by Ron Hequet | Apr 3, 2018 | Business and Career Development, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
While on a plane, I read an article written by a futurist. In the article, he claimed that in the near future, 10 to 15 years from now, employment opportunities would be about credentials. He suggested that education and training would confer the authority, status,...
by Ron Hequet | Jan 16, 2018 | Career Development, Job, Leadership, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
Finding that right job may seem like a daunting task. The number of applicants for a single job opening is on the rise, and having a college degree no longer seems to guarantee a competitive edge, even for entry-level positions. However, you can gain an advantage over...
by Ron Hequet | May 4, 2016 | Career Development, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
No one can predict the future, but you can influence it. — Ron Hequet What if I developed a plan to drive the performance of an $8M company up by 4+ points, gaining an additional $320K of profit? Can you translate the value of that service into dollars per hour?...
by Ron Hequet | Apr 27, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Career Development, Employment, Job, Networking, Personal Development
It’s typical to think that entrepreneurs are the only ones who own their own business. But in reality, everyone is really in business for themselves in one way or another, even when you are someone else’s employee. — Ron Hequet Not long ago, I sat at breakfast...
by Ron Hequet | Mar 16, 2016 | Business and Career Development, Business Planning, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Professional Career
Baseball was my sport when I was a kid. I played second base. In fact, the Cleveland Indians scouted me. I’ll never forget the scout, a guy named Joe. Joe had to be 60, if he was a day. He wore a tattered ball cap that he should have retired years earlier. Suspenders...
by Ron Hequet | Jun 10, 2015 | Career Development, Employment, Job, Performance Improvement, Personal Development, Professional Career, Self-Achievement
For a long time, I’ve considered discipline (a word we love to hate) and achievement. I heard one of the best definitions of discipline from my Pastor; he said, “discipline, is not when you get up in the morning, it’s when you go to bed at night”. I often tell people...
