August 27, 2015 In Higher Education

Hand to hand combat inside Amazon! Students need to prepare for the rigors of the workplace.

See my inaugural post on the National Review education blog “Phi Beta Cons”.

I am honored to be asked to be a regular contributor to the forum.

You can read the blog post here.

1 Comment

  • Joe Rafter

    August 28, 2015 at 8:59 am

    Your description of the Business / Corporation environment is spot on! I would like to add some career strategies, which I found valuable in managing work attitudes and behaviors:
    1.) Treat the acquisition of new skills and knowledge more important than increase in salary compensation. The more skills and abilities you have the more valuable you are to any enterprise.
    2.) Money does not precede accomplishments, it is recognition for actual accomplishments. If you believe that you need increases in compensation before increasing your performance, you will suffer a life of disappointments.
    3.) I saw numerous workers who believed that once they had their degree or advance degree, their success was guaranteed. This attitude proved to be a significant restraint for their career success,