realize that AI has…