“The three great essentials to achieving anything worthwhile are; first, hard work, second, stick-to-it-iveness, and third, common sense.”
                    – Thomas Edison, American Inventor, Scientist, and Business Man

“Action is the foundational key to all success.” – Pablo Picasso,

One of the most recognized figures in 20th-century art, best known for co-founding the cubist movement.

“It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome. That’s what defines your career.” – Carlton Fisk

The Career Quote of the Week comes from Carlton Fisk- a former Major League Baseball catcher who played for 24 years with both the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1999. 

We believe that his quote applies to all occupations- not just to athletes. The unemployed should also find motivation from this quote, knowing that overcoming rough patches is what eventually distinguishes a career.

My colleague and I recently attended a recruiters‘ conference and the topic was a novel idea   regarding how to improve retention: manage your employees’ dreams. The concept was created by Matthew Kelly and is documented in his book “The Dream Manager.”  It’s a refreshing take on how managers can make their employees loyal, happy and productive by being actively involved in helping to make their dreams a reality. 

Kelly suggests that companies should designate a Dream Manager to consistently ask employees what their dreams are and how they are going about achieving them.  The mere act of caring and providing even minute assistance and support to employees can make them more valuable and happier overall.

I believe that this idea is extremely forward thinking and many companies could benefit from implementing similar programs. I recommend that all job seekers and career people read “The Dream Manager,” as it is an eye-opening and ground breaking concept.

  Katie Niekrash
  Executive Recruiter, Healthcare

“If your work is becoming uninteresting, so are you. Work is an inanimate thing and can be made lively and interesting only by injecting yourself into it. Your job is only as big as you are.”- George C. Hubbs, American lawyer, jurist, and political figure

Fitting for job seekers and the employed: “Today is the day in which to attempt and achieve something worthwhile.”— Grenville Kleiser, American author

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James, Psychologist & Philosopher