Work with Marty Nemko, 8/22/19: The Case for Aiming Higher, Lower, and Staying Put

Today's show, Oct 3, will be my final one on KALW. Starting next Thursday, the station manager is replacing me with shows produced by KALW's Audio Academy.

On the Sep. 26, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, a debate between my wife Dr. Barbara Nemko and me: Is work-life balance always worth striving for?In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. We'll do our best to help you identify at least a baby step, maybe a larger one, in solving your work problem.

On the Sep. 19, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko:

On the Sep. 12, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I describe a curated list of big-impact careers, future-ready careers, and careers for people who hate math.In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. Whatever your work problem, I can usually help.

On the Sep. 5, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I offer options for counselors, creatives, and teachers who'd like to change career.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover: I'll do my best to help with your career conundrum.

There are myriad job titles in the fast-growing and lucrative field of finance, some surprisingly, pro-social. Finance career expert Todd Massedge and I will disentangle the mess and offer some under-the-radar cool careers.

On the Aug. 22, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I make the case for striving upward, opting to move down the ladder, and for staying put.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help address your work or career problem.

On the Aug 15, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, my wife, Dr. Barbara Nemko, the Napa County Superintendent of Schools and I debate how to reinvent education--no reforms here, reinvention, both K-12 and higher education, with some focus on the career-related issues. We'll also report new American Psychological Association research that should surprise no one who has been on vacation---The restorative benefit may be outweighed by the stresses before, during, and after the vacation.

On the Aug 8, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I talk with retired detective Vic Ferrari, author of NYPD: Through the Looking Glass at America's Largest Police Department.In the program's 2nd segment, call in for a Workover. I'll do my best to help solve your work problem.

On the Aug 1, 2019 edition of Work with Marty Nemko, I make the case for cranking, slowing, and throwing in the towel.In the program's second segment, call in for a Workover: I'll d my best to help with your worklife problem.