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In my book, Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy, I offer The Green Suit–the intrepid green business executive–suggestions for extending his or her “sphere of influence” well beyond the company gate. And one meaningful, if not entirely provocative, way of showing your commitment to green . . . → Read More: Time to Let That Green Lawn Turn Brown!  Earlier this week, I participated in a fun and informative on-line interview with Susan Ireland, author of The Idiot’s Guide to the Perfect Résumé Fifth Edition, Ready-Made Résumés software, and Susan Ireland’s Job Lounge. The full interview is available here. The questions posed to me were all very interesting. But one questioner–”Ronnie Ann”–touched upon . . . → Read More: The Green Industrial Revolution Great news! Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy is now available at Barnes and Noble. On April 8th, Amazon.com began selling Tailoring the Green Suit for Kindle; sales have been brisk and our rank among career-related guides for Kindle has risen as high as #21! . . . → Read More: Barnes and Noble has ‘Tailoring…’ This morning, some great news arrived! The organizers of Green Drinks Fredericksburg have invited me to discuss Tailoring the Green Suit at its next event–taking place 6 p.m. April 22nd, 2010–at The Otter House in Olde Towne Fredericksburg, Va. From this morning’s news release: Green Drinks is all about conversations for conservation. A . . . → Read More: Join Me for Fredericksburg Va. Green Drinks Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a strong proponent of green business. And yesterday, he appeared at a Palm Springs, Calif. “presser”—with whirling wind turbines as a backdrop—to push his plan to bring green business and green jobs to the Golden State. From the Palm Springs Desert Sun: The California Jobs Initiative includes $500 million . . . → Read More: ‘Governator’ Pushes Green Jobs Excerpted from the upcoming book, “Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy” © 2010, Dan Smolen. We know that hiring managers are most-predisposed to the best green-trained and educated executive talent. Understanding that a busy hiring manager may have an inches thick stack of . . . → Read More: The Green Business Executive Résumé Earlier this week, we reported about Green Spaces, a New York City-based facility that encourages ecopreneurs to “co-office” in its sustainable work environment. Now, Arlington County, Virginia – already a nationally-recognized model for resource sustainability and urban renewal – joins Nashville, San Diego, and Charleston, South Carolina in a green office challenge pilot program . . . → Read More: ‘Green Office Challenge’ Expands Who likes waiting (for anything good)? Many of you – excited about the impending release of Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy – have (emailed me/called me/sent me smoke signals/channeled me/social media messaged me) asking when the book would finally be available for purchase online . . . → Read More: ‘Green Suits’ Book Cover Revealed Earlier, we reported on how vacant retail sites and other dwellings were being re-purposed as truly sustainable work spaces. Now, a facility in the hip TriBeCa section of New York City is taking the green office movement one step farther; it is enticing ecopreneurs with a highly-engaging way to “co-office.” Green Spaces takes the . . . → Read More: ‘Green Spaces’ Entice NY’s Ecopreneurs For several years, I have written about the critical importance of green business training and education. The C-Level’s demand for well-trained and properly educated green business executives is urgent. More companies are seeking talent that can ably manage the triple-bottom-line (people, planet, profits). But are the institutions awarding so-called Green MBAs yielding such well-prepared . . . → Read More: Green MBAs: Ready for Green Business? |
 
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