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Elsewhere Online: Does Having Passion for Your Work Even Matter? Updated: 2010-02-06 07:56:38 Description: I have written about the intrinsic need for passion in your work over the years and it is good to see someone else addressing the topic. He has several good reasons passion is important. One reason the author doesn’t state is one of my favorite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t be a groundhog Updated: 2010-01-30 21:43:45 Description: Don’t be a groundhog By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Download audio file (career-op-20100129.mp3) CareerCampLA: Helping to Build the Carer You Deserve Saturday, March 27, 2010 Northridge, California A hybrid conference/unconferen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Everyone a teacher Updated: 2010-01-23 05:03:40 Description: Everyone a teacher By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Download audio file (career-op-20100122.mp3) CareerCampLA: Helping to Build the Carer You Deserve Saturday, March 27, 2010 Northridge, California A hybrid conference/unconference dedic...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Career Prescriptions – A Talk to Tuesdays with Transitioners Updated: 2010-01-16 19:06:21 Description: Watch “Career Prescriptions” – iPod Ready Video Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I presented this talk to Tuesdays with Transitioners, a local group dedicated to helping workers recover from layoff ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Prescriptions – A Talk to Tuesdays with Transitioners Updated: 2010-01-16 06:50:39 Description: Career Prescriptions – A Talk to Tuesdays with Transitioners with Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Download audio file (career-op-20100115-prescriptions.mp3) Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I presented t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Prescription #3: Use Facebook Updated: 2010-01-10 18:59:57 Description: Career Prescription #3: Use Facebook By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Download audio file (career-op-20100108.mp3) Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I get the feeling that this might be the most controversial...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Every career is a high-tech career – February 17, 2006 Updated: 2010-01-06 16:00:00 Description: Listen to this episode Read the entire article Download audio file (career-op-20060217.mp3) Discuss this column and podcast Visit the Career Opportunities Community Site It has been coming for a long time, but I think it is finally here. Every j...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The first day of the rest of your year Updated: 2010-01-04 06:56:45 Description: The first day of the rest of your year By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Download audio file (career-op-20100101.mp3) Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I am putting my series of Career Prescriptions on hold th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Prescription #2: Start a Blog Updated: 2009-12-27 00:00:29 Description: Career Prescription #1: Start a Blog By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site This week I continue my series of Career Prescriptions in hopes of moving you forward on some very impo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audio: Live Reading of “A Christmas Carol” – 4th Annual Updated: 2009-12-22 18:24:39 Description: On Sunday last, I held my 4th Annual LIVE Reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” and the audio is now available for your holiday pleasure. I think this would be great listening while steaming your Christmas pudding, cooki...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friends in Tech present A Geek Christmas Story Updated: 2009-12-21 17:58:42 Description: Happy Holidays from everyone here at Career Opportunities and WelchWrite.com. I hope you enjoy this year’s holiday presentation from Friends in Tech. — Douglas Listen to A Geek Christmas Story “Mattie Stevens, a young boy of the ear...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Prescription #1 – Get Linked In! Updated: 2009-12-18 21:13:38 Description: Career Prescription #1 – Get Linked In! By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site My son is now 11 and I think I have used every tool of persuasion over the years to get him to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Geek Christmas Story is Coming Soon! Updated: 2009-12-16 07:13:15 Description: Friends in Tech’s Annual Christmas Special is almost finished and will arrive in iTunes in just a few days. This year’s show is our own geeky version of the Jean Shepard story, A Christmas Story! Come and hear if little Mattie can get th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: “The Opposite Might Also Be True” Updated: 2009-11-30 21:20:51 Description: Derek Sivers presents this excellent short video on opposites, using Japanese and American concepts of addresses as a starting point. (3 min) From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Break out of the traditional job search treadmill Updated: 2009-11-29 20:41:22 Description: Break out of the traditional job search treadmill By Douglas E. Welch Listen to this Podcast Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I am sure you have heard this famous quote credited to Albert Einstein, “Insanity: d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Reach out to friends to boost your career Updated: 2009-11-23 00:16:54 Description: Reach out to friends to boost your career By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site Sometimes in the rush of life and work, we can let ourselves become cocooned in our busy-ness. We rush from task t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You are unique. Act like it! Updated: 2009-11-07 06:37:37 Description: You are unique. Act like it! By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site Here is a little experiment. If you work in an office with cubicles, stand up on your desk and look out over the office. What d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your career needs a holiday Updated: 2009-10-23 22:02:03 Description: Your career needs a holiday By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site Win a Tom Bihn Checkpoint Flyer laptop sleeve from TechNewsRadio.com.Send email to technewsradio@gmail.com with the Subject Line:...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Recently “Noted” Items from my reading Updated: 2009-10-19 07:43:08 Description: From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite.comRecently “Noted” Items from my reading From Career Opportunities with Dougla...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don’t just get angry, do something about it! Updated: 2009-10-10 19:00:00 Description: Don’t just get angry, do something about it By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site I was sitting at my favorite local coffee shop the other day, reading some email and sipping my latte, when...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Tip 20091005 – Don’t get angry, do something! Updated: 2009-10-05 23:39:42 Description: iPod Ready Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite.comCareer Tip 20091005 – Don’t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Longevity…and our 5th Anniversary! Updated: 2009-09-29 02:24:33 Description: Longevity…and our 5th Anniversary! By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site This week marks the 5th anniversary of the Career Opportunities podcast. The print version of Career Opportunities i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What are you selling to your employer? Updated: 2009-09-19 22:05:48 Description: What are you selling to your employer? By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site The nature of work has changed dramatically over the centuries. As a people, we moved from hunting and gathering, to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive; An Interview with Kevin Devin Updated: 2009-09-16 17:11:16 Description: Listen to this episode Discuss this column and podcastVisit the Career Opportunities Community Site This is the second in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types. Today’s guest is Kevin Devin, Informat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who are you laboring for? Updated: 2009-09-13 21:34:30 Description: Who are you laboring for? By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcast on the Career-Op Community Site This week began with the US celebration of the Labor Day holiday, celebrating the labor that keeps our economy and our nation mov...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Opportunities 5th Anniversary: Help Me Celebrate! Updated: 2009-09-02 15:55:19 Description: September 24, 2009 will mark the 5th anniversary of the Career Opportunities podcast and I would like to ask you to help me celebrate this milestone. Listen I would love for you to share how Career Opportunities has helped you in your career, your w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We must divorce health care from employment status Updated: 2009-08-29 06:38:45 Description: We must divorce health care from employment status By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site I hope everyone is paying close attention to the current health care debate, as it is probably one of the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Christie Greer Updated: 2009-08-14 15:00:00 Description: Interview with Christie Greer of U Move Me Pilates By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site Douglas interviews Christie Greer, owner and operator of U Move Me Pilates, in Sherman Oaks, California. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Interview with Christie Greer Updated: 2009-08-14 16:00:00 Description: Interview with Christie Greer of U Move Me Pilates By Douglas E. Welch Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site Douglas interviews Christie Greer, owner and operator of U Move Me Pilates, in Sherman Oaks, California. iPod Rea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tuning out Updated: 2009-08-07 15:50:56 Description: Tuning out By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site There was a screech of tires, a blast of a horn and I was thrown forward hard, only being stopped by the bus’s hangstrap and a quick grab fo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Preconceptions Updated: 2009-08-02 17:33:03 Description: Preconceptions By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site As I was sitting by my father’s hospital bed earlier this month, I received a direct lesson on the the problems that can be caused by pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Expand Your Horizons Updated: 2009-07-25 20:00:49 Description: Expand Your Horizons By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site Common career thought over the last several decades has been that you need to learn more and more about the work you are doing. You shou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Sidetracking Updated: 2009-07-30 06:39:58 Description: Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastVisit the Career Opportunities Community Site Sometimes you might like to believe your career is a straight-line proposition. You start here, put in hours of work an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Interview with David Jefferson of JPL – February 8, 2006 Updated: 2009-07-23 03:25:10 Description: Listen to this episode Discuss this column and podcast Visit the Career Opportunities Community Site This is the first in our on-going interview series with high-tech careerists of all types. Today’s interview is with David Jefferson, seni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time to be an adult Updated: 2009-07-07 19:04:24 Description: Time to be an adult By Douglas E. Welch Listen Let’s Meetup In Ohio! Douglas will be traveling back to Ohio to visit family and friends from June 28 through July 13. Would you like to meetup? Email career@welchwrite.com and watch the Caree...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Communication Updated: 2009-06-26 21:39:57 Description: Communication By Douglas E. Welch Listen Let’s Meetup In Ohio!Douglas will be traveling back to Ohio to visit family and friends from June 28 through July 13. Would you like to meetup?Email career@welchwrite.com and watch the Career Opportuni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Why we share Updated: 2009-06-12 20:20:30 Description: Why we share By Douglas E. Welch Listen Let’s Meetup In Ohio!Douglas will be traveling back to Ohio to visit family and friends from June 28 through July 13. Would you like to meetup?Email career@welchwrite.com and watch the Career Opportunit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do something crazy! Updated: 2009-06-01 06:42:56 Description: Do something crazy By Douglas E. Welch Listen Let’s Meetup In Ohio!Douglas will be traveling back to Ohio to visit family and friends from June 28 through July 13. Would you like to meetup?Email career@welchwrite.com and watch the Career Opp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The New Career Danger Zone Updated: 2009-05-25 18:39:42 Description: The New Career Danger Zone By Douglas E. Welch Listen Let’s Meetup In Ohio!Douglas will be traveling back to Ohio to visit family and friends from June 28 through July 13. Would you like to meetup?Email career@welchwrite.com and watch the Car...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Douglas speaks to Tuesdays with Transitioners Updated: 2009-05-27 15:00:00 Description: Douglas E. Welch speaks to the career group, Tuesdays with Transitioners, which meets each week in Northridge, California. (62 mins) iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Opportunity Lost Updated: 2009-05-11 06:33:15 Description: Opportunity Lost By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site In good times or bad, opportunities that come knocking should never be ignored. Certainly, every opportunity will not be right for you, but t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD LaidOffCamp LA - Visibility and Your Career Updated: 2009-05-05 05:51:16 Description: Live from LaidOffCamp LA - Visibility and Your Career By Douglas E. Welch Douglas speaks to LaidOffCamp LA on May 1, 2009 on Visibility and Your Career. Listen Photo: Morgantis on Flickr.com More photos from LaidOffCamp LA Discuss this column and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Visibility and Your Career from LaidOffCamp LA Updated: 2009-05-05 22:22:31 Description: Douglas speaks to LaidOffCamp LA on May 1, 2009 on Visibility and Your Career. iPod Ready Video Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site Join me on these networks Join the new Career Opportunities Community site! Follow Dougl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Get it done Updated: 2009-04-29 20:17:24 Description: Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastVisit the Career Opportunities Community Site Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we can lose track of our goals in the midst of the chaos of daily life. We work an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Out of time Updated: 2009-04-26 18:30:13 Description: Out of time By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site How does it happen? We look up from our work one day to notice that there simply isn’t enough time left to get everything done. This project...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We must stop lying to ourselves Updated: 2009-04-12 17:56:19 Description: We must stop lying to ourselves By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site During the toughest times in our history, there always seems to be a contingent of people who want to believe that nothing is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Thinning the Herd - January 27, 2006 Updated: 2009-04-09 06:54:20 Description: Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastVisit the Career Opportunities Community Site No, I am not speaking of layoffs, plant closures and terminations, but rather thinning your “herd” of out-dated pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All a-Twitter Updated: 2009-04-06 04:47:33 Description: Do you Twitter? All a-Twitter By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site All the world seems to be a-twitter about Twitter these days. (http://twitter.com) The mainstream press has discovered Twitter a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Noted: TedTalk: Richard St. John: Secrets of success in 8 words, 3 minutes Updated: 2009-03-25 20:26:23 Description: I found this short (3 min) Ted Talk to be a nice reminder of what important items can lead to success — however you define it. About this talk Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time to take action Updated: 2009-03-29 19:13:31 Description: It’s time to take some career action Time to take action By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site Over the last months I have been concentrating on what you need to be thinking about during the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The gift of unemployment is time Updated: 2009-03-21 05:07:35 Description: Use the time your are given The gift of unemployment is time By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site As you might tell from recent columns, I am doing everything I can to keep our career conversatio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: A tech in every meeting - Jan 20, 2006 Updated: 2009-03-18 18:48:24 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastVisit the Career Opportunities Commun...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Put yourself at the crossroads Updated: 2009-03-14 23:17:15 Description: What to do when you’re laid off Put yourself at the crossroads By Douglas E. Welch Listen Discuss this column and podcaston the Career-Op Community Site When you are laid off from a long-term position, the most natural thing in the world is t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time to turn off the news and get something done Updated: 2009-03-06 22:11:19 Description: Time to turn off the news and get something done By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Time to turn off the news and get something done Discuss this column and podcast We all know its bad out there right now. We already know this. Yet, every day we are beat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: Al Isago Parvez/Leo Garramone - A Career You Can Believe In Updated: 2009-02-26 07:14:06 Description: Al Isago Parvez and Leo Garramone of Advance Inc., Tokyo, Japan present A Career You Can Believe In Listen to A Career You Can Believe In Al Isago Parvez CEO & Representative Director of Advance Inc. www.advance-tokyo.com Native New Yorker an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: Podcasting for Business - Dean Jensen Updated: 2009-02-26 21:43:43 Description: SOHO Tech Podcast’s Library Seminar Series - Podcasting for Business Introduction Member of the Blubrry Network - http://www.blubrry.com Library Seminar Series - Podcasting for Business This class was held on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: Presenting yourself well on paper - Rosanne Welch Updated: 2009-02-27 06:44:39 Description: Television writer and college professor, Rosanne Welch, speaks on Presenting yourself well on paper for CareerCamp Online 2009. iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Garden...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: CareerCamp Closing Session Updated: 2009-03-02 04:13:29 Description: Douglas E. Welch presents a closing session to CareerCamp Online 2009 iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite.com ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Join us at CareerCamp Online 2009! Updated: 2009-02-21 01:08:37 Description: Join us at CareerCamp Online 2009! In lieu of a regular column this week, I invite you all to join us at CareerCamp Online 2009. This week-long, online, unconference gives us the opportunity to share our career knowledge, tips and questions. Join u...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: Andrea McClain: Starting and running a independent coffee bar Updated: 2009-02-22 20:24:41 Description: A conversation with Andrea McClain, owner of M Street Coffee in Sherman Oaks, California. Recorded for CareerCamp Online 2009, a virtual unconference hosted at http://careercommunity.welchwrite.com iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Dou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: JoAnn Braheny on Creativity and Your Career Updated: 2009-02-23 20:30:28 Description: Join us for CareerCamp Online 2009 - Feb 21- Mar 1 JoAnn Braheny - Creativity and Your Career - Mon, Feb 23 JoAnn Braheny from Goosing your Muse presents on Creativity and Your Career. iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD CareerCamp: Douglas E. Welch on A Year of Leadership Updated: 2009-02-24 07:31:38 Description: Douglas E. Welch presents on A Year of Leadership to CareerCamp Online 2009. iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Douglas Interviewed on The Bigg Success Show - Part 2 Updated: 2009-02-18 17:26:23 Description: Here is part 2 of my interview with George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster from the Bigg Success Show. The Need to Lead - Part 2 Posted on February 18th, 2009 by George Krueger & Mary-Lynn Foster On The Bigg Success Show today, we continued our d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: No Simple Answers - January 13, 2006 Updated: 2009-02-18 22:26:43 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Fe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Get a plan - January 6, 2006 Updated: 2009-02-13 04:11:01 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Fe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Losing your way Updated: 2009-02-17 05:07:03 Description: Don’t lose your way on the road to a great career Losing your way By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Losing your way Join us for CareerCamp Online 2009Feb 21, 2009 - Mar 1, 2009RSVP NOW on the Career Opportunities Community SiteGet daily Career Tips...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Douglas Interviewed on The Bigg Success Show - Part 1 Updated: 2009-02-17 07:21:07 Description: Last week I was interviewed by George and Mary-Lynn over at The Bigg Success Show and we talked about my declaration of 2009 as The Year of Leadership. Check out both Part 1 and Part 2 (Coming Wednesday. Douglas The Need to Lead - Part 1 Posted on F...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Get a plan - January 6, 2006 Updated: 2009-02-13 04:11:01 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Fe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Join us for CareerCamp Online 2009 Updated: 2009-02-10 20:59:49 Description: Join us for CareerCamp Online 2009 - Feb 21 - Mar 1, 2009 on the Career Opportunities Community site. Register for Free Today! iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardeni...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Start a career club today Updated: 2009-02-06 22:31:47 Description: Join together to build your career Start a Career Club today By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Start a Career Club today Get daily Career Tips on TwitterDiscuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009RSVP NOW on the Career Opportunities...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: One little bug - December 30, 2005 Updated: 2009-02-05 04:53:16 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Feb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Start a career club today Updated: 2009-02-06 22:31:47 Description: Join together to build your career Start a Career Club today By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Start a Career Club today Get daily Career Tips on TwitterDiscuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009RSVP NOW on the Career Opportunities...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Career Opportunities Community Site Updated: 2009-01-08 07:51:19 Description: A short video introduction to the new Career Opportunities Community Site. iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gridlock is unacceptable Updated: 2009-01-10 18:24:37 Description: It’s time to get things moving again Gridlock is unacceptable By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Gridlock is unacceptable Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site!Free book giveaway contest ends January 15, 200...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Too busy? - December 2, 2005 Updated: 2009-01-14 05:02:17 Description: It’s time to do more thinking and less doing (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this colu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time to turn off the news Updated: 2009-01-18 21:39:58 Description: Maybe it is time for a media diet Time to turn off the news By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Time to turn off the news Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site! While this might sound odd from a self-professed new...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We are men, not gods Updated: 2009-01-23 22:00:45 Description: We are just human after all We are men, not gods By Douglas E. Welch Listen: We are men. not gods Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site! By the time you read this, or hear this podcast, Barack Obama will h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big ideas and small actions Updated: 2009-01-30 18:42:48 Description: Complete larger projects one small step at a time Big ideas and small actions By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Big ideas and small actions Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Planning is underway now on the Career Opportunit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Facing your demons - December 16, 2005 Updated: 2009-01-29 07:29:24 Description: You have to face the changes you find in your career (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Big ideas and small actions Updated: 2009-01-30 18:42:48 Description: Complete larger projects one small step at a time Big ideas and small actions By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Big ideas and small actions Discuss this column and podcastJoin us for CareerCamp Online 2009Planning is underway now on the Career Opportunit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Limiting factors - December 9, 2005 Updated: 2009-01-22 17:03:56 Description: Don’t limit yourself or your career (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this column and po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD We are men, not gods Updated: 2009-01-23 22:00:45 Description: We are just human after all We are men, not gods By Douglas E. Welch Listen: We are men. not gods Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site! By the time you read this, or hear this podcast, Barack Obama will h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time to turn off the news Updated: 2009-01-18 21:39:58 Description: Maybe it is time for a media diet Time to turn off the news By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Time to turn off the news Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site! While this might sound odd from a self-professed new...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Too busy? - December 2, 2005 Updated: 2009-01-14 05:02:17 Description: It’s time to do more thinking and less doing (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this colu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Gridlock is unacceptable Updated: 2009-01-10 18:24:37 Description: It’s time to get things moving again Gridlock is unacceptable By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Gridlock is unacceptable Discuss this column and podcastJoin the new Career Opportunities Community site!Free book giveaway contest ends January 15, 200...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Too busy? - December 2, 2005 Updated: 2009-01-14 05:02:17 Description: It’s time to do more thinking and less doing (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Discuss this colu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Fear - November 18, 2005 Updated: 2008-12-31 22:15:25 Description: Don’t let fear stop your career (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Fear is a powerful emotion and, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Year of Leadership Updated: 2009-01-02 18:09:36 Description: It’s time to lead again! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Career Opportunities Community Site Updated: 2009-01-08 07:51:19 Description: A short video introduction to the new Career Opportunities Community Site. iPod Ready Video From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thanksgiving Updated: 2008-11-27 11:00:00 Description: Be thankful for what DID happen this year, not just what DIDN’T Thanksgiving By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Thanksgiving It’s the Thanksgiving holiday here in the US and many families are tucking into huge holiday meals and suffering the il...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: The Roots of Change - October 28, 2005 Updated: 2008-12-04 00:49:24 Description: Be constantly aware of how technology fundamentally changes the nature of your business (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Visibility in a down economy Updated: 2008-12-06 19:42:17 Description: Raise your visibility to protect and enhance your career Visibility in a down economy By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Visibility in a down economy I have written before about the importance of visibility in your career. (See Visibility for you and your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When a friend is laid off Updated: 2008-12-14 23:34:26 Description: Lend your ears and your network when a friend suffers a layoff When a friend is laid off By Douglas E. 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Merry Christmas from WelchWrite.com Updated: 2008-12-23 18:11:58 Description: We present our 3rd Annual LIVE Reading of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol from Sunday, December 21, 2008 as our holiday present to you. You can listen to the audio or watch the video from uStream.tv. Presented by WelchWrite.com Music courtesy of Inc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Merry Christmas from WelchWrite.com Updated: 2008-12-23 18:11:58 Description: We present our 3rd Annual LIVE Reading of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol from Sunday, December 21, 2008 as our holiday present to you. You can listen to the audio or watch the video from uStream.tv. Presented by WelchWrite.com Music courtesy of Inc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Crazymakers - November 11, 2005 Updated: 2008-12-25 02:50:46 Description: Don’t submit to the demands of a “crazymaker” You have better things to do. (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode R...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD 2009 - Here we come! Updated: 2008-12-27 05:54:15 Description: Are you ready for 2009? 2009 - Here we come! By Douglas E. Welch Listen: 2009 - Here we come! While we might not have the brightest hopes for 2009, I think that there are always steps we can take to build the career we deserve. The New Year is alway...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Upcoming Events Updated: 2008-12-29 06:34:23 Description: View the compete calendar. You can also subscribe to this calendar directly using RSS or iCAL. From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Career Tip 20081229 - Building your career community Updated: 2008-12-30 01:15:26 Description: iPod Ready Video Join me on these networks Follow Douglas on FriendFeed | Follow Douglas on Twitter | Douglas on MySpace | Douglas on Facebook | Douglas on LinkedIn Become a Facebook Fan of Career Opportunities Support Career Op...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Tip 20081229 - Building your career commu Updated: 2008-12-30 01:39:00 Description: Build the Career You Deserve with Career Opportunities at http://welchwrite.com/career/ View, listen and Read all past Career Tips at http://welchwrite.com/…areertips/ Comments or Questions? Call the Listener Line at 818-804-5049 Mobile post se...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Project planning and execution - September 9, 2008 Updated: 2008-10-08 21:46:39 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article There are many facets to planning and executing high-tech projects, w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Tip for 20081008 - Quality, not quantity Updated: 2008-10-09 02:27:42 Description: Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. Welch Get more great content on Podcasting, New Media, Gardening, Los Angeles Events and Technology at WelchWrite.com Career Tip for 2...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Beware the scammers Updated: 2008-10-10 19:11:17 Description: Subscribe to Career Opportunities today (FREE) and receive each new episode automatically Subscribe with iTunes | Subscribe with other RSS Readers Beware the Scammers By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Beware the scammers Get daily career tips on Twi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Straight lines and circles - September 16, 2005 Updated: 2008-10-16 02:43:29 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As a high-tech worker, I am sure you try to compartmentalize your wor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Tip 20081016 - Create it yourself Updated: 2008-10-16 23:14:33 Description: Career Tip 20081016 - Create it yourself Video | Audio | Download Video | See all past Career Tips From Career Opportunities with Douglas E. 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Welch Listen: Viral Careering Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed in video, on Seesmic and in audio via Utterli. If you follow the Internet world at all, you have surely head the term viral marketing. The way I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: The Chaos of Choice - September 30, 2005 Updated: 2008-10-29 15:00:00 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article When you are starting a new project or pitching a new client, do you ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career transitions are the worst, but necessary Updated: 2008-10-31 15:00:00 Description: Career transitions are the worst, but necessary By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Career transitions are the worst, but necessary As someone who is constantly in the middle of a career transition, I am frequently reminded how difficult it can be. Like man...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Entry Level or Dead End - October 7, 2005 Updated: 2008-11-05 22:13:01 Description: Are companies keeping employees on the help desk forever instead of letting them grow? (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sometimes we deserve to be fired Updated: 2008-11-08 01:24:56 Description: Should major failures lead to dismissal? I think so. Sometimes we deserve to be fired By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Sometimes we deserve to be fired I will ask you to forgive me in advance if this column rambles a bit, as I am still coming to grips wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Get out of your neighborhood Updated: 2008-11-17 20:47:34 Description: You can get your best ideas when talking with people outside your business or area of expertise. Get out of your neighborhood By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Get out of your neighborhood I have spent the last four weekends speaking at conferences, and s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Traits of a Good Leader - October 14, 2005 Updated: 2008-11-20 21:01:39 Description: Learn what a good leader is so you can follow good leaders or become one yourself. (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the ent...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Shattered and Re-formed Updated: 2008-11-23 05:15:45 Description: Some industries need to be shattered before they can be reformed into a new whole. Shattered and Re-formed By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Shattered and Re-formed I have spent the last four weekends speaking at conferences, and speaking with many people...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Balancing Act - October 21, 2005 Updated: 2008-11-25 21:30:34 Description: Balancing the needs of your IT department and your internal customers is paramount (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the ent...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Teaching and sharing are an important part of any career Updated: 2008-07-19 19:20:42 Description: Teaching and sharing are an important part of any career By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Teaching and sharing are an important part of any career Subscribe to Career-Op Podcast Email: Visit this group In the past, you might ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive - Blindsided - June 17, 2005 Updated: 2008-07-23 19:44:14 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Most high-tech jobs follow a similar pattern…you work, you com...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Daily Career Tips - Now with video Updated: 2008-07-23 20:45:53 Description: A few weeks ago I started sending out daily career tips via Twitter. Yesterday, I started a new experiment. I have started to place the tips on Seesmic, as well. To get your daily dose of career wisdom, visit: Career Tips on Seesmic Career Tips on Tw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The world is watching, so say something interesting Updated: 2008-07-25 21:53:34 Description: The world is watching, so say something interesting By Douglas E. Welch Listen: The world is watching, so say something interesting Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. In past columns I have told you t o be ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Can Helping Out, Hurt? - June 24, 2005 Updated: 2008-07-30 16:54:50 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Does there come a time when helping out a friend can actually hurt?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Develop specialized skills and intuition to avoid being replaced by technology Updated: 2008-08-01 13:00:00 Description: Develop specialized skills and intuition to avoid being replaced by technology By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Develop specialized skills and intuition to avoid being replaced by technology Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Dont. Cant. Wont. - July 8, 2005 Updated: 2008-08-06 16:00:00 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article One frustrating aspect of a high-tech career is clients who ask for y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Change before you are forced to change Updated: 2008-08-08 16:00:00 Description: Change before you are forced to change By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Change before you are forced to change Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. It seems a fundamental aspect of human nature that no one likes cha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Its not obvious to them Updated: 2008-08-16 22:50:20 Description: It’s not obvious to them By Douglas E. Welch Listen: It’s not obvious to them Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. While we all might like to be the smartest person in the room (and in some cases, w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: New Avenues - July 22, 2005 Updated: 2008-08-20 17:17:11 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As an independent, high-tech consultant, I have the usual avenues for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What to do when you dont like what you do anymore Updated: 2008-08-22 21:02:06 Description: What to do when you don’t like what you do anymore By Douglas E. Welch Listen: What to do when you don’t like what you do anymore Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. It happens to all of us at one ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: 5 Small Risks to Take Today Updated: 2008-08-27 20:01:08 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Career growth comes from challenging your own limits stretching yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doubting yourself and your work Updated: 2008-08-30 03:06:32 Description: Doubting yourself and your work By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Doubting yourself and your work Get daily career tips on Twitter, Friendfeed and now, in video, on Seesmic. Doubting yourself and your work August 29, 2008 Everyone, no matter their work, h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Retirement is not a goal, it is a path Updated: 2008-06-13 22:47:31 Description: Retirement is not a goal, it is a path By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Retirement is not a goal, it is a path For over a century, workers have been taught that the end goal, the final payoff of any career is retirement — that blissful time at the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: A Technological World - May 6, 2005 Updated: 2008-06-11 19:05:47 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article If you want to be very clear about your feelings towards your current...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: What would you do? - April 29, 2005 Updated: 2008-06-05 06:12:09 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article If you want to be very clear about your feelings towards your current...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The end of the week, but also the beginning Updated: 2008-06-07 06:15:05 Description: The end of the week, but also the beginning By Douglas E. Welch Listen: The end of the week, but also the beginning Ahhhhh, Another Friday. Another end to another long week. Now we can all stop thinking about work for 2 days. Right? Well, while Im ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Nothing from Something - April 22, 2008 Updated: 2008-05-28 22:31:25 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Even as the world has progressed from a manufacturing economy to a kn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How do you treat those around you? Updated: 2008-05-31 18:31:39 Description: How do you treat those around you? By Douglas E. Welch Listen: How do you treat those around you? How do you treat those around you? May 30, 2008 Starting tomorrow, I want you to arrive at your work — whether in an office, retail store, suppor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Working in a Coal Mine - April 15, 2005 Updated: 2008-05-22 04:41:00 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article When I am having a particularly bad day on the job I tend to grumble ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Ugliness and Beauty Updated: 2008-05-23 20:43:50 Description: Ugliness and Beauty By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Ugliness and Beauty You may think that ugliness and beauty are only concepts that occur in art, but they are both part of everyday life. More importantly, they are also a part of your work. Every actio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Those who talk, but do not do Updated: 2008-05-17 05:59:12 Description: Those who talk, but do not do By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Those who talk, but do not do “I want to…” “I need to…” “I would love to…” We hear these every day from those around us. We might even sa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Lessons LearnedAgain - April 8, 2005 Updated: 2008-05-08 05:14:18 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article While your high-tech work often has its ups and downs, some weeks can...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD It is your career, after all Updated: 2008-05-10 05:55:29 Description: It is your career, after all By Douglas E. Welch Listen: The difference between what is and what you wish it to be Lately, when asked to describe Career Opportunities I have found that I can better describe it by what it is not. Career Opportunitie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The difference between what is and what you wish it to be Updated: 2008-05-02 05:55:11 Description: The difference between what is and what you wish it to be By Douglas E. Welch Listen: The difference between what is and what you wish it to be With any endeavor, there is always a vision in our mind of what we wish that endeavor to be. This ideal v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Beware the Pundit - April 1, 2005 Updated: 2008-05-01 05:51:51 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article I am sure you have seen this before. A new technology is announced an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The answer lies somewhere in-between Updated: 2008-03-08 05:17:58 Description: Listen: The answer lies somewhere in-between The answer lies somewhere in-between by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.com Another Little League season begins here in Los Angeles and my son is joining his fifth team. It would be overstating the fac...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An interview with landscape designer, Susie Duboise Updated: 2008-04-18 21:44:55 Description: An interview with landscape designer, Susie Duboise Listen: An interview with landscape designer, Susie Duboise Special Note: I want to highlight the listeners of Career Opportunities here on the web site. Send me a 100 word description of you and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Get out of town - March 25, 2005 Updated: 2008-04-24 04:26:12 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Usually when we have the thought, Ive got to get out of town, we a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Organizing can be a great boost to your career Updated: 2008-04-26 03:38:05 Description: Organizing can be a great boost to your career By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Organizing can be a great boost to your career Meetups are everywhere and the topics they support include technology, sewing, writing and a thousand other things. You might e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Entrepreneurs - March 18, 2005 Updated: 2008-04-17 03:45:02 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article What is an entrepreneur? How do you become one? Is it worth the time,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Elsewhere Online: Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide Youll Ever Need Updated: 2008-04-15 06:45:11 Description: Ok, this trailer got me. Now I want to see the book. I hope it lives up to the video. It sounds like its sensibilities are very much in line with my own. Johnny Bunko book trailer Last week, my friend Dan Pink sent me a copy of his latest book, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your job depends on those around you Updated: 2008-04-12 00:30:47 Description: Your job depends on those around you By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Your job depends on those around you As many of you already know, in the corporate world, relations between departments can often be adversarial. Finance fights with creative, sales fi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Joining an IT Conversation - March 11, 2005 Updated: 2008-04-10 03:05:05 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article One of the most important ways of expanding your high-tech career is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Dont air your troubles in public Updated: 2008-04-06 05:14:08 Description: Dont air your troubles in public By Douglas E. Welch Listen: Dont air your troubles in public I could feel the chill as soon as I walked into the small bakery near my sons school. I had come in to pick up a coffee, but ended up with this column. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Follow-though - February 25, 2005 Updated: 2008-03-27 17:52:22 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Technology can help businesses and individuals accomplish great thing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Failure is a constant, and welcome, companion in our work Updated: 2008-03-29 05:47:46 Description: Failure is a constant, and welcome, companion in our work Listen: Failure is a constant, and welcome, companion in our work Failure is a constant, and welcome, companion in our work by Douglas E. Welch When we think of failure, we typically feel gui...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Wasted Time - March 4, 2005 Updated: 2008-04-03 06:14:42 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Eight hours a day, 40 hours a week, 2400 minutes to get something don...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: The Experience - February 18, 2005 Updated: 2008-03-20 19:23:53 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article If you read anything by business guru Tom Peters (www.tompeters.com) ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Interview with barista, Kate Schroeder Updated: 2008-03-21 19:53:18 Description: Listen: An Interview with barista, Kate Schroeder An Interview with barista, Kate Schroeder Links mentioned during this interview: CoffeeGeek.com Alt.coffee newsgroup via Google Groups World Barista Championships Videos: Latte Art - via YouTube Pho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Our Passions Updated: 2008-03-16 19:57:24 Description: Listen: Our Passions Our Passions by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.com Two weekends ago I attended the latest incarnation of BarCampLA. This unconference has become one of the highlights of my year as I get to confer, converse and otherwise h...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audio: A Year of Visibility from BarCampLA-5, March 1, 2008 Updated: 2008-03-10 05:36:40 Description: This is the audio from my talk A Year of Visibility at BarCampLA-5 on March 1, 2008. The audio quality here is slightly better than the video segment, as I was using my lavaliere mics. Listen: A Year of Visibility Post from: Career Opportunities by ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Notation and Recall - February 11, 2005 Updated: 2008-03-13 07:04:32 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article There are many secrets to a successful high-tech career, but most o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The answer lies somewhere in-between Updated: 2008-03-08 05:17:58 Description: Listen: The answer lies somewhere in-between The answer lies somewhere in-between by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.com Another Little League season begins here in Los Angeles and my son is joining his fifth team. It would be overstating the fa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Year of Visibility Updated: 2008-03-04 23:05:41 Description: Click to Play This video was originally shared on blip.tv by dewelch with a No license (All rights reserved) license. Post from: Career Opportunities by Douglas E. Welch A Year of Visibility ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: 24/7 - February 4, 2005 Updated: 2008-03-06 07:13:36 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As any high-tech freelancer will tell you, one of the major problems ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Personal networking isnt optional anymore Updated: 2008-03-01 00:09:47 Description: Listen: Personal networking isn’t optional anymore Personal networking isn’t optional anymore Facebook. MySpace. Twitter. LinkedIn, Plaxo. Pownce and a hundred others. We are inundated with social networks these days with more being crea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Return - January 28, 2005 Updated: 2008-02-28 05:22:03 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As I write, I am finishing the last few days of a holiday vacation to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Totaled - January 14, 2005 Updated: 2008-02-21 07:26:45 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Just as a car can be totaled after an accident, I am running into m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are you prepared for whatever might happen? Updated: 2008-02-22 22:25:51 Description: Listen: Are you prepared for whatever might happen? Are you prepared for whatever might happen? Here is an interesting question…what would you do it you found out tomorrow that your job, or even your entire career was going to disappear? I kno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Litigation Support - An interview with Mike McBride Updated: 2008-02-16 08:03:22 Description: Listen: Litigation Support - An interview with Mike McBrides You can find out more about Mike at http://www.mikemcbrideonline.com/ Next Friday: February 22, 2008: Are you prepared for whatever might happen? Join me on these networks: Douglas on ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Start and Stop - January 7, 2005 Updated: 2008-02-15 06:30:25 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article It is a rare high-tech project that progresses neatly from beginning ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: For the love of it all - December 31, 2004 Updated: 2008-02-07 21:33:21 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Working at what you love can be an amazing experience. It can bring a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Scared by too many possibilities Updated: 2008-02-08 20:41:16 Description: Listen: Scared by too many possibilities Scared by too many possibilities February 8, 2007 2008 Douglas E. Welch Sometimes the amazing amount of possibilities in our lives can simply overwhelm our ability to deal with them. Once you see everything...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Without risk, we all stagnate Updated: 2008-02-01 19:33:11 Description: Listen: Without risk, we all stagnate I think it is true of any long-term relationship, but I began to notice that when I brought up new ideas to my wife, her response often began with a host of reasons why that particular idea wouldn’t work. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Sales is Everything - December 17, 2004 Updated: 2008-01-31 06:49:26 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Yes, thats right, sales is everything. Business experts like Tom P...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Getting By - December 10, 2004 Updated: 2008-01-23 18:19:38 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Have you ever had a day when you didnt want to get out of bed and fa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What Im Reading Updated: 2008-01-24 06:51:14 Description: Responses from the Seesmic Community… Video: Zombie Survival Guide Amazon: Zombie Survival Guide Video: Billion Dollar Kiss Amazon: Billion Dollar Kiss Video: Odd Mom Out Amazon: Odd Mom Out Video: E-Myth Revisited Amazon: E-Myth Revisite...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Share your ideas sooner, not later Updated: 2008-01-25 19:37:09 Description: Listen: Share your ideas sooner, not later As a writer, it is always distressing when you have a great idea and then see that someone else has written an article about the exact same topic, usually only days before you get around to it. It happens a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Criticism - December 3, 2004 Updated: 2008-01-17 07:41:49 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article There is a little that can be so useful, or so damaging, as criticism...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview: Al Isago Parvez of Advance, Inc. in Tokyo, Japan Updated: 2008-01-18 17:05:49 Description: Listen: An interview with Al Isago Parvez, a recruiter with Advance, Inc, in Tokyo, Japan An interview with Al Isago Parvez, a recruiter with Advance, Inc, in Tokyo, Japan Next Friday: January 25, 2008: Share your ideas sooner, not later Join me...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Avoidance - November 26, 2004 Updated: 2008-01-10 07:23:05 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article I try to do everything I can for my clients, hooking up the occasiona...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Moving into Management Updated: 2008-01-11 22:01:26 Description: Listen: Moving Into Management Whether you work in a corporate environment, or for yourself, there comes a time in every career when you need to stop crawling under desks, both literally and figuratively. While I often bemoan the practice of removin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD How to deal with End of an Era events Updated: 2008-01-05 01:16:28 Description: Listen: How to deal with “End of an Era” events The End of an Era can be, sad, dramatic, or painful, but it can also be seen as inevitable. There is a beginning and an end to all stages of our lives and careers. How we deal with these...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Heading towards 2008! Updated: 2007-12-30 23:33:24 Description: Mobile post sent by douglaswelch using Utterz. Replies. mp3 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Reaching for the Stars - November 12, 2004 Updated: 2007-12-30 23:33:58 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article As I write, Spaceship One has won the X Prize, traveling to non-orbita...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Sometimes all we can do is live by good example Updated: 2007-12-30 23:35:02 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Visibility for you and your career Updated: 2007-12-30 23:36:00 Description: Listen to this episode Read the entire article Note: This column is based on a talk given at BarCamp San Diego on Nov 11, 2007. There is a simple truth about your career that we often ignore. You can be the best at anything — the best progr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What are you reading? - from Seesmic Updated: 2007-12-30 23:36:21 Description: So what are you reading? Let me know in the comments below! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Do something for yourself this year! Updated: 2007-12-31 21:35:47 Description: Mobile post sent by douglaswelch using Utterz. Replies. mp3 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Beginning, MIddle and End - November 19, 2004 Updated: 2008-01-02 03:44:14 Description: (This podcast is pulled “from the archives” and presented here as a service to more recent listeners — Douglas) Listen to this episode Read the entire article Every high-tech worker has different skills, different talents and di...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Video: Combining your work skills into a career Updated: 2008-01-02 06:08:10 Description: This is a short video from Seesmic (http://seesmic.com) where I respond to Seth, who is starting to look for a new job and having a bit of trouble explaining exactly “What he does.” I thought it might be worthwhile to share it here, too. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: A Doing Day - November 5, 2004 Updated: 2007-12-19 23:05:21 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire article Over the past several weeks I have been writing a lot about thinking...thinking about your p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Greatest Gift Updated: 2007-12-22 00:58:34 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleIt is the holiday season once again and our thoughts are turned to goodwill and presents for the special people in our lives. Too often, though, we neglect ourselves at this time of year. Now, I am not sug...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An Audio Christmas Card from Douglas, Rosanne and Joseph at WelchWrite.com Updated: 2007-12-22 05:36:50 Description: Wishing you a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holidays and the very best for your New Year!Listen: Silent Night - Performed by Douglas E. Welch ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Audio: 2nd Annual LIVE Reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Updated: 2007-12-24 19:55:46 Description: A grand time was had by all as we read A Christmas Carol and sent it out, live, over both Talkshoe.com and uStream.tv. Below is the audio version for your listening pleasure. If you would like to see a partial video if the reading, you can watch it o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Two Career Situations to Avoid Updated: 2007-12-15 06:39:00 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleAt the best of times, our career is a succession of good work and good ideas, for which we are rewarded a good salary. Your work can progress along without too much fear, angst or anger. Still, there will ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Punctuality Updated: 2007-12-07 22:16:52 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleWith our current obsession on time and productivity, you would think that punctuality would be de rigueur for any effective worker. We have our cell phones, our iPhones, our Blackberries, constantly remind...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Question for 2008: Am I having fun? Updated: 2007-12-08 08:30:14 Description: Mobile post sent by douglaswelch using Utterz. Replies. mp3 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Douglas E. Welch on "The Struggling Entrepreneur" Updated: 2007-12-09 07:57:35 Description: Frank Castaneda had me on his show, The Struggling Entrepreneur, this week. We talk about working as an independent in high-tech, writing and new media.Struggling Entrepreneur15- Doug Welch- From Writer to High Tech to New Media EntrepreneurListen t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Off the edge - October 29, 2004 Updated: 2007-12-12 07:05:38 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire article Anyone, no matter what their age, can find themselves in the depths of a rut. It can start o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Getting Serious - Part III - October 22, 2004 Updated: 2007-12-06 03:59:00 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleOver the past two weeks I have talked about the thinking that goes into maintaining client re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Feel free to call a "time-out" whenever you need it Updated: 2007-11-30 22:59:31 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleIn business today, everything relies on "getting things done." We rush about from one task to another, striking things off our to-do lists and yet, come the end of the day, we still don't feel very good ab...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Getting Serious - Part II - October 15, 2004 Updated: 2007-11-28 06:23:09 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire article Last week I started a discussion of getting serious in your relationships with clients. T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Make sure you aren't working towards the past Updated: 2007-11-24 01:56:56 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleWhether you are just starting out in your career or working to make your established career better, there is a danger lurking. When talking with careerists all over the world, I occasionally run into someo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Working at Java Groove Cafe in Van Nuys [Flickr] Updated: 2007-07-31 18:44:38 Description: dewelch posted a photo: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting the job Updated: 2007-11-16 19:12:43 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleFinding a job can be difficult, no matter if it is your first job or your twentieth. That said, finding that first real job can leave you wondering just how you're supposed to get started if no one will ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Getting Serious - Part 1 - October 8, 2004 Updated: 2007-11-21 07:04:05 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire article Over the past several months I have had both a desire and a need to focus intently on my fre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: Fighting the Futility - October 1, 2004 Updated: 2007-11-14 05:00:00 Description: (This podcast is pulled "from the archives" and presented here as a service to more recent listeners -- Douglas)Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleI often get asked, "How can you stand to deal with computer problems, day in and day out?" My...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Visibility for You and Your Career from BarCamp San Diego 2 Updated: 2007-11-12 23:35:08 Description: Click to Play Douglas E. Welch speaks at BarCamp San Diego 2 on November 11, 2007 ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Follow me, and my friends, on Twitter! Updated: 2007-10-08 21:00:56 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Archive: School Time - September 24, 2004 Updated: 2007-11-07 23:49:09 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleOnce I graduated from college, it was an easy decision to not return. Since I wasnt programming-inclined, there wasnt much to be gained from getting a Masters or Doctorate in Computer Science. Instead, I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doing the (Career) Laundry Updated: 2007-11-09 23:14:02 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleIf there is one thing my wife detests, it is doing laundry. It is one of those tasks that never comes to an end. As soon as you complete one load, another is ready to go. Then there is the folding, ironing...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Letting go of control can open up new opportunities Updated: 2007-10-31 15:26:41 Description: I'm heading off to speak at PodCampAZ tomorrow, so here is this weeks show a little bit early. Enjoy! -- DouglasListen to this episodeRead the entire articleIn business, and in life, we often seek to control everything we can. We try to control our j...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Professionalism Updated: 2007-10-26 20:47:43 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleprofessionalnoun 1. professional character, spirit, or methods. 2. the standing, practice, or methods of a professional, as distinguished from an amateur.professionalism. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who do you trust? - Questions? Call the listener line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-10-19 20:02:41 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleI received a great letter recently from someone who was asking just that question, who do I trust? They are feeling used and abused in their career and wondering, with all honesty, if the entire world has ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When podcasting is your job - An interview with Kevin Devin Updated: 2007-10-10 07:05:45 Description: This is a special from Careers in Podcasting and New Media...Listen to this showIn this interview, I talk with Kevin Devin, founder of Friends in Tech and former co-host of In The Trenches: The Podcast for Sys Admins.When faced with the outsourcing o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A sense of failure - Questions? Call the listener line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-10-13 05:32:15 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleNo matter how successful we might become, there will be times when an overwhelming sense of failure comes over us and leaves us wondering just where we are headed. This can be caused by a small failure of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Prelude to Revolution Part 2 - A Live Radio Play for Independence Day Updated: 2007-10-13 18:31:01 Description: This is a follow-up to Prelude to Revolution - Part 1, which aired on July 4th, 2007. -- DouglasPrelude to Revolution - Part 2The voices and events leading up to the American War for Independence1761-1775Performed LIVE on September 22, 2007,An audio ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Balancing Work and Self Updated: 2007-10-05 20:49:03 Description: Listen to this episodeRead the entire articleOf all the reputations I have discussed in the last several weeks, this one might be the toughest to manage. The fine balance between work and self is like an endlessly tilting teeter-totter, swinging firs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Trustworthiness - Our 3rd Anniversary is approaching! Updated: 2007-09-07 04:39:17 Description: If a hierarchy exists to the reputations I have highlighted so far this month, trustworthiness would surely be near, if not at, the top of the list. Trust, as I have written in Career Opportunities before, is one of the most critical elements of any ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Helpfulness - Celebrating our 3rd Anniversary! Updated: 2007-09-18 05:32:49 Description: Everyone wants to be helpful, right? Surely, there can't be people out there who don't understand the need to be helpful and how it binds society together. Then you find yourself running for an elevator and someone refuses to hold the door. Perhaps y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Clarity - Celebrating our 3rd Anniversary! Updated: 2007-09-21 04:45:25 Description: Many a project and sometimes even an entire company has failed due to one, small, yet amazingly important trait -- clarity. When companies can't make a clear case for their product or service over another -- or when management can't communicate its v...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A reputation for the big picture...and the small Updated: 2007-09-26 22:33:25 Description: Flexibility is the key to any career. Sometimes you will need to be thinking about the short term repercussions of your actions and sometimes the long term. Depending on the situation, you will need to clearly understand the "big picture" or the smal...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Clear Thinking - Call our Listener Line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-09-01 01:27:15 Description: "If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; . . . If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two im...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Empathy - Call our Listener Line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-08-24 23:52:19 Description: Empathy is the ability to understand the feelings or situation of another person. As you might imagine, empathy is a very important trait for those people who want to successfully collaborate with others, whether as co-workers, manager and staff or c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Decision-Making - Call our Listener Line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-08-17 22:40:50 Description: You may not think about it on a daily basis, but your life is filled with decisions, both large and small. You decide when to get up, what to eat, where you work, who you befriend and who you marry. Unfortunately, when it comes to work, we often spen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Honesty - Call our Listener Line at 818-804-5049 Updated: 2007-08-10 21:10:46 Description: As I continue through this series, you will begin to see how each of the reputations relates to the others. This is exactly as it should be, as this is what happens in life. One reputation supports and effects the others. This week, I tackle honesty ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Immerse yourself in other environments in order to improve your own Updated: 2007-07-30 00:27:32 Description: In some confusion during my recent trip, I missed posting this column. -- DouglasAs we develop our careers our focus narrows more and more over the years. We find our niche and develop it more and more carefully. We specialize in fewer and fewer skil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Reputation for Fairness Updated: 2007-08-04 00:30:44 Description: There are many reputations that collectively make up your overall reputation. First in line for discussion is a reputation for fairness. What is fairness and how does it impact our work, our careers and our lives?Our usual introduction to fairness is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Cultivating your career reputations Updated: 2007-07-28 23:32:13 Description: Today marks the beginning of a series of columns on what I consider a very important topic...your reputation. You will notice above though, that I use the plural form, reputations, in the title. While we often talk about one, monolithic, reputation, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doing..or having done to you! Updated: 2007-07-13 14:59:01 Description: It is rare for life to present you with a simple either/or situation. Normally, life is lived in shades of grey an almost infinite set of possibilities. That said, while talking over career problems with some friends last night, we stumbl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is that all there is? Is my career going to be a repetition of this day...forever Updated: 2007-07-07 06:04:31 Description: There is a day in our career when a fearful thought can strike us? We are sitting at our desk, doing something we have done a thousand times in the past and the thought creeps up on us. -- is that all there is? Is this the sum total of our life for t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Change -- one small step at a time Updated: 2007-04-30 17:40:39 Description: Everyone it seems, from business pundits, book authors and your spouse, knows that change is important in our lives. We all need to change, sometimes on a daily basis, in order to address the pressing issues of life and work. No matter how important ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Re-Cap of Manager Tools Effective Manager Conference with Steve Holden Updated: 2007-05-03 04:01:55 Description: In this interview, fellowFriends in Techmember,Steve Holden, host of Tech News Radio, gives us a re-cap of theManager Tools Effective Manager Conference. Steve attended this conference in Washington, DC last week and has some interesting thoughts to ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The difference between your job, your work and your career Updated: 2007-05-03 04:02:37 Description: As we talk about our job, our work and our career, we often use the terms interchangeably. In reality, though, these 3 items are unique descriptions of 3 parts of our life, each with their own concerns, demands and direction. As a way of clarifying m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't be afraid - You won't learn unless you ask Updated: 2007-05-08 06:19:02 Description: No matter who you are, where you live or what you do, if you really want to learn something about your work, your ideas or a particular product, you only have to ask. Of course, asking for feedback can feel embarrassing and even frightening. Still, l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Career in Music - An interview with author, John Braheny Updated: 2007-05-09 04:28:20 Description: Join John Braheny, author ofThe Craft and Business of Songwriting*, for a discussion ofA Career in Music. We'll discuss many of the lesser know musical careers and dispel some of the sex, drugs and rock and roll myths of the music business.* I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Productive Waiting Updated: 2007-04-13 20:21:11 Description: Despite all the advancements in technology and the generally "sped up" nature of life, waiting is still a part of every day. Unless you are in a position of extreme power, and maybe even then, there will be times in every day when you will be forced ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Push and Pull - from the archives Updated: 2007-04-11 16:48:37 Description: I wrote a few weeks ago about taking the initiative and not waiting for other people to assist you with your career. This week I will expand on that a little farther. There are times when pushing for promotions, new clients or big projects might not ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Creativity in All Careers Updated: 2007-04-06 18:05:08 Description: A few weeks ago, I interviewed creativity consultant Jo Ann Braheny for the Career Opportunities podcast. This interview started me thinking about how important it is to integrate creativity into your career, regardless of the type of work you do. Y...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting the word out - from the archives Updated: 2007-04-04 22:40:04 Description: These days a career rarely consists of only one job worked until retirement and rewarded with a gold watch. No matter how secure or happy you might feel in your current job there will come a time when you will need to look for a new one. Sometimes, t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Back to school...for everyone - from the archives Updated: 2007-03-29 04:56:29 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When it's time for a new line of work... Updated: 2007-03-30 17:55:07 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keep a grade book to track work performance Updated: 2007-03-24 07:02:37 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Niche it up! - from the archives Updated: 2007-03-21 19:50:32 Description: Wandering through The Grove, a new shopping mall in Los Angeles, I was struck of some similarities between retail sales and your high-tech career. Long gone are the days of the do everything department store, hardware store, grocery store. Today,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't treat everyone like a criminal, or an idiot Updated: 2007-03-16 22:59:45 Description: How are you treating those around you? How do you treat your customers? Are you letting your day-to-day interactions with them cloud your judgment and effect your behavior? This is one of the most insidious problems you can experience as you build yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Does your company respect your work? Updated: 2007-03-10 04:08:06 Description: When talking with Career Opportunities readers and listeners, I regularly hear stories of how a particular company does, or does not, provide the basic necessities for success. Some workers are left without an office or even a cubicle to call their o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Playing "the enforcer" could put your career at risk Updated: 2007-03-02 23:09:52 Description: In the typical corporation, you will find many people whose main role is that of "The Enforcer." Project managers who enforce project timelines, human resource staffers who enforce work policies, union representatives who enforce labor agreements and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Make your resume a blog Updated: 2007-01-23 00:45:18 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineYou can find advice on how to build, design and send your resume almost anywhere. They will tell you how to format it, which font to choose and what information to include. Heck...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A moral dilemma - from the archives Updated: 2007-01-24 17:16:11 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineThis year is sure to bring some interesting moral dilemmas to high-tech workers. The call for increased security, both of the nation and computer systems, is sure to put you in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Expectations can, and should, rise with promotions and raises Updated: 2007-01-26 19:55:15 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineDespite the fact that I often talk about attaining raises and promotions in your career, I don't often discuss their ramifications to both your work and your personal life. The ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Just Kidding" often means exactly the opposite Updated: 2007-02-03 05:03:15 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener Line"Just kidding!" We hear this on the playground as children and in the office as an adult. Usually it is followed by "Geez, don't you have a sense of humor?" Over the years, thou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making a list - from the archives Updated: 2007-02-07 23:14:35 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineNo matter the focus of your high-tech career, there is always too much to be done. This computer is broken, the network is down, several pieces of software are already out of da...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Traveling Technology - from the archives Updated: 2007-02-15 23:37:36 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineDespite the fact that traveling, especially by airplane, is getting more and more troublesome, there are still a lot of people traveling around the US and the world. Whether the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is your company evil or stupid? Updated: 2007-02-17 04:32:07 Description: Almost everyone is familiar with Google, Inc.'s famous motto, "Don't be evil". That said, how do you feel about the company where you work? Are they being evil or just stupid? Sometimes it can be very difficult to know exactly, but the answer can mea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Have you talked with your manager (or employees) today? Updated: 2007-02-23 19:07:48 Description: One of the most important parts of any job, whether you are an employee, manager or executive is communication. Without regular communication among all the parts of your company, projects will fail, tasks will go incomplete and business will suffer. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Is your company evil or stupid? Updated: 2007-02-17 04:32:07 Description: Almost everyone is familiar with Google, Inc.'s famous motto, "Don't be evil". That said, how do you feel about the company where you work? Are they being evil or just stupid? Sometimes it can be very difficult to know exactly, but the answer can mea...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Traveling Technology - from the archives Updated: 2007-02-15 23:37:36 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineDespite the fact that traveling, especially by airplane, is getting more and more troublesome, there are still a lot of people traveling around the US and the world. Whether the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making a list - from the archives Updated: 2007-02-07 23:14:35 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineNo matter the focus of your high-tech career, there is always too much to be done. This computer is broken, the network is down, several pieces of software are already out of da...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD "Just Kidding" often means exactly the opposite Updated: 2007-02-03 05:03:15 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener Line"Just kidding!" We hear this on the playground as children and in the office as an adult. Usually it is followed by "Geez, don't you have a sense of humor?" Over the years, thou...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A moral dilemma - from the archives Updated: 2007-01-24 17:16:11 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineThis year is sure to bring some interesting moral dilemmas to high-tech workers. The call for increased security, both of the nation and computer systems, is sure to put you in ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Expectations can, and should, rise with promotions and raises Updated: 2007-01-26 19:55:15 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineDespite the fact that I often talk about attaining raises and promotions in your career, I don't often discuss their ramifications to both your work and your personal life. The ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Be specific when telling your career story Updated: 2007-01-20 05:30:05 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineA couple of weeks ago I wrote about making your resume into a blog (See Your resume a blog, January 5, 2007) and today I want to go a little deeper into what information you mig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doing a lot, doing enough Updated: 2007-01-11 07:45:32 Description: by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineUnlike some high-tech workers I have met, computers and technology are not the sole focus of my life. I have many varied interests, some computer-related, others not. In fact,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't wait for others to energize your career -- do it yourself! Updated: 2007-01-13 06:11:01 Description: by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.com206-338-5832 Reader/Listener LineVisit any business and you will find a host of the employees plodding through their work day. Clearly, they lost all energy and excitement about their work years ago, but inst...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Make your resume a blog Updated: 2007-01-05 00:00:00 Description: by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.comYou can find advice on how to build, design and send your resume almost anywhere. They will tell you how to format it, which font to choose and what information to include. Heck, even I've written my share of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting to know you - from the archives Updated: 2007-01-04 23:53:39 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.comEach new season brings a new initiative here to the Career-Op offices. Summer takes us away from the beautiful outdoors at least for a little while and into the wild and wooly world of statistics. Perhaps i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Your employer needs you as much as you need them - December 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-23 08:44:36 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.comIt is almost 2007 and yet we still have some archaic views of the employer/employee relationship -- on both sides. We have seen the concepts of corporate loyalty overturned and the paternalistic concepts of gro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Opportunities Vision for Your Career - December 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-29 21:27:07 Description: byDouglas E. Welch,career@welchwrite.comAs we approach the end of the year, we sometimes look to resolutions to guide our way. Instead, this year, I found myself thinking of the Career Opportunities Vision. What goals am I trying to accomplish with t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inflexible projects - from the archives Updated: 2006-12-13 22:45:17 Description: by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.comProjects are everything in your high-tech career. They drive your work from day-to-day. They help you to build the great stories that will get you better jobs down the road. Some people, like Tom Peters, auth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Gift Guide #21 - Radical Careering by Sally Hogshead Updated: 2006-12-14 18:30:45 Description: Some books offer a careful presentation of facts and figures leading up to the dramatic conclusions of the final chapters. Others are the literary equivalent of "A Whack on the Side of the Head," to quote author, Roger van Oech. Radical Careering: 10...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Get your next job by referral - December 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-15 23:29:31 Description: by Douglas E. Welch, career@welchwrite.comIf you have been interviewed for even a few jobs, you have realized that the process is biased against you in many ways. Everything is designed to make the process easier and more successful for your future e...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Better Way - December 1, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-01 21:15:54 Description: If there is one lesson you can take away from nearly every Career Opportunities column, it is the fact that there is always a better way. I don't care how entrenched the problem, there is a way to solve it that will make your working world a better p...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Lucky and the Island of Misfit Geeks - Coming December 18th from Friends in Tech Updated: 2006-12-03 19:14:25 Description: It's time forFriends in Tech'sannual Christmas special. Join us this year forLucky and the Island of Misfit Geekson December 18, 2006.You can receive this special, and other greatFriends in Techcontent automatically, by subscribing, for FREE, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Helping users help themselves - from the archives Updated: 2006-12-06 17:46:00 Description: One of your main goals as a high-tech worker is to insure that the people you help -- your freelance clients, in-house staff or fellow high-tech workers -- have the tools they need to help themselves. Whether they are dealing with common computer pro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Holiday Gift Guide #14 - Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni Updated: 2006-12-07 06:11:11 Description: Death by Meeting by Patrick LencioniPublished by Jossey-Bass An Imprint of Wiley Books, 2004Listen to the audio podcast version of this reviewFables have been used for centuries to teach important lessons and, even today, the form has significant adv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Tell it like it is - December 8, 2006 Updated: 2006-12-09 01:30:29 Description: When you are addressing problems in your work and your career, I usually recommend taking a soft approach. No matter how severe the problem, a few gentle words can often smooth the waters and get people back on track. That said, there will come a tim...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Stall - November 17, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-17 21:45:00 Description: No matter who you are, or what you do, there will be times when your thoughts will feel scattered. Too many ideas, competing for too little time. Your thoughts simply go around and around and you can't seem to choose any one item on which to focus. I...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Abandonment Issues - from the archives Updated: 2006-11-22 17:45:00 Description: It happened again - this time to a close friend. After he worked with a computer consultant for several months, the person just disappeared. My friend's phone calls are not returned and it appears the person who set up his entire office, has fallen o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Happy Thanksgiving from WelchWrite.com Updated: 2006-11-23 20:01:00 Description: Happy Thanksgiving!Today is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, so from all of us to all of you, Happy Thanksgiving, wherever you are!Listen to our audio message...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Does someone else own your work? - November 24, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-25 04:00:00 Description: Do you really own the rights to your great new invention? How about the copyright of your latest novel? What about the first novel you wrote while you were in college? If you don't pay close attention to patent and copyright policies of your schools ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD An interview with Victor Cajiao - November 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-28 18:47:47 Description: Today's show is a new interview with fellow Friends in Tech member, Victor Cajiao on career longevity.Victor is also the host ofTypical Mac User,Typical PC UserandImmigration Tales.Listen to this episodeSupport Career Opportunities:Review this...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Tom Dean from Intermix Media/Fox Interactive Media Updated: 2006-11-14 23:40:00 Description: An interview with Tom Dean of Intermix Media, a division of Fox Interactive Media.Recorded November 12, 2006 at BarCampLAPlay PodcastComments, Questions, Reviews?Review this Podcast in the iTunes Podcast Directory Join the career discussion in...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Frustration - from the archives Updated: 2006-11-09 05:18:33 Description: After 20 years of working in high-tech, there are a few common themes that run through my career. Certainly, one theme is frustration. You can become frustrated with yourself, your skills, your clients and your career. Despite the fact that everyone ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Critical Eye On Advice - November 10, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-10 18:28:00 Description: There is a wealth of career advice and information available today via books, television and the Internet. Most is given in the sincere hope of improving the lives of others. It is important to draw on this advice to improve your life and career when...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Getting Paid - November 3, 2006 Updated: 2006-11-04 00:27:51 Description: Over my years as a freelance computer consultant, I've heard many stories of workers who have difficulty getting paid for their work. There can be disagreements about whether a project has been completed, claims of cash-flow problems or even, at the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Working where you live - from the archives Updated: 2006-11-02 00:36:15 Description: While it may seem only natural to develop as many clients and as much business as possible, you have to be a bit circumspect when combining your professional life with your personal life. I recently observed a situation at my sons school that points...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Friends in Tech present "THE SERVER ROOM OF HORRORS 2006" Updated: 2006-10-27 04:56:17 Description: Friends in Tech present "THE SERVER ROOM OF HORRORS 2006" - a little high-tech fun for Halloween It's the week before Halloween and odd things are happening at Rippy's Computer Warehouse. The server room turns squishy, zombies are on the netwo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Just-In-Time Learning - October 27, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-27 18:43:39 Description: How often do you know everything about a job or project before you walk through the door? How often do you know everything about a piece of hardware or software before you have to install it or, even more likely, teach it to someone else? The world m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Rules - from the archives Updated: 2006-10-25 22:14:21 Description: As I move through my high-tech career, a series of rules have developed over time. Sometimes it is a rule for how to go about solving a particular technical problem. Other rules deal with how I work (and play) with those around me. Whatever the focus...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When your sixty-four - from the archives Updated: 2006-10-19 03:49:00 Description: Having just celebrated my 39th birthday (really, not like Jack Benny), I find myself looking at the world, and my high-tech career, a little differently every day. Little by little, I have realized that no matter how much I love my work, I probably ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Making the professional personal - October 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-21 18:18:32 Description: One of the best ways to build your business, and your career, is to focus not on the business itself, but on the one, unique item you have to sell...yourself. Making your profession personal means giving your clients a direct and personal connection ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Knowing all you can - October 13, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-14 03:38:43 Description: How much do you know about the company for which you work? How about your company's market? Do you know the names or professional backgrounds of the members of the board of directors? Why should you care? The truth is, knowing all you can know -- abo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What matters most? - from the archives Updated: 2006-10-12 01:43:50 Description: In a high-tech career, it is too easy to get caught up in the technology while losing sight of its real purpose. If you are still fighting the Mac vs. PC war, Linux vs. Windows, or a host of other technology battles, it is time for a wakeup call. It ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What you want... - October 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-10-07 03:30:13 Description: At some time in your career, there will come a time when what you want and what other's want from you will diverge. It has happened several times in my life and each time it was a challenging moment. When it happens to you, you will find yourself que...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career Opportunities LIVE! at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo 2006 Updated: 2006-10-02 15:59:00 Description: Recorded LIVE at the Podcast and Portable Media Expo on Friday, September 29, 2006 with many of my fellow Friends in Tech members.Career Opportunities was part of 2 full days of live recording sponsored and hosted by the LA Podcasters.Play Podcast...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Work Theater - September 29, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-29 15:58:56 Description: Looking busy at work is a fine art form that has been honed over decades and centuries of workers and companies. Regardless of how much your thinking actually impacts your productivity, if you don't "look busy" management is sure to come calling. The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Knowing what to say - from the archive Updated: 2006-09-27 04:53:00 Description: Did you know that the computers at my local bank, and the entire Federal Reserve, were crashed by a virus a few weeks ago? Neither did I, until I was told just that by the teller at my local bank. Of course, the teller was wrong, but imagine the re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Silence - September 22, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-22 23:55:00 Description: If you want to anger, frighten or infuriate someone, often the only thing you need to do is remain silent. Failure to respond to questions, support requests or complaints allows the client/customer to think the worst about you, your skills and your s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Drifting - September 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-16 05:02:13 Description: How long are you willing to wait for your company to get its collective "act" together? How long will you suffer through hiring freezes and a moratorium on raises? How long will you suffer a company whose planning, and treatment of their workers, is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Helping them out - from the archives Updated: 2006-09-20 21:05:00 Description: Look at any 10 small companies today, regardless of the industry they are in, and you will find 5 or more that have no full-time technology staff. Instead you will find someone who is probably regretting they ever told anyone that they knew something...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Are we ready? - from the archives Updated: 2006-09-14 03:17:47 Description: Everything, it seems, will soon be computerized in some fashion. Everyday appliances like your refrigerator and oven already contain microprocessors and I recently saw a pair of shoes that contained a small computer to allow kids to see how fast they...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD GoDaddy Download Problems - Please Check Updated: 2006-09-09 03:12:00 Description: Hello all, Update (11:00am PDT): I have re-linked the the 2 latest shows to a new server, so that people may receive the downloads. If you would like to test the download problems for me, please try to access this file. Please let me kno...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When you can't help - September 1, 2006 Updated: 2006-09-01 20:45:17 Description: As the world of technology becomes more complex, you as a high-tech worker or consultant will start to feel the effects of this complexity. In the past we may have prided ourselves on our ability to provide a solution to every client, but today the w...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Stephanie Meyer - August 30, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-30 06:03:00 Description: This interview with private school librarian, Stephanie Meyer, was recorded "on-the-fly" in her home office. We talk about how high-tech has effected her librarian career and how Internet-based tools can help the students she serves.Play PodcastSubsc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Instead - from the archives Updated: 2006-08-23 17:26:00 Description: Many of you have been working in high-tech careers for so long that you might not be able to imagine what other careers you might have pursued. In some cases, you might even be wondering how you developed the career you have. We all have interests be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Just do it! - August 25, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-25 18:15:00 Description: ** Note: We are only 1 month away from our 2nd anniversary. Email or use the comments link below to let us know how we're doing -- DouglasDoes your company provide you with a 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, free classes or any other perks? Are you ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD When Opportunity Knocks - August 18, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-19 00:05:00 Description: Sometimes we miss some of the biggest career opportunities in our lives simply because we don't ask. There are hundreds of career possibilities in the world today, many which pass by on a daily basis, but you need to be attuned to them and grasp them...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Follow-up - from the archives Updated: 2006-08-16 18:32:00 Description: In your high-tech career not only is it important to get the job done you must constantly be checking that problems have not returned. Nothing is more aggravating to a computer user than a problem that seems to go a way only to return at the worst po...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Consumerism and your career - August 11, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-12 03:54:00 Description: There has been much talk about excessive consumption over the last few years and how it effects our lifestyle and our lives. One aspect that seems to be ignored, though, is how excessive consumerism can effect your career. Frequently, when talking wi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Skypecast from August 4, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-08 21:51:32 Description: Our 3rd Skypecast where we discuss changing careers, hybrid careers, crisis computing and more. Watch the blog for more information on our next Skypecast.Play PodcastJoin us for our next Skypecast on Friday, September 1st, 2006 at 6 pm PDTPast column...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A slap in the face - August 4, 2006 Updated: 2006-08-04 22:24:55 Description: Vacations are a wonderful and necessary part of any career, but returning from a vacation can often feel like a surprising slap in the face. Pent-up demand for your time, emergencies, crises and the simple act of getting back to work can feel so fore...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Long Memories - from the archives Updated: 2006-08-03 04:53:12 Description: Regardless of where you pursue your high-tech career, there are a number of pitfalls that can make your work more difficult and your career less secure. One of the most common of these pitfalls happens to be unreliable technology systems and the effe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Longevity - July 28, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-28 22:48:59 Description: Career Opportunities passed another milestone last month, entering its 10th year of publication. It is a bit hard to believe that I have been writing this column for so long. Thanks to all the readers and to the listeners of its companion podcast for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Who are you talking to? - from the archives Updated: 2006-07-27 05:57:00 Description: After writing this column for six years, I have received my share of email from readers. This email has come from both local readers and those farther afield, sometimes even outside of the United States. This has shown me just how far my words can tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Looking back to move forward - July 21, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-21 22:21:21 Description: One of the most damaging phrases during any business meeting is, "We've tried that before." Often, one failed attempt at a project, even years before, is enough to disqualify it forever. How silly is that? Projects fail for a variety of reasons -- la...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with web developer, Kreg Steppe Updated: 2006-07-18 18:51:04 Description: This is the forth in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types.Today's guest is Kreg Steppe, an in-house web developer for a large law firm in Charlotte, North CarolinaKreg is also co-host of Technorama, with Chuck To...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Time for you - July 14, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-15 20:08:16 Description: A crazy workday is familiar to all of us. We are busy from the moment we arrive to the moment we leave...and even after we leave, in some cases. Our lives are driven by one urgent project after another. While we may be busy in this environment, too o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Technology, not computers - from the archives Updated: 2006-07-12 21:21:12 Description: Embroiled in your high-tech career, faced with a litany of one computer problem after another, you might begin to think that computers are what it is all about. Unfortunately, computers are only a small part of your problem. The bigger problem is an ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The iconoclast - July 7, 2006 Updated: 2006-07-07 23:17:08 Description: High-tech workers tend to be on the cutting edge of both work and society, so it isn't surprising that you will find an iconoclast or two among our ranks. These are the people who purposely seek out the sacred cows, the ironclad beliefs of our busine...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Inertia - from the archives Updated: 2006-07-06 06:28:00 Description: Repeat after me...I will stop waiting for other people to help me out of my career problems and address them myself, every day, in every way possible. That was easy, wasn't it. I am sure you are wondering just what I am talking about, though. What I ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Don't let your clients fall behind - June 30, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-30 16:00:00 Description: Visiting a new client this week, I was reminded of the pain clients can feel when their computers fall too far behind the state of the art. While no one wants to buy hardware and software they don't need, neither do they want to make huge leaps when ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Contract Yourself - from the archives Updated: 2006-06-28 16:00:00 Description: As many of you know, working as a full-time employee can have many benefits, but just as many drawbacks. The bond of loyalty that once held employer and employee together continues to deteriorate and the situation only grows worse. Perhaps it is time...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What to do when your career is going well - June 16, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-16 16:00:00 Description: Despite the fact that we all have challenges to face in our careers, there are times when things are going our way. There are times when we find the perfect job at the perfect moment with the perfect company. When this happens, you usually just want ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Question and Answer - from the archives Updated: 2006-06-14 16:00:00 Description: Every high-tech worker can and should work on improving their people skills. These are the skills that allow you to communicate clearly and effectively with your customers. This means more work, more revenue and a better high-tech career. While the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career, not complaints - June 9, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-09 04:14:00 Description: Typically, discussions about jobs and careers consist of people complaining about their jobs and careers. We seem to have no problem griping about our managers, customers and CEO. When it comes to discussions about how to improve our careers, though...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD On the inside - From the archives Updated: 2006-06-07 05:34:13 Description: Working as an independent consultant for small companies has many benefits. The work is varied and you get to deal with a large variety of people. One downside, though, is that the company may not have anyone on their staff that can monitor and manag...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Magic Words - June 2, 2006 Updated: 2006-06-02 19:45:00 Description: There is a long forgotten secret of the business world, but it also applies to volunteer work and life in general. While we might encounter it on occasion, for the most part, this secret has been abandoned like the concept of wearing spats or holding...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Skypecast 002 from May 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-30 23:26:16 Description: Our 2ndSkypecastwhere we discuss ways of countering unsatisfying jobs, gaps in your work history and telework.Skypecasts are live teleconferences with up to 100 people available via the free Skype software. Visit their web site for more information ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD What if it were you? - May 26, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-27 05:24:00 Description: It has happened to all of us. You get the call, or the email, "The boys upstairs say we have to do XYZ." Then, often without question, we do exactly that, no matter how wrong we might think the action. There are several flaws to such blind obedience ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD All good things - from the archives Updated: 2006-05-24 16:56:00 Description: While you often spend a lot of time focused on getting a new job or landing that next client, all good things must come to an end at some point. It is important to remember that how you leave a job is just as important has how you start one. If you ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Investing in yourself - from the archives Updated: 2006-05-11 03:30:03 Description: Everyone seems to be focused on the stock market lately, but there are much more important investments for the high-tech careerist to consider. I am not talking about stock options or day trading. When it comes to your career, the biggest investment ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Damaged - May 19, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-19 17:13:00 Description: It is a sad fact that, especially in high-tech careers, some workers have been so damaged by their work experiences they have lost all hope of ever having a fulfilling career. They feel beaten down, used up and cast aside by their employers and somet...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Our First Skypecast - IT job market, ethics and more - May 16, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-16 15:23:08 Description: Our firstSkypecastwhere we discuss the IT job market, ethics and more. Watch the blog for more information on our nextSkypecast.Play PodcastComments, Questions, Reviews?Join the career discussion in the Career-Op forumsVote for this podcast on...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD High-Tech Super Hero - May 12, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-12 20:03:33 Description: There are days when I wish I had some super power that allowed me to sense when someone was about to make a nasty high-tech mistake. Then I could swoop in, act as translator and ombudsman and save countless hours and dollars on my clients behalf. In...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Keep your head in the game - May 5, 2006 Updated: 2006-05-06 05:30:00 Description: Spring is here, and I am finding myself at the ball field each weekend for Little League practices and games. In fact, as I write, my son Joe is catching for his team. Watching a group of 7-9-year-olds struggle with the fundamentals of a game can be ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Art of Managing Yourself - from the archives Updated: 2006-05-03 20:36:00 Description: If there is any secret to a successful high-tech career, it could be the ability to self-manage your life and your work. If you can manage to get things done even when you feel you have too many bosses, or too few, you are already ahead of many of yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Always thinking, always watching - from the archives Updated: 2006-04-12 17:54:27 Description: Due to the events of the last 12 months, business ethics, especially in high-tech have been on my mind quite a bit. We have seen ethical lapses approaching the level of those in 1929, but the effects of these lapses has gone far beyond those of the n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Open your eyes and ears - April 14, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-15 02:23:15 Description: If you have ever visited the wilderness after a long time in the city, you have probably noticed an interesting phenomenon. When you finally pull over and turn off your car, you are struck with an odd, almost overpowering sense of silence. This silen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Rick Gundzik, President of Pacific Residential Financing Updated: 2006-04-19 05:45:00 Description: This is the forth in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types.Today's guest is Rick Gundzik, President of Pacific Residential Financing of Brea, California.Rick is not only the owner of his company, but also the driv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Say what you mean and mean what you say Updated: 2006-04-22 06:31:53 Description: What do you do when the boss asks you whether a project will be completed on-time? How about when they ask you what you think about a particular project or idea? If you are like most people, you might prevaricate, hem and haw, even outright lie any...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Crisis Computing - from the archives Updated: 2006-04-27 06:08:06 Description: There is an old saying about the ability to "keep one's head when all about are losing theirs." While this saying was forged in war, it applies quite well to the success of a high-tech career. You will often face clients and co-workers who don't alwa...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Zoom in - April 28, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-28 19:51:39 Description: Over the years I have written several columns encouraging you to step back and try to get a bigger picture of your work and your career. While this is still good advice, reversing this concept can also be useful. There are times when you need to zoom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Zoom in - April 28, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-28 19:51:39 Description: Over the years I have written several columns encouraging you to step back and try to get a bigger picture of your work and your career. While this is still good advice, reversing this concept can also be useful. There are times when you need to zoom...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Say what you mean and mean what you say Updated: 2006-04-22 06:31:53 Description: What do you do when the boss asks you whether a project will be completed on-time? How about when they ask you what you think about a particular project or idea? If you are like most people, you might prevaricate, hem and haw, even outright lie any...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Rick Gundzik, President of Pacific Residential Financing Updated: 2006-04-19 05:45:00 Description: This is the forth in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types.Today's guest is Rick Gundzik, President of Pacific Residential Financing of Brea, California.Rick is not only the owner of his company, but also the driv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Open your eyes and ears - April 14, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-14 22:23:15 Description: If you have ever visited the wilderness after a long time in the city, you have probably noticed an interesting phenomenon. When you finally pull over and turn off your car, you are struck with an odd, almost overpowering sense of silence. This silen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Believing impossible things - March 17, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-17 17:47:00 Description: "Alice laughed: "There's no use trying," she said; "one can't believe impossible things.""I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Those around you - from the archives Updated: 2006-03-23 06:21:00 Description: In the past I have written about the need to keep certain information, like your drinking habits and emotional problems, to yourself. There was no need to fill in the entire office on your lack of a love life or angry breakup, but there is some infor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You want to do what? - March 24, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-24 23:32:00 Description: Would you get an RFID chip implanted in your arm so you could access the company data center? Would you take a test that asks deeply personal questions with no perception of anonymity? Would you take a lie detector test? How about a drug test? If any...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freelancing Now - From the archives Updated: 2006-03-29 18:55:59 Description: I am a bit under the weather this week as I am fighting off my annual bout with bronchitis. Rather than subject you to my croaking voice, here is a show from the "early days" of podcasting in 2004. The audio quality is a bit rough, but the content is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Death in the Family - March 31, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-01 00:57:00 Description: Funerals have a way of sharpening your perspective on everything. The father of friend died unexpectedly this week. He had also become our friend over the years, helping us with legal and corporate issues in our small company. I also worked for him, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Maintaining the relationship - from the archives Updated: 2006-04-05 19:24:00 Description: Time takes its toll on everything, including long-term working relationships. There is some truth in the old phrase, familiarity breeds contempt. Too often, consultants and clients can begin to take each other for granted. There is usually no dark ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The Usual Things - April 7, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-08 05:20:16 Description: We all have parts of our job that we dislike. For me, this week has been a succession of re-installing Windows on crashed computers. As I write, the 5th machine is on the tech bench here in my office, slowly re-gathering its software brains. While I ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Maintaining the relationship - from the archives Updated: 2006-04-05 19:24:00 Description: Time takes its toll on everything, including long-term working relationships. There is some truth in the old phrase, familiarity breeds contempt. Too often, consultants and clients can begin to take each other for granted. There is usually no dark ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A Death in the Family - March 31, 2006 Updated: 2006-04-01 00:57:00 Description: Funerals have a way of sharpening your perspective on everything. The father of friend died unexpectedly this week. He had also become our friend over the years, helping us with legal and corporate issues in our small company. I also worked for him, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Freelancing Now - From the archives Updated: 2006-03-29 18:55:59 Description: I am a bit under the weather this week as I am fighting off my annual bout with bronchitis. Rather than subject you to my croaking voice, here is a show from the "early days" of podcasting in 2004. The audio quality is a bit rough, but the content is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD You want to do what? - March 24, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-24 23:32:51 Description: Would you get an RFID chip implanted in your arm so you could access the company data center? Would you take a test that asks deeply personal questions with no perception of anonymity? Would you take a lie detector test? How about a drug test? If any...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Those around you - from the archives Updated: 2006-03-23 06:21:00 Description: In the past I have written about the need to keep certain information, like your drinking habits and emotional problems, to yourself. There was no need to fill in the entire office on your lack of a love life or angry breakup, but there is some infor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Denise Welch of Computerworks, Inc. Updated: 2006-03-14 19:33:00 Description: This is the third in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types.Today's guest is Denise Welch, Owner and Operator of Computerworks, Inc. in California's Coachella Valley. The valley is made up of the cities of Palm Spr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Future-proofing your projects - March 10, 2006 Updated: 2006-03-11 07:46:56 Description: The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) recently launched their latest space probe, New Horizons, which will be the first such probe to visit and study the planet Pluto. While you probably dont need to worry about ensuring your latest network server is ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Now is the time - from the archives - November 11, 2001 Updated: 2006-03-08 21:42:00 Description: Chances are that you know at least one other high-tech worker who is currently unemployed. When you finish reading this column, I want you to call them up or send them an email, invite them to dinner and ask them to pitch you the top 5 projects they ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Whatever comes your way - from the archives Updated: 2006-03-02 07:21:32 Description: All work is cyclical. There are the slow times and the fast times. Some weeks you cant seem to catch up and on others, work is so slow that you think the week may never end. This cycle of feast and famine is especially true for freelance consultants...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The smallest things matter - Is it possible to care too much? - February 24, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-24 23:37:00 Description: Stop worrying. Relax. Don't concern yourself with things you can't change. Don't sweat the small stuff. I bet you have heard many of these phrases as you work through your high-tech career. Someone is always telling you not to be so concerned with th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Home and Work - from the archives Updated: 2006-02-22 22:32:42 Description: A growing topic among all companies and workers is the balance between your work and home life. As many of you already know, working in a high-tech career can often mean working long hours, including weekends. The stress and strain of an Internet sta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Every career is a high-tech career - February 17, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-18 07:09:28 Description: It has been coming for a long time, but I think it is finally here. Every job and every career in America is now a high-tech career. It is impossible to ignore technology no matter what your position. Whether you are a corporate CEO or a security gua...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with David Jefferson of JPL - February 8, 2006 - Re-release Updated: 2006-02-16 06:50:00 Description: Note: I am re-releasing this podcast interview since a bug in iTunes, triggered by some malformed XML prevented a large majority of Career-Op listeners from receiving it. Some of you may be seeing this file for a second time. I apologize for the inco...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Interview with Kevin Devin from In The Trenches Updated: 2006-02-15 05:33:50 Description: This is the second in our on-going interview series, talking with high-tech workers of all types.Today's guest is Kevin Devin, Information Systems Analyst with a large building controls manufacturer, host of In the Trenches: The Podcast for SysAdmins...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Sidetracks - Feburary 10, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-11 07:23:39 Description: Sometimes you might like to believe your career is a straight-line proposition. You start here, put in hours of work and you will eventually end up over there, at your goal. In the distant past, this might have been true, but today your career is fil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Get it done! - February 3, 2006 Updated: 2006-02-04 06:11:33 Description: Sometimes, despite our best efforts, we can lose track of our goals in the midst of the chaos of daily life. We work and work on our projects without ever getting them done. No matter how much work you do, if you dont complete your projects, what ha...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Doctor's Orders - from the archives Updated: 2006-02-02 07:53:55 Description: You might not think that there are many similarities between a high-tech careerist and a medical professional, but over the years I have noticed a few. The most striking one is the fact that we often ignore the advice of doctors and dentists, much li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Extra - Radical Careering Book Giveaway Contest and more! Updated: 2006-01-30 06:22:17 Description: Back in September 2005, I publisheda glowing reviewof Radical Careering: 100 Truths to Jumpstart Your Job, Your Career and Your Life by Sally Hogshead.Thanks to the generosity ofGotham Booksand the author,Sally Hogshead, I have 6 shiny, new copies of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Thinning the herd - January 27, 2006 Updated: 2006-01-28 17:34:38 Description: No, I am not speaking of layoffs, plant closures and terminations, but rather thinning your herd of out-dated projects, failed initiatives, worthless bureaucracy and old hardware and software. The New Year is a great time for taking a hard look at ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Self-Respect - from the archives Updated: 2006-01-26 06:36:07 Description: Is there any room within our high-tech work for self-respect? Talk to anyone of the previous generation and you might find the answer to that question is a firm, no! You are either employed or not. If your employer takes advantage of you or provides ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A tech in every meeting - January 20, 2006 Updated: 2006-01-20 18:16:34 Description: I am sure you have all experienced it. Some department comes up with a great project and now, only when they are ready to implement it, they come to you to figure out how to make it work. They want to know what computers to use, what software and, by...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A sure way to project failure - from the Career-Op archives Updated: 2006-01-19 05:44:00 Description: A life in a high-tech career is a life of projects. Your work will be made of projects large and small. While there is no sure way of assuring a project's success, there are many specific ways of insuring its failure. In fact, sometimes it is possibl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Extra - Audioblogging NASA's Stardust Mission - Jan. 15, 2006 Updated: 2006-01-15 21:17:00 Description: My wife and I were invited to JPL, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to watch the return of NASA's Stardust probe, bringing comet particles back from deep space. Our friend, David, was on the navigation team.During the early morn...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - No Simple Answers - January 13, 2006 Updated: 2006-01-14 04:01:00 Description: If you haven't figured it out already, or are still wishing it were true, let me be the first to tell you, there are no simple answers, especially when it comes to your high-tech career. Life would be a great deal easier if there were simple answers ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Communication vs. Presentation - from the archives Updated: 2006-01-12 08:28:18 Description: In an age when everyone, even your grandmother, seems to be creating Microsoft PowerPoint slide shows, your ability to present your ideas has become more important than ever. Whether you are sitting in an interview for your next great job or trying t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Get a plan - January 6, 2006 Updated: 2006-01-07 04:42:00 Description: The beginning of a NewYear is always a time of retrospection, thinking back on all that has occurred -- the good, the bad, the indifferent. While reviewing the past can be helpful in some ways, it is by looking out into to the next year that you can ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - One little Bug - December 30, 2005 Updated: 2005-12-31 01:55:00 Description: On ourworst days, we can sometimes stop caring about our work. We can get so beaten down and tired that the only thing we look forward to is the end of the day. The truly frightening part, though, is that it doesnt take a horrible day to put your ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Between naivete and cynicism - from the archives - June 13, 2003 Updated: 2005-12-22 04:55:00 Description: In today’s world, it might seem best to be a cold-hearted cynic about everything you do, but especially about your career. While it might feel like you need to protect yourself from any variety of people out to use, abuse or mislead you, the tr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Facing Your Demons - December 16, 2005 Updated: 2005-12-17 05:43:00 Description: One of the hazards of writing a column on careers is that some people might begin to think that you have all the answers and that your career is perfectly on-track. Regular readers of Career Opportunities, or listeners to the podcast, have probably a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Facing the Music - from the archives Updated: 2005-12-15 06:13:00 Description: I am sure you have heard the expression,“sometimes you need to take the bull by the horns,” and other such euphemisms about taking action. While these sayings are definitely clichés, like all clichés they hold a bit of truth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Delicious Links - Watch my bookmarks Updated: 2005-12-12 22:28:00 Description: If you would like to see what web sites I am bookmarking, you can subscribe to my Delicious links and see them as they happen.To view them on the web, visit these links:Career Opportunities BookmarksYou can also subscribe to an RSS feed for the Bookm...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Limiting Factors - December 9, 2005 Updated: 2005-12-09 17:59:00 Description: There are many factors that can limit the success of your high-tech career. You can lack basic skills or opportunities to use the skills you have. You can live in an economically depressed area. You might even have personal health issues. Even these...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Accountability - November 25, 2005 Updated: 2005-11-25 06:10:00 Description: Too often, when we hear the word accountability at work, we cringe, sure that this means we are going to be held responsible for something, often something we didnt even have the authority to actually make happen. Most of us have probably come to th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Describe Yourself - September 26, 2003 Updated: 2005-11-22 23:04:00 Description: The success of your high-tech career may depend on how well you describe your expertise and the work you do. This became clear to me recently, when I visited the monthly San Diego WebDesign Meetup. During a quick set of introductions, I was happily s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Waiting - from the archives Updated: 2005-11-10 02:34:00 Description: As odd as it might sound, you will find times in your career, and your life, when waiting will be the best action you can take. Let me be clear, though, that I am not talking about being inactive, only that you might find yourself waiting for the bes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Everybody Does It Updated: 2005-11-05 07:19:00 Description: Often, when in the heat of an argument, one person will bring out the ultimate reason for their transgression, "Well, everyone else does it!" or its companion, "That's just the way it is!" Few things will spark my anger more quickly than these phrase...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD A bit of FiT fun for Halloween Updated: 2005-10-20 04:55:00 Description: This is a trailer for a bit of fun coming soon fromFriends in Tech. All geeks know that there is little more frightening than a darkened server room and your weird co-workers.Look for the full production coming the night before Halloween!Listen to th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Mentoring Updated: 2005-10-05 04:08:00 Description: Today's children have grown up with computers much like my generation grew up with television. They don't know of a time before there were affordable personal computers. This easy access to computers leads a lot of kids today into thinking about comp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Extra - 10/6/05 Updated: 2005-10-07 00:04:00 Description: For the podcast listeners who might not read this blog regularly, here is some news and information about the podcast.Listen|Listen (Backup)|Subscribe|Subscribe via iTunes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - High-Tech Hybrids Updated: 2005-10-12 06:49:00 Description: Reader letters over the last year have had me thinking about the exact definition of a high-tech career. Just a few years ago it would have been easier to describe. If you worked in high-tech you were either a programmer, in network management or t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Extra - 10/17/05 Updated: 2005-10-17 02:54:00 Description: Some information on this month's interesting blog posts, reader/listener feedback and an announcement of the new, combined,Friends In Tech forums.Visit the forums and register to win a copy of the print edition of the High-Tech Career Handbook.Listen...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Traits of a Good Leader Updated: 2005-10-15 02:28:00 Description: What makes a good leader? You need to know -- not only so you can become a good leader yourself -- but so you can work for good leaders. When you are just starting out in your high-tech career, finding someone who can give you the benefit of their ex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Playing it safe - from the archives Updated: 2005-09-28 18:23:00 Description: Regardless of your computer career you will all go through some traumatic situations. Sometimes you suffer through a lengthy interview process and still don't get the job. You might feel trapped in a job you hate. Even resigning from a job can be tra...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - A job, not a lifeYou might not think... Updated: 2005-09-21 04:51:15 Description: Career-Op - A job, not a lifeYou might not think that poetry has a lot to do with high-tech careers, but my time in the world of coffee houses and poetry readings has taught me an important lesson that applies to every aspect of life. Too often we fi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Straight lines and circles Updated: 2005-09-16 21:05:00 Description: As a high-tech worker, I am sure you try to compartmentalize your work. You make budgets, timelines and project plans, but you fail to notice one important aspect of your work...nothing is ever finished. Sure, you might get the PC or network installe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op - Beyond Troubleshooting Updated: 2005-09-15 17:43:00 Description: I would guess that 95% of your work, day in and day out, is spent on problems. This printer wont print. That program is crashing. IT DOESNT WORK! While these problems can insure a regular workload for consultants like me, they can also lead us down...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: 100th Podcast - Don't Wait Updated: 2005-09-02 12:54:00 Description: A few words of thanks before we get to this weeks column. First, to my wife Rosanne, my in-house editor who touches everything before it goes out, many heartfelt thanks for catching all the missing words and punctuation. Also, thanks to my son, Josep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Keeping it going Updated: 2005-08-27 14:27:00 Description: Working as a freelance computer consultant can certainly have its challenges and its rewards, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep my career moving forward. Over the last several years, I have had various complications and interruptions that hav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Keeping it going Updated: 2005-08-27 14:27:00 Description: Working as a freelance computer consultant can certainly have its challenges and its rewards, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep my career moving forward. Over the last several years, I have had various complications and interruptions that hav...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Despair Updated: 2005-08-17 14:45:00 Description: Of all the feelings you can have about your high-tech career, you should never feel despair. Too often, though, this is exactly what I hear in peoples voices -- a sense of despair. For whatever reason, high-tech careers tend to generate these feelin...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: The Little Things Updated: 2005-08-16 18:59:00 Description: As we begin another year I am starting a project with all of my current clients. I am making a big effort to address some of the smaller high-tech problems that have lingered over the years. Sometimes, in the heat of fighting the big battles, we just...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Perception Updated: 2005-08-13 00:10:00 Description: In a high-tech career, it is sometimes the perception of your work that matters more than the quality of your work. As disturbing as it might be, you can often be perceived as aloof, arrogant or incompetent, even when the facts dont bear out that co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Say Yes Updated: 2005-08-10 13:15:00 Description: When dealing with your clients in the high-tech world it is so much easier to say "No" than "Yes". I am pretty sure it has something to do with my years in corporate IS/MIS/IT departments, but, over the years, I have found myself becoming more and mo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Nine Years! Updated: 2005-07-01 14:38:00 Description: As unbelievable as it might seem, this column marks the beginning of my ninth year writing Career Opportunities. At 51 columns per year, the grand total of individual articles comes in at 408 with a total word count somewhere around 286,000 words. Th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Blindsided Updated: 2005-06-18 01:49:00 Description: Most high-tech jobs follow a similar pattern...you work, you complete projects, you work some more and at the end of the year you get your performance review. That's when you find out how you did and what your managers feel you need to do better. Rep...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Help people help themselves Updated: 2005-06-23 01:45:00 Description: As computer users, we all have to start somewhere. Even those of you who now work in computer careers started out knowing nothing about computers or technology. For most of you, working with computers came easily. Unfortunately, this same ease can of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Playing well with others Updated: 2005-06-29 15:30:00 Description: With more and more companies reducing high-tech staff, the use of consultants continues to grow. This has led to an interesting, if somewhat disconcerting, reality where you must work closely with other high-tech consultants, almost as if you were al...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: For the love of it all - December 31, 2004 Updated: 2005-01-01 13:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: 3 Things to Stop Doing Today - from the archives Updated: 2004-12-29 11:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Take Advantage of the Holidays - from the archives Updated: 2004-12-25 00:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Simply Right - from the archives Updated: 2004-12-22 10:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Sales is Everything - December 17 2004 Updated: 2004-12-17 16:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: One by One - from the archives Updated: 2004-12-15 02:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Getting By - December 10, 2004 Updated: 2004-12-10 02:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Stretching - from the archives Updated: 2004-12-08 00:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Criticism - December 3, 2004 Updated: 2004-11-03 03:01:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Announcements - from the archives Updated: 2004-11-30 19:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Avoidance - November 26, 2004 Updated: 2004-11-26 13:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Trust - from the archives Updated: 2004-11-24 01:00:00 Description: ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Beginning, middle and end - November 19, 2004 Updated: 2004-11-20 02:30:00 Description: Every high-tech worker has different skills, different talents and different desires. Sometimes we try to cram ourselves into a particular job without much thought towards our own needs. We do this for a number of reasons. Maybe you are simply out of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: It's ok to leave - from the archives Updated: 2004-11-18 00:00:00 Description: A high-tech career is not an easy path. It is fraught with pitfalls and a somewhat dubious record for great success. You can find yourself struggling with bad technology, bad people and bad companies. Worse still, you can find yourself struggling wit...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Reaching for the stars - November 12, 2004 Updated: 2004-11-13 00:00:00 Description: As I write, Spaceship One has won the X Prize, traveling to non-orbital space twice within two weeks. As I watched the news coverage, my thoughts went beyond the immediate accomplishment and onto the lesson that we can all take away from this success...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: It's All Personal - from the archives Updated: 2004-11-10 14:00:00 Description: If you work your high-tech magic at the end of a phone line, or deep in the heart of a large corporation, you can easily forget that everything you do is directly important to some other person. Sometimes we hide behind corporate bureaucracy or simpl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Keep it to yourself - from the archives Updated: 2004-10-05 03:16:00 Description: Despite the fact that companies are trying to become more like a family and less like a cold corporation, it is always best to remember that there are certain aspects of your life that you shouldn't share with your co-workers or your managers. The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: A Little Crazy...from the archives Updated: 2004-10-20 03:00:00 Description: I hear it all the time;"You must be crazy to turn down that job.""Take a month's vacation, are you crazy?""You would be crazy to quit your job now!"The truth is, a little craziness is something to be cultivated, not quashed. If you don't have a littl...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Off the edge - October 29,2004 Updated: 2004-10-29 13:00:00 Description: Anyone, no matter what their age, can find themselves in the depths of a rut. It can start out slowly. Going to the same restaurants, using the same software, listening to the same music. The next thing you know, there you are, in a rut. As I'm findi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Freelancing Now - From the Archives Updated: 2004-09-25 20:00:00 Description: In the old days, a newly minted high-tech worker had a clearly defined road to follow for their career. They would take an entry-level job at some large corporation, do all the menial labor they could stand and either get promoted or take whatever th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Fighting the Futility Updated: 2004-10-01 03:00:00 Description: I often get asked, How can you stand to deal with computer problems, day in and day out? My clients know how frustrated they can feel when their computers aren't working well and can only imagine their frustration in dealing with the dozens of comput...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op Extra - Read it with me! Updated: 2004-09-29 01:00:00 Description: I just started a new book today and I realized that some of you might benefit from reading it, as well. If you would like to read it with me we can share comments and questions regarding the book via a mailing list or other online discussion group. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Getting Serious Part 1 - October 8, 2004 Updated: 2004-10-08 03:00:00 Description: Over the past several months I have had both a desire and a need to focus intently on my freelance consulting business. Lately, I have spent a lot of time thinking about the nature of my work. What am I trying to accomplish, both for my clients and m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: In the mood - from the archives Updated: 2004-10-12 03:00:00 Description: There comes a time in every high-tech career when important decisions need to be made. Unfortunately, you are often forced to make these decisions at exactly the wrong time. When you are looking for work, unexpectedly downsized or just unhappy with ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Getting Serious Part 2 - October 15, 2004 Updated: 2004-10-15 18:00:00 Description: Last week I started a discussion of gettingserious in your relationships with clients. Today, I will talk about maintaining these relationships for the benefit of both you and your clients. If there is any secret to high-tech career success, this mig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Getting Serious Part 3 - October 22, 2004 Updated: 2004-10-22 09:00:00 Description: Over the past two weeks I have talked about the thinking that goes into maintaining client relationships. This week I turn to the practical ideas that I use to maintain my client relationships and build my career. These methods can be used as they ar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Career Choices - from the archives Updated: 2004-10-27 03:00:00 Description: Throughout my years writing this column I have often heard from readers who were contemplating changing to a high-tech career. The fast growth of Internet-related companies led some to believe that high-tech was the career promised land. As we have a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: End game - from the archives Updated: 2004-11-03 18:00:00 Description: Regardless of what type of high-tech job you may have, you will eventually have to deal with an important career question your final career goal. High-tech workers start in all different areas, programming, support, networking, but as your career ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD Career-Op: Welcome to my Podcast Updated: 2004-10-16 23:00:00 Description: Welcome to the Career Opportunities Podcast!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD |
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