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Travis Jones

Travis Jones is the CEO of Career Development Partners and a certified career coach. CDP focuses on professional and executive search, retention strategies, succession planning, human resource consulting, outplacement, executive coaching, resume writing and leadership development. You can contact Travis at [email protected] or 918-293-0500.

Greatness is not just a game in a competition

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We are at the heart of the NBA Finals, where the stakes are high, and greatness is on full display. This year, the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Indiana Pacers battling it with two of the world’s most remarkably talented teams, each pushing themselves to the limit in pursuit of a championship. What is striking,…

Where has trust gone in the modern world – who can you trust?

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Where Has Trust Gone in the Modern World? This past month has been difficult for our family. My wife recently underwent surgery that was expected to be straightforward, with a standard recovery period of a few weeks. It is one her surgeon has performed thousands of times. But since then, recovery has been anything but…

Sermons are Not Limited to Sunday Services

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As a Christian, we think of sermons as something exclusive to Sunday morning church services. We view them as a spiritual message, in which a pastor, standing in a pulpit, Bible open, delivers his message. This limited view prevents us from recognizing the countless other types of “secular sermons” that are being preached to us…

A Power week with my Executive Coach: Ego at Work

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I have always believed in having an executive coach and it helps me as I coach others in my practice. Below is a summary of a session I had with Mike Todd as my executive coach. Several years ago, during one of my sessions with my executive coach, my assignment was to start reading “Egonomics”…

Moral standards that transcends religious boundaries

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I recently was sharing some facts about the Ten Commandments and began by asking the group if anyone could name all 10. This list of commands used to be posted in the public schools, churches, court houses and many other public displays. It is hard to find a place that has this list in public…

Stop giving advice – Start asking game-changing questions

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In a world where managers often struggle to coach effectively, Michael Stanier’s book “The Coaching Habit “offers transformative questions to effectively coach others to success. These questions are staged to encourage deeper thinking, reveal potential, and enhance relationships through reflection and self-direction. Each question is used to guide the individual through a process of discovery,…

From Shock to Support: Changing the way we let People go

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Losing a job is widely considered one of life’s most stressful experiences, ranking alongside the death of a spouse or divorce. According to the book Well Being, the long-term psychological toll of unemployment can be more severe than bereavement, as people often do not fully recover from job loss even after five years. Therefore, how…

A Flashback radio conversation on Tulsa Beacon Weekend

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It was always a pleasure being Charley’s guest on the radio. This post speaks to one I did with him 7 years ago. He was an amazing host to his guests. Charley asked me to come to the radio studio and record an interview with him for his Saturday weekly radio show on KCFO AM…

Learn to Sell like a Pro, not like a Tourist

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It seems in the marketplace that people am so busy, that they do not have time for “some” salespeople to drop by the office for a “short” visit. You know the kind of people with whom I am talking. Some of them, I like to label, instead of a salesperson as a professional visitor. They…