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Recently the can of worms has been re-opened about women having it all. Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors said in an interview recently that it is possible to have it all, meaning being a CEO and a good mother, while Indra Nooyi, the CEO of PepsiCo, said it wasn’t possible.   These two interviews sparked another debate that is separate about why “having it all” is never an issue discussed for men.   Of course my mind is going 100 miles a minute with thoughts on this and I do have my own opinion on this matter, but ultimately the issue is work-life balance and that is an issue for everyone who works regardless of gender or family status. Why would this be an issue for everyone? The reason is that our 21 st century has more jobs that do not have a definitive starting and stopping point than it used to.   When I think about my parents and grandparents, there were many jobs that started at a certain time and ended at a certain time, such as in manufacturing j...

Many times when I coach job seekers and workforce development professionals, I like to make comparisons to help people better understand a concept better. These seem to keep people entertained and also works for me, so I wanted to share some of my workforce development analogies. Job Seekers look at the One-Stop Career Center (a.k.a American Job Center) like the menu at the Cheesecake Factory. If you have never dined at the Cheesecake Factory, this restaurant has a book for a menu! This is not an exaggeration. This restaurant has a book with a selection of anything they believe a person could want to eat, including multiple ethnic dishes. This extensive offering I am describing does not even include the multitude of cheesecake and non-cheesecake dessert options or beverages.   The first time a person eats at the restaurant the reaction is, “ What do I choose ?”   The same is true for people walking into a One- Stop. Just like the Cheesecake Factory, many job seekers ...