"I skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been." Wayne Gretzky
Great quote from a great athlete. What does this have to do with career transition? Everything! For this great advice to work you have to...
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Bill Kieffer
- Apr 27
- 1 min
Use Your Tools & Attend to Relationships
Thursday coffee thoughts, today inspired by a recent chat with my good friend Herbert Cerna. Military veterans generally have highly...
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Bill Kieffer
- Apr 4
- 1 min
"Tell me about yourself."
A common opening interview question. Most people respond by reciting their resume. This is not the best approach. Interviewers likely...
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Bill Kieffer
- Mar 8
- 1 min
Triangulating your Transition Target
What's your transition target? How do you figure it out? The world is full of nearly limitless opportunities that may be attractive to...
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Bill Kieffer
- Mar 8
- 1 min
The World Is Your Oyster!
"The world is your oyster." A promising phrase of hope and opportunity. The world truly is full of opportunities, and some oysters do...
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Bill Kieffer
- Jan 17
- 1 min
Employers Aren't the Enemy!
I've had countless career transition conversations with service members and veterans. When the topic of 'employers' comes up, there seems...
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
What's Next? What's Now?
My good friend Jason Politte and I were catching up today, discussing a variety of career and career-transition related topics. We, like...
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 26, 2022
- 1 min
Motion is Not Always Progress!!!
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=459901289410882
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 20, 2022
- 1 min
More Than Just Words
“Be well. Keep up the fire.” is a phrase I adopted years ago. It resonated for me. I didn’t think too much about why. It still resonates...
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
Taking Breaks & Quitting Jobs.
Sometimes career transition sucks. Sometimes your job sucks. It happens to everyone. But that doesn't mean you have to just suck it up,...
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 9, 2022
- 1 min
Top Down or Bottom Up?
Friday Coffee Thoughts - inspired today by my good friend Herb Thompson's recent LinkedIn post about top-down vs. bottom up planning....
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Bill Kieffer
- Dec 7, 2022
- 1 min
Looking for a great gift idea for someone who's in or considering transitioning from the military?
A copy of "Military Career Transition: Insights from the Employer Side of the Desk" might just be the perfect gift! Select Reviews: "......
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Bill Kieffer
- Nov 28, 2022
- 1 min
Want to Get Clear, Stand Out, & Play Bigger? Let's Find Your WHY.os!
Doug Jenkins and I discuss the "WHY Operating System" - a great tool to help individuals and teams get clear, stand out, and play bigger....
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Bill Kieffer
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
Scuttlebutt
Excited to share my most recent podcast guest spot, with Brock Briggs on the "Scuttlebutt Podcast". We covered a lot of ground relevant...
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Bill Kieffer
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Don't let the bling blind you.
An opportunity popped on my radar. It was interesting. Great title. Great pay. But it came with negatives I don't want or need in my...
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Bill Kieffer
- Sep 14, 2022
- 1 min
'Intangible Skills' versus 'Tangible Results' ...
Veterans bring great 'intangible skills' that are transferrable across industries, markets, functions and jobs. Employers need 'tangible...
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Bill Kieffer
- Aug 30, 2022
- 1 min
Develop Your People to Retain and Engage Them!
Many thanks to Doug Jenkins and the Findlay Hancock County Chamber of Commerce for the opportunity to discuss leadership development,...
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Bill Kieffer
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Job Search Can be Tough!
Job search can be difficult; especially when your 'technical' capabilities may not be so obviously well-aligned with job opportunities -...
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Bill Kieffer
- Aug 23, 2022
- 1 min
No matter how “big” you were … No matter how traumatic the transition …
You CAN start again and grow into something amazing!
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Bill Kieffer
- Aug 19, 2022
- 1 min
"I can get smart on that".
I've heard this phrase (and variations of it) countless times from veterans in career transition. Its no BS. Our veterans are some of the...
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