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This is the sixth and final installment of the Career Path series. If you haven’t read parts 1-5, consider starting there. The series is my attempt at sharing observations and mistakes I’ve made throughout my career which may be helpful for others on the same path. Pt. 1: Get Out of Your Own Way Pt. 2: SayContinue reading “Career Path pt. 6: Learn How to Interview”

If you haven’t listened to our season recap on your favorite podcast platform, here’s a link.  Although I’ll periodically post something here on the blog, there won’t be any new podcast episodes uploaded until after the winter. We hate to give up any momentum we’ve been able to generate thus far but we feel like weContinue reading “Season 2 Coming Spring 2021”

This is the fifth installment of the Career Path series. If you haven’t read parts 1-4, consider taking a look at those earlier posts. The series is my attempt at sharing observations and mistakes I’ve made throughout my career which may be helpful for others on the same path. Pt. 1: Get Out of Your OwnContinue reading “Career Path pt. 5: Diversify”

This is the fourth installment of the Career Path series. If you haven’t read parts 1-3, you may want to start there. The series is my attempt at sharing observations and mistakes I’ve made throughout my career which may be helpful for others on the same path. Pt. 1: Get Out of Your Own Way Pt.Continue reading “Career Path pt. 4: Build Relationships”

Remember when you were brand new in your career and it seemed like you could’ve filled the grand canyon with the things you didn’t know? As you began to navigate your new space it made sense to focus on what was tangible and right in front of you. You referred to your training manual, completedContinue reading “Take Ownership of Your Learning”

This is the third installment of the Career Path series. If you haven’t read parts 1 and 2, you may want to start there. The series is my attempt at sharing observations and mistakes I’ve made throughout my career which may be helpful for others on the same path. Pt. 1: Get Out of Your Own Way Pt. 2: SayContinue reading “Career Path pt. 3: Be your Best, Not The Best”

The average person who works in corrections is not often inspired by the term evidence-based or when shown recidivism statistics in the same way I imagine a typical Amazon employee doesn’t consider the company’s fluctuating stock prices as they go about their daily business. So while senior managers and executives should use data to drive their decisionContinue reading “Everybody Loves Rapport”

We recognize the importance of mentors in the lives of our clients. Many departments contract with local peer mentor organizations and we often encourage those involved in recovery groups to seek out sponsors. In many ways, corrections professionals have evolved to assume a mentor-like role in the lives of the individuals we supervise. So ifContinue reading “Finding a Mentor”

This is the second installment of the Career Path series. If you haven’t read part 1, you may want to go back and start there. The series is my attempt at sharing observations and mistakes I’ve made throughout my career which may be helpful for others on the same path.  Pt. 1: Get Out of Your Own Way Pt. 2:Continue reading “Career Path pt. 2: Say Yes”

Everyone is familiar with a pros and cons exercise, whether we’ve walked ourselves through the process when we had a difficult decision to make or use it as a tool in a corrections context, typically with an individual who is ambivalent or on the fence about making a change in their life. Unfortunately, it tookContinue reading “Pros & Cons”