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Wednesday, January 4th:

How to Get a Great Job in 90 Days or Less What's a person to do who either wants to change jobs and move up the career ladder, or, simply get a job if they have been a direct recipient of a lay-off or early buy-out? Tonight executive coach, Lisa Pasbjerg, whose firm provides, Strategic Career Re-Design™, a coaching program designed specifically for individuals who need just that, and Joe Carroll, author of the recent book, How to Get a Great Job in Ninety Days or Less , will discuss this topic. In addition to being an author and career consultant, Carroll is also an internationally acclaimed speaker and currently Vice President of Human Resources of IST Management Services, one of the fastest growing, privately held facilities management companies in the U. S. Listen in on this show as Lisa interviews Joe for all of his insights on "career positioning" and his secrets to making this goal of getting a great job in ninety days or less work for you!

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Wednesday, December 21st:

Startling News About Retaliation: Are You at Risk? Recent statistics release by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), produced some startling facts. Charges of retaliation are up, way up. The Agency received over 7% more charges in 2010 than it did in the previous year. Such statistics are not entirely a surprise, given the current state of the economy, the number of layoffs that have occurred and the extreme insecurity many workers feel about their ability to retain their jobs and their ability to replace them if their position is eliminated. What is surprising is the size of the increase in charges to the Agency and the fact that, for the first time, the majority of the claims arenot about race. Clearly, employers need to be ever more aware of their responsibilities in this area, particularly in cases of transfer, demotion, downsizing and restructuring. Join us tonight as our host Lisa Pasbjerg, executive coach and principal at the leadership development firm, Focused Coaching, LLC, interviews Dr. Leah Hollis, noted author, educator and researcher in the field. Speaking from the research she has gathered in the writing of her latest book, "Unequal Opportunity", Dr. Hollis will answer our questions about where the common and the most often overlooked problems are in this area, and how employers can more easily avoid getting into trouble.

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Wednesday, April 6th:

Creating a Community of Caring: The Evolution of United Way Today Many people think they know about United Way, but be prepared to be surprised and impressed with the thoughtful and targeted approach United Way takes these days, as it envisions its critical "safety-net" role in today's economic reality of less resources and more need. As part of our continuing " Women in Leadership: Lessons in Mastery" series, executive coach, Lisa Pasbjerg, interviews Sandra Rupp, President of the Washtenaw United Way about her professional career experiences and insights, the evolution of the United Way, and the business of creating a community of caring... a major factor in the quality of life in any city, town or region. Find out tonight from Sandy, a 28 year veteran volunteer and professional in human services who now serves both as a member of United Way of Michigan's Board of Directors, and, on the United Way National Professional Advisory Committee, how you can be part of creating a caring community close to home. Be inspired as she shares the simple steps you or your business can take right now, right away, to become involved in this process in your own neighborhood, and, what an impact you can make in the lives of people at all stages of life in your community. (Listen Now)

Wednesday, March 16th:

Women in Leadership Series: Lessons in Mastery: Emergency Services and Non-profit Leadership Saving lives, being there in disasters, providing emergency assistance to those who have experienced the most devastating of losses- it's all in a day's work to tonight's leader in her role at the helm of one of the oldest and most respected non-profit organizations in the world. Donna Duvin's career in non-profit management spans over 25 years, including an early Peace Corps assignment in the South Pacific and executive leadership roles with the Red Cross and several non-profits serving the needs of the most vulnerable.

As the Regional Executive Director with the Washtenaw County Chapter of the Red Cross, Donna oversees an organization that trains more than 65,000 residents in life-saving skills, provides 97% of the blood products to the county's hospitals, delivers hundreds of emergency messages to loved ones in the military, shows up at house fires and other disasters with supplies for victims, firefighters and other first responders, and much more. (Listen)

Wednesday, March 2nd:

Women in Leadership Series: A Different Take on Leadership Today with Margaret Heffernan An entrepreneur, Chief Executive Officer, professor and prolific author, Margaret Heffernan has run five businesses in both the USA and the UK, and writes for the Huffington Post, BNET and Real Business. In her latest book, Willful Blindness which just launched in the UK in February 2011, she combines her many years of experience as a pioneer in women-led business with solid grounding in research to give us a new perspective and a very different take on business leadership. In the book she explores the neurobiological, psychological, social and organizational reasons why people and organizations fail to see the obvious, and the profound effect this has on both their personal and professional commitments. (Listen Here)

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