By Kathy Canavan The largest 55+ event in the Middle Atlantic region is happening tomorrow in Dover. Busloads of out-of-state visitors will check into Dover Downs tonight, and many will line up before the Annual 55+ Expo opens at 9 a.m. The expo, sponsored by the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce, has been sold out…
By Kathy Canavan Power Networking is the speed dating of the business world. Pro: It’s all about you for one minute. Con: You must get your pitch across in 60 seconds flat. An account executive for Blood Bank of Delmarva nailed it with her opening: “Good morning, everybody. I’m Alexis Innis. I’m also known as…
By Kathy Canavan Who doesn’t remember Steven Slater, the JetBlue flight attendant who announced his resignation over the P.A. system, grabbed a beer with each hand, and exited his plane via the emergency evacuation slide? If you’re about to quit your job, think twice about going out in a blaze of glory. Experts say it…
By Kathy Canavan Katharine Buoncuore makes $7.75 an hour at Dollar Tree in Wilmington, but she said she wouldn’t move to the Walmart less than two miles away, even for a 20 percent raise. Despite the mega-retailer’s announcement that they’ll pay all employees at least $9 an hour by April and at least $10 an…
By Sarah Brown Guest Columnist Over the last few weeks, this column has been exploring how individuals can discover their basic interests, strengths, and needs. In the quest to build this self-awareness, I have advocated a three-step process: 1. KNOW. Develop a small piece of knowledge about your interests, strengths and needs. 2. TEST it…
Savvy business owners and managers have a way of coming up with great ideas to resolve issues, become more competitive or push business forward into the future. Communicating those ideas to personnel and implementing them company-wide may prove more challenging. You may have experienced stress or fatigue as ideas dance around your head while the…
A man I know contemplated a career change. He went through the Know Thyself Process® using a personalized guide focused on finding a new career. He came to understand that his past and present jobs were not a good fit for his interests, strengths, and needs. Armed with valuable insights on the type of work…
By Joyce Carroll Special to Delaware Business Times The parental question, “Just who do you think you are?”, was definitely not meant to be answered. But for Dr. Sarah Brown of Wilmington, the answer is a critical one for career advancement and job satisfaction. Brown is the author of Know Thyself Guides®, a pair of…
Head Sherpa’s Dispatch Every year, many of us make a New Year’s resolution for personal improvement. Maybe we resolve to spend more quality time with family, to work fewer hours or to lose weight. Generally we resolve to have a better life, to somehow feel more fulfilled, be happier. A lucky few of us who…
A Conference Board survey released in January 2010 found that only 45 percent of workers were happy at their jobs. A similar study by Gallup in 2013 suggested there has been no improvement, reporting that 63 percent were “not engaged.” Why? I believe the answer is simple: Most people don’t know what will make them…
