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The Leadership Opportunity in Job Loss

Posted by Kathleen on Oct 21, 2010 | 0 comments

By: Kathleen Schafer, Founder of Leadership Connection I was 21 when I lost my first job. After working my way through college at various departments in Michigan government—the administration that I was working for lost the election. It was a shock that a popular governor had lost—and even more so for me personally as my future plans had been radically altered. Twenty years later, I have learned that life often throws you a curve because it has something better for you in mind. The key to recovering from the “setback” is being open enough to discover that “something better.” For me it was the opportunity to uncover my life’s passion and...