Don Straits - Dragon Slayer

Just read a story on AOL about a CEO of a small construction company. (Actually two stories...the original and her update).  Link at the end of the post. 

Even though she doesn't acknowledge it....or maybe even recognize it, within her stories there is a message for how to survive and find the next job.

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For many years, when an executive loses a job, in order to show that they are still engaged in business, they create a consulting firm...albeit a firm of one.  Nothing new here.  However, over the past several months, with the recession and huge number of senior level executives in the job market, industries are overrun with consultants.

Unfortunately, the word "consultant" has almost become a pejorative.  A common definition can be heard everywhere:  "A consultant is someone who steals your watch and tells you what time it is."

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