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Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Accenture-Future-of-HR-Rise-Extended-Workforce.pdf - 1 views

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    published in 2011, excellent chart on page 8 of The Extended Workforce: Old and New Realities, 3 columns headed Dimension, Old Reality, and New Reality. Reports that type of work by extended employees has changed from primarily low-skilled, low-value work to high skilled, high value knowledge work, personal profile of workers has changed, reasons for becoming an extended worker have changed.
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

5 Abilities You Need to Master After 50 | Next Avenue - 0 views

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    post by George H. Schofield, July 10, 2013 on five abilities that baby boomers need to develop after age 50 in order to flourish 1. Identity ability-keep redefining yourself with new titles; instead of jobless, become a student, community leader, entrepreneur, etc. 2. Selecting ability--sort through your circumstances to navigate uncharted territory 3. Meaning-finding ability--take disruptions and reframing them to find meaning, value, and way to move on 4. Community ability--using interruptions as launching pads for volunteering and other meaningful work 5. Financial reality-check ability--earning money and structure, friends, fun
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

Applied Science: To Get a Job in Your 50s, Maintain Friendships in Your 40s - 0 views

  • the reality is that the behavior required to find work does not play to many older people’s strengths.
  • older people on average had smaller social networks than younger people
  • number of connections we maintain in our professional and personal networks is often critical.
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  • older job seekers must take more steps to find employment than younger ones, she said.
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    Phyllis Korkki, Applied Science, NYT, on importance of social networks for older workers to find jobs after age 50, September 27, 2015
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

The New Romantics in the Computer Age - The New York Times - 0 views

  • What are the activities that we humans, driven by our deepest nature or by the realities of daily life, will simply insist be performed by other humans?Those tasks are mostly relational. Being in a position of authority or accountability. Being a caregiver. Being part of a team. Transactional jobs are declining but relational jobs are expanding.
  • Empathy becomes a more important workplace skill, the ability to sense what another human being is feeling or thinking.
  • The ability to function in a group also becomes more important
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  • combine technical knowledge with social awareness
  • I’m not sure we’re about to be overrun with waves of Byronic romantics, but we have been living through an unromantic period and there’s bound to be a correction. People eventually want their souls stirred, especially if the stuff regarded as soft and squishy turns out in a relational economy to be hard and practical.
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    David Brooks on the "soft and squishy" attributes that are becoming important in combination with technical skills. September 2015
Doris Reeves-Lipscomb

3 Things Freelancers Need to Do Now to Get Gigs | Inc.com - 0 views

  • 3 basic rules of freelancing. Know who you are: If your messaging is not clear, you will not work. Know what you offer: You should never be trying to do it all. Know who your ideal client is: You cannot be everything to everyone.  Basics, right? We've all heard these rules before but they are more important now than ever before. In a market that is experiencing growth unlike anything we've ever seen, it's a do-or-die situation. If you cannot clearly define who you are, what you are offering, and who you want to offer it to, there are plenty of others who can and are just waiting to jump right in.
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    guest article by Tracy Leigh Hazzard on what freelancers need to do
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