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Learning from the Positives in the Recession Culture

Recession-proof.  It can mean a lot of different things to different people.  But it never means you are immune to the recession.  We all feel the impact.

At times we may experience the negative impact: job loss, reduced income, fear, anxiety/insecurity, loss of esteem, loss of home or retirement. 

To me, “recession-proof” means to [...]

Just Been Laid Off?

“Unfortunately,” says Elliott Masie, “my phone rings on a regular basis with the news that one of our learning colleagues has been laid off.” He goes on to write about what he has been sharing with these colleagues. It’s worth reading.

Recently, one of the most competent trainers that I know, with an excellent [...]

Conference Geared for Educators for High Tech Workforce

Since I have elsewhere written about the lack of focus on “equipment training” at professional training conferences, it is only right to remind people about the annual HI-TEC (formerly SAME-TEC) conference coming up in July in Phoenix. This conference has partial roots in task force activities at TPIC beginning in 1994.

Today, HI-TEC (High Impact [...]

Training for Home Business Owners… and Home Business Trainers

As I have suggested elsewhere, one way to recession-proof is to develop additional income from a home business. In fact, while the creation of home businesses have been on the rise for years, interest is exploding right now. Whether it’s a hobby converted to a business (eg., photography, cooking, crafts), consulting (eg., in the [...]

“Recession” on my mind.

I admit it. When I named this new blog “The Recession-Proof Trainer,” I knew the word recession would grab attention. Anyway, I couldn’t help it - the fact of our recession, along with its impact on my vocation and colleagues, was very much on my mind. And it still is.  Isn’t the recession on everyone’s [...]

How to Keep in Touch

Over the years of teaching the PBET Workshop, I have met over 1600 fantastic people from this industry. Yet today, I find it difficult to contact very many of them. People leave the places they have been working for many reasons: in the past- a better job offer; today- the recession. Yet typically, all I [...]