Category Archives: Education

What About Kids Who Don’t Want or Can’t Go To College after Highschool?

This is Part 4 of conversations I’ve been having with students at the local highschool. Let’s face it, in all student populations, there are some kids who are just not college-bound.  To be blunt, some kids can’t academically handle the … Continue reading

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What will the world of work look like in five years?

2015 – Can you believe that we are using dates like this already?  It feels like we are living in the future, and yet, the future is here.  Crazy! I shared that I had spoken with the seniors at the … Continue reading

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Is Your Industry Seeing a Shortage of Qualified Workers?

What do today’s business leaders want to see in tomorrow’s workers? Last time we met on this blog, I was getting ready to talk to the seniors at the local high school.  What was really neat about the group I … Continue reading

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