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People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers. Overall, 7 percent of full-time workers battled depression in the past year, according to a recent government report. Women were more likely than men to have had a major bout of depression, and younger [...] Read more » Here’s an excerpt from Rich Karlgaard, Forbes publisher. Rich discusses the importance of coaches. Last week I shared Peter Drucker’s classic monograph, “Managing Oneself.” The idea is that a business leader eventually founders and fails if that leader can’t self-manage. Here is a major reason why: The best and brightest information-age workers are free agents. They [...] Read more » Services Visit BrightFuse.com to network and interact with other professionals. Visit LinkedIn to add your profile to this networking site. Maintaining Your Skill Sets Visit iTunes U to stay current in your field, or add new skills. Not technically a Web site but rather a destination inside Apple’s iTunes Store, it lets you download free materials ranging from finance [...] Read more » Your career development can be affected by what you decide to focus on when you are at work. The author of The Four-Hour Workweek, Timothy Ferriss, says in Money magazine: “Don’t get too good at the little things. If you excel at the menial tasks, those are the responsibilities people will associate you with and give [...] Read more » Consider a career in a high-demand industry such as health care or engineering. The high-level workers are doing well since there is strong demand. These include star performers in industries such as software, finance and sports. Low-paid workers are seeing increased demand because they have jobs that are not easily outsourced off-shore and they are benefiting from [...] Read more » |
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