A War for Talent Rant and When Life Throws You a Lemon...Duck!

My background is in counselling psychology. I have taught educational psychology at the University of Manitoba for over 20 years, I was a crisis counsellor, and I was the employee assistance counsellor and career development coach for Seagram Ltd. for 15 years.

When the going gets tough...it really gets me going. This current economic upheaval really has me going...

I would appreciate your responses to two of my blog posts from this week:

Make Love Not War: Stop the War for Talent Now! A personal rant against the War for Talent. I have always been troubled by the so called “war for talent.” Now, I am beyond troubled, I am angry with the use of this metaphor for those of us who offer our best in organizations...

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Managing Economic Mayhem: When life throws you a lemon….duck! Eliminate Pollyanna positive thinking now. I never cared for statements such as, “when life throws you a lemon make lemonade.” When life throws me a lemon I duck. Then I get back up and figure out what to do. This is a time for authentic, and heartfelt leadership that is constructive not naive or blind. There may be a need for tough actions and behaviors that require a lot of courage and gumption on your part...