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Jan 29, 2021, 9:30 AM

Worse things happen @ Sea

A recent study by researchers at the London School of Economics found that: “...as they moved from paid employment to setting up their own venture, business owners with above average optimism ended up earning 30% less than those with...

Jan 1, 2021, 7:25 AM

Vayechi: Adjusting our focus

Contrary to the plethora of bartering and financial transactions that have taken place up to this point in The Book of Genesis, the final chapters bring a fresh approach to the measure of wealth. Our Torah portion of Vayechi, highlights...

Dec 17, 2020, 7:54 AM

Mikeitz: The end of the world as we know it?

Is there a Torah portion involving our matriarchs and patriarchs that does not make reference to a (contentious) property or monetary transaction? Finances are central to Sefer Bereishis (the book of Genesis) and the life of Joseph. Last week...

Dec 4, 2020, 10:18 AM

The Pandemic Pivot

As part of my continuing education, I recently attended a symposium that focused on “the pandemic pivot” namely how to best support people pivoting their career or changing industry due to COVID. For some, this is prompted by (fear...

Sep 14, 2020, 7:12 AM

A theology of Jonah for the COVID era

In my previous post, I resurrected a chaplaincy consult (created by a mentor of mine) with the Biblical prophet Jonah aka Yonah who after a near-death encounter, wants to die. #Survivor's guilt?! Here's a contemporary theological reflection on the consult...

Sep 10, 2020, 6:48 AM

Jonah: One for all & all for one

Spiritual Care professionals, aka Chaplains, work in many domains, caring for the soul of institutions and the individuals they comprise. A central part of professional chaplaincy training involves the “verbatim” process i.e. reconstructing a challenging or interesting patient/client consult...

Sep 2, 2020, 9:45 AM

Connecting for Success (II)

In Part 1 of Connecting for Success, I discussed broadening and deepening your connections on LinkedIn and invited readers to consider how you can add value both to the people you network with and others that are job searching. ...

Aug 18, 2020, 12:41 AM

Waitlisted for the High Holidays? Is there an app for that?

Coming soon to a synagogue near you… lines. Where I grew up it was not uncommon for movie theaters to be used as overflows for the masses that came to pray on the Yamim Noraim (High Holidays). I was reminded...

Aug 14, 2020, 11:42 PM

Connecting for Success: the power of a Mitzvah

Multiple Jewish sources teach us that mitzvah is associated with the word tzavtah i.e. connection. Tzavar, Hebrew for neck, has similar etymology - unsurprising, since it connects the head and the body, and Tzevet denotes a team of people...

Jun 10, 2020, 7:53 AM

Contrarian Career Tips

Avraham Avinu was also known as Avraham Ha-Ivri - the contrarian. He was willing to go against what everyone else at the time was doing. If you are job seeking, I strongly recommend taking a leaf from our forebear...

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A contrarian investor, career coach, and sought after speaker, Daniel Coleman has an MBA, several patents, and a unicycle. He is passionate about guiding students and (aspiring) professionals at each stage in their career from discerning their college and career of choice to learning how to pivot and negotiate their worth. You can reach him at daniel . coleman @ yu.edu.

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