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Tom Bolt

Job Search: Pointing the Finger of Blame

Something is wrong with the traditional job search process. Something is broken. We hear “good” news reports that “only” 330,000 new people applied for unemployment benefits in the United States last week, but considering that the number of initial claims is still that high is staggering. Maybe the headlines would not be seen to be so encouraging if taken in the context of the lives being touched. That number is more than the population of… Read More »Job Search: Pointing the Finger of Blame

Knowing It All Is a Daunting Job

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” ~ Socrates Through the benefit of modern technology we hold the key to more knowledge than could have been imagined only a few years ago. In his book “Net Smart: How to Thrive Online” author and online pioneer Howard Rheingold writes about becoming literate in these processes that are changing our world. The information surrounds us, but without key literacies being distributed among all people… Read More »Knowing It All Is a Daunting Job

Loss of Memory

“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” ~ George Santayana “Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things.” ~ Marcus Tullius Cicero “The advantage of a bad memory is that one enjoys several times the same good things for the first time.” ~ Friedrich Nietzche “May you never forget what is worth remembering, nor ever remember what is best forgotten.” ~ Irish Blessing Once upon a time there was… Read More »Loss of Memory

It’s Your Turn to Volunteer

There is a debate raging in many of our nation’s high schools about requiring mandatory service projects for seniors. It seems that kids who are forced to “volunteer” for something outside of their sphere of interest are not likely to ever volunteer to do it again. Regardless of the good intentions of educators who in good faith place hands-on work experience within the reach of our youth, mandatory volunteerism is not likely to create a… Read More »It’s Your Turn to Volunteer

False Pride in Diversity Programs

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Many HR related websites and blogs will spend January 21st with obligatory tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. There is no debate about his significance in history as a powerful force for equality of all humankind. His most remembered messages were compilations of sermons with the message of God-given freedoms and the non-violent nature of protesting against inequality. Like many great leaders, much of his legacy has been translated into godlike myth which is easier… Read More »False Pride in Diversity Programs