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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.

Grads: “You” are uniquely different from all the others

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I first shared this with the students I was teaching in our church in 2006. My heart has been to challenge students to realize how they carry their faith with them wherever they go in life. Each year at this time, high school and college students graduate and transition to a new phase of their…

Possibility of hiring for adaptability in today’s job market

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Many new graduates are in the job market today.  This column is helpful for new employees as well as companies looking for candidates that are worthy of hiring. If you can’t adapt, you don’t fit, so don’t waste your time applying. Teachers today have the huge task of preparing students for the current and future…

The big engine that can propel your growth is “Truth”

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“Truth” is all important as you think about growing your team.  Connecting with likeminded and committed people that know the source of Truth produces growth.  Showing love to one another is reflected in our actions toward others.  Our team at Career Development Partners have a like mind, however each person is uniquely gifted with different…

Know anyone who lost their job in first four months of 2023?

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The running total of layoffs for 2023 in the first four months is 190,759, according to Layoffs.fyi.  IBM announced May 1, 7,800 jobs could be replaced by AI, automation soon. Most are familiar with how outplacement assists those affected by a reduction in force (RIF) or a smaller scale layoff.  Employees that are impacted can…

Finding Focus by pushing aside your distractions

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I purpose to clear my desk today just like the plan I had last week, but when I looked at my computer I had over 287 messages in my inbox.   My office manager came in and needed a blog post before the day was over and I had told her I would have it yesterday,…

Trust the key to productivity and positivity

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What Does a Respectful Trusting Workplace Look Like? A respectful workplace is one where all employees are valued, recognized, treated fairly, have clear expectations, and work harmoniously. It is an inclusive environment where ideas are acknowledged and celebrated, communication is open, conflicts are addressed early and resolved, and where there is a shared mindset around…

Free the village, be they people, processes, or systems

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First off, to be clear, I do not see people as beasts or monsters but as one’s that God sees as having great worth in His eyes. How we treat others helps them remember their infinite worth as children of the living God.   We should do this even when they are disruptive, to help them…

We are just friends, who come alongside each other

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There are times when I just need someone to listen to me, without giving me advice or telling me I am wrong.   My wife is one of those people in my life who listens to my words, and she still loves me these past 50 years we have been married.  She knows the way I…

Well-timed silence can be more eloquent than words

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I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Clarence Jones the speechwriter for Marin Luther King speak a few years ago.  I have pondered some of his thoughts and wanted to share them. “There is nothing greater than freedom and the struggle for freedom is important for all of us.” “The most tragic bigotry is silence…

Care and Feeding of the Boss, communicating expectations

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My dear friend Dr. Henry Migliore who is retired from ORU and NSU, but still active in speaking and teaching  wrote this book called “Care and Feeding of the Boss”.  He shared this book with me many years ago and sent it to me this week after reading the column last week “If I have…