Election 2010: Is This the End of ‘Green Jobs’?

It is the morning after the big “mid-term” elections.

As I write this post, Republicans have grabbed up 60 seats in the House of Representatives and John Boehner, the presumptive Speaker of the House, is measuring for drapes (metaphorically speaking, of course.)

Democrats have retained their majority in the U.S. Senate and actually did . . . → Read More: Election 2010: Is This the End of ‘Green Jobs’?

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Framing: The Key to ‘Selling’ Sustainable Ideals

The Green Suit is an ambassador to the New Green Economy, an enthusiastic fire-in-the-belly green business executive motivated to do well–and to do right–making the world a better place.

But many Green Suits have discovered during this most-volatile political season that climate alteration, resource conservation, and corporate stewardship have become, well, dangerous topics of . . . → Read More: Framing: The Key to ‘Selling’ Sustainable Ideals

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What Do Résumé Writing and Home Selling Have In Common? Practically Everything!

Résumés and homes.

For nearly three years, the supply of homes on the market has greatly outweighed demand. And within some metropolitan areas of the U.S., there remains a twelve month supply of inventory.

Certainly, the same can be said for out-of-work or under-employed business executives. In some cases, hiring managers have identified and . . . → Read More: What Do Résumé Writing and Home Selling Have In Common? Practically Everything!

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Business Authors Show Host Interviews ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’ Author Dan Smolen

Friday, Sept. 17, 2010: The Business Authors Show is a popular Internet radio program which features discussions on the latest hardcover business book releases.

A couple of weeks ago, host Danielle Hampson interviewed me about Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy.

The interview, which runs . . . → Read More: Business Authors Show Host Interviews ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’ Author Dan Smolen

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Amazon Drops Price on ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’ Hardcover Edition

Here is some great news for loyal Amazon.com customers!

Amazon has just applied a 10 percent discount to Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy. This new $19.79 price matches Barnes & Noble’s best price for the book.

Having trouble deciding on a gift for that . . . → Read More: Amazon Drops Price on ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’ Hardcover Edition

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Durham’s Regulator Bookshop is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit!’

Who would be able to resist an independent book store with its own travel advisory?

NINTH STREET IS FREE OF VOLCANIC ASH AND OPEN TO ALL MODES OF TRAVEL!

We ♥ indie book sellers! And The Regulator Bookshop in Durham, North Carolina wins bonus points for thumbing its nose at convention. Check out Regulator’s . . . → Read More: Durham’s Regulator Bookshop is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit!’

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Pasadena’s Famous Vroman’s Bookstore is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’

Vroman’s Bookstore, a Pasadena, California mainstay for over 115 years, joins the list of great independent booksellers offering Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy.

Independent booksellers like Vroman’s are important fixtures that help communities maintain a sense of place. Books sold at indies might cost . . . → Read More: Pasadena’s Famous Vroman’s Bookstore is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’

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Powell’s Books, One of the Top Indie Booksellers in the U.S., is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’

Over the weekend, we learned that Powell’s Books, a very popular independent bookseller based in Portland, Oregon, had begun selling Tailoring the Green Suit: Empowering Yourself for an Executive Career in the New Green Economy.

We could not be more pleased!

Earlier this month, Joseph-Beth Booksellers–with locations in Cincinnati, Charlotte, Cleveland, and now Fredericksburg, . . . → Read More: Powell’s Books, One of the Top Indie Booksellers in the U.S., is ‘Tailoring the Green Suit’

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Why Should Companies Report Greenness?

Because it makes good business sense.

A post on Sustainable Life Media makes a great case for corporate sustainability disclosure. Contributors Kathleen Gilligan and Karen Janowski fire off seven key reasons why smart companies need to make sustainability disclosure a central element of their business models.

The reasons they offer are spot-on. But one . . . → Read More: Why Should Companies Report Greenness?

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The Green Industrial Revolution

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

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