Showing posts with label cmh mba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cmh mba. Show all posts

Friday, September 13, 2013

Sparks and Honey - 20 Jobs of the Future

My personal favorite = Curiosity Tutor.

Key Quote - Slide 5 
Our work life will be made up of a portfolio of micro-careers.


Wednesday, January 16, 2013

In-demand Jobs + Salaries for 2013

The Boston Globe published a quick slideshow of top 6 in-demand jobs for 2013.  Needless to say, the jobs are in the 'digital worksphere'.

Salary ranges (sorry all in US) were provided by creative talent search firm The Creative Group  and the very global talent match firm, Robert Half.



Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

HBR - Cultivate Your Professional Brand Online

The Start Up of You, The Business Model You (video below) and a host of other sources give solid information on steps to take to leverage Social Media for career development.  All worthy reads but this Harvard Business Review article is particularly smart + straight forward. 

Putting your professional self online, 3 key points:

  • Build your professional brand
  • Demonstrate digital proficiency
  • Learn from your diigital network
Full article here - what professional benefits do you see, from your social networks?

Monday, September 10, 2012

Work Skills for the Conceptual Age

Organizations and companies are grappling to identify talent and skill sets essential in the new economic environment.  Many thought leaders have identified that work has moved the from knowledge age to the 'conceptual' age.

As a result, future employers will seek and value creative problem solving skills.  

Of the many thought leaders in this area, Lisa Bodell of futurethink stands out by her articulation of essential skills for a conceptual age.

  1. Strategic Imagination
  2. Provocative Inquiry - or as I refer to it Intellectual Curiosity
  3. Creative Problem Solving
  4. Agility
  5. Resilience

Indeed, her framework helps us answer our core question - how best to prepare for jobs that do not exist yet.

Read the full article published on CNN.