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Category: Employment Success

Ego, Energy, and Ears: Learning to Listen in a Loud Job

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series The Calling.

This career is loud. Sirens. Radios. Yelling over roaring engines. The constant beat of urgency. What’s the real noise? It’s the stuff in your own…

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shoe1971 August 27, 2025
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Will Your Bending Break Your Best People?

This entry is part 11 of 11 in the series Workplace Success.

Every manager has them—the employees who always deliver, handle challenges without drama, and can be trusted with the “mission critical” tasks. It’s natural to want…

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TwinCityMama August 16, 2025
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When Being the Goat Becomes a Lot

This entry is part 10 of 11 in the series Workplace Success.

In every organization, there’s a quiet truth: the better you are at your job, the more people lean on you. You’re trusted. You’re capable. You…

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TwinCityMama August 13, 2025
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Is It Time for Universities to Welcome the Trades?

This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Career Minded.

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the students who start college full of hope, only to leave before finishing. Maybe they discover the traditional…

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DigitalNinja August 10, 2025
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Teaching Entrepreneurship in the Trades

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Building Trades That Last.

Skilled hands can build just about anything—homes, machines, entire systems. But when it comes to building a business? That’s where many tradespeople hit a wall.…

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DigitalNinja August 7, 2025
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Financial Literacy Is a Skill

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Building Trades That Last.

When we talk about skills in the trades, we usually mean things you do with your hands: installing wiring, fixing HVAC systems, laying tile, tuning…

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DigitalNinja August 3, 2025
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Welcome to “The House”

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series The Calling.

You survived the academy. You earned the badge. Now comes the real test: stepping into your new family. Every shift has its own rhythm. Its…

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shoe1971 August 2, 2025
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Why Do So Many Trades Businesses Fail?

This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Building Trades That Last.

They start with promise. A skilled plumber opens their own shop. An HVAC tech builds a client base. A contractor takes on bigger and bigger…

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DigitalNinja August 1, 2025
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The Hidden Risk in the Trades: Why We Need Stable Skilled Trades Businesses

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Building Trades That Last.

We often talk about the skilled labor shortage—but there’s a quieter, equally urgent issue hiding in plain sight: the instability of trades businesses themselves. Electricians,…

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DigitalNinja July 27, 2025
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You’ve Chosen Your Benefits—Now What?

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series Guide to Employee Benefits.

You made it. Whether you read one article or worked your way through the entire onboarding series—congrats on taking a powerful step toward greater financial…

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Preston July 23, 2025
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