It's no secret that the economy and people all over the world are still reeling from the economic downturn. In fact, we're finding more and more professionals are opting to go back to school with hopes to reinvent their careers in this tight job market. Indeed, some college students are pursuing higher degrees simply to delay entering the Real World altogether and perhaps with hopes of getting ahead later. That's all fine and dandy. But let's not forget that attending college for the average … [Read more...]
Job Lessons Learned From Steven Slater: How to Avoid Emergency Slides
By Ronn Torossian Businesses are accustomed to regular employee horror stories, yet CEOs worldwide must be terrified by the recent response to JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater’s choice of how and when to resign. Many have come to his defense, stating, “It’s hard working daily with people” and “you easily get agitated by constant traveling and servicing annoyed passengers,” but did anyone ask if he still cashed his paychecks? Launching a foul-mouthed tirade on the plane's … [Read more...]
Inside Look: Neo-Soul Music Artist Dionne Discusses Fear and Her ‘Aha’ Moment
I'm not going to sit here and pretend I'm a music reviewer. I simply like and appreciate quality music that's soulful, timeless, inspirational and that I can vibe to. Texas-born neo-soul, singer-songwriter Dionne delivers just that in her upcoming CD, Unrealistic, which debuts this summer. See Dionne Perform Dionne is a classically-trained graduate of the Arts Magnet School in Dallas, an institution known best for cultivating such musical acts as Erykah Badu, Norah Jones and Kirk Whalum. … [Read more...]
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