How to master presentations and become a more confident communicator
Posted On June 27, 2018
Jerry Seinfeld once said that if most people had a choice at a funeral, they’d rather be in the casket than give the eulogy. Indeed, many of us are terrified of public speaking. Simply communicating, when asked to do it in front of a large group of people, can by…
Categories: Podcast, Training IndustryPresentation Skills: The MOST important communication tool any of us can have.
Posted On June 27, 2018
Since humans began interacting they’ve needed to know how to persuade each other. Whether one on one or one to thousands, it’s a learnable skill that each of us need handy at any given moment. Lou Solomon of Interact Authentic Communication takes us through what we need to know and…
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With unemployment cratering, the challenge now is to fill open jobs
Posted On June 21, 2018
People shouldn’t have much trouble finding a job right now. Unemployment in the U.S. was 3.8 percent in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics– an 18-year low. That’s great, right? Of course, if you’re a worker. If you’re an employer looking to hire, it presents a problem: Filling…
Categories: Podcast, Training Industry, WorkplaceWhat education can I get so that I never need to look for another job again? Ed Castile knows.
Posted On June 20, 2018
Ed Castile is the director of Workforce Development for the State of Alabama Dept of Commerce. There are 24,000 jobs avail right now in the state and not enough people to fill them. Ed is in charge of prepping today’s workforce to meet tomorrow’s job needs. And he knows his…
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Millennials finding it tough to bounce back from Great Recession
Posted On June 16, 2018
We grouse about their participation trophies and helicopter parenting. We stereotype them as overly entitled and self-absorbed. We laugh about their reactions to pop culture standards from before they were born. But instead of mocking millennials, we should perhaps be worried about them. A new study from the Federal Reserve…
Categories: Blog, Financial Services, Generation Y / Millennials, Wealth
Did God create the Internet?
Posted On June 13, 2018
It’s an intriguing question, and one that our guest this week on “What’s Working with Cam Marston,” Scott Klososky, examines in a book by the same title. As a technologist, Klososky is concerned with what technology is doing to us, whether its benefits to society outweigh its drawbacks, and whether…
Categories: PodcastHuman Firewalls, Mafia 2.0, Spearfishing, and other threats. Scott Klososky talks cyber-security.
Posted On June 13, 2018
Cyber security is a threat to all of us, not only to big business, or huge databases. Scott Klososky teaches me about human firewalls, Mafia 2.0, spearfishing, and other threats. He brings the reality of these threats to me in a way I had never considered. And Scott admits that…
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Demystifying your paycheck: Who FICA is and why he’s taking your money
Posted On June 6, 2018
During an NBA career that spanned two decades, Shaquille O’Neal made more money per season than most of us will ever see in our lives. But when he got his first paycheck, he had a revelation with which most of us can relate: “Who the hell is FICA?” he famously…
Categories: Financial Services, Podcast, WealthDemystifying your paycheck and why you want to punch FICA in the face
Posted On June 6, 2018
Michael Roe teaches folks how to understand their paycheck and why the amount they think they should be getting and what actually shows up is so different. He’s a big fan of budgeting and being honest about your expenses. It’s sage advice for new entrants into the workplace as well…
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When it comes to change, slow and steady wins the race
Posted On June 2, 2018
Change is difficult. It’s often necessary in business to usher in new leadership, to reverse an undesirable trend, to take advantage of new opportunities, or simply to keep up with or a step ahead of the competition. But we humans are naturally reluctant to accept change, predisposed to prefer the…
Categories: Podcast, Work, Workplace