American - Businessman | May 15, 1965 -
The ABC's are attitude, behavior and communication skills.
Gerald Chertavian
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Mentors provide professional networks, outlets for frustration, college and career counseling, general life advice, and most importantly, an extra voice telling a student they are smart enough and capable enough to cross the stage at graduation and land their first paycheck from a career pathway job.
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You can learn what you want to learn through hard work. And a good employer will teach you what you want to learn as long as you show the right attitude and behaviors.
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The saying in business is that, 'You hire for skills and you fire for behavior.' And one would argue that in order to move up in career, to be promoted, to take on additional responsibility, in many ways that's linked more to the attitudes and behaviors that you carry rather than what you know technically about a given subject.
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The best thing we can do is prepare people to lead in a much more diverse environment and see that as one of our national assets and one of the things that makes America strong.
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Many training programs and often schools focus on just a skill or a kind of work competency. That's only half the equation.
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Businesses are no longer receiving the cost savings from outsourcing that they once did.
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One can fall into the 'soft bigotry of low expectations.'
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Our young immigrants have a lot to offer. They are motivated and hard-working, and in many cases have already contributed significantly to our society - by excelling in school, by volunteering in their communities, or by serving in the military.
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Years ago, as I was beginning my professional career on Wall Street, I volunteered as a Big Brother in New York City.
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The Opportunity Divide doesn't just keep our students disconnected from the mainstream economy; it prevents our businesses from growing.
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Year Up for me is a year in which the young adults that we serve have an opportunity to move up in their lives and gain the access and opportunity they need to realize their potential.
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