Jim Borland, Ph.D. is a senior vice president at The Five O'Clock Club and has been with the Club since 1994. He is responsible for client relationships, executive outplacement, executive coaching and consulting assignments. Jim brings twenty years of career transition and executive coaching experience to The Five O'Clock Club, where he also manages the Grand Central Branch and counsels at the Penn Station Branch. In addition, he writes articles for The Five O'Clock News and is a member of the Media Team, appearing on CBS radio, CNBC and CNN. His practice focuses on executives, for both outplacement as well as executive coaching. He has appeared on a Phil Donahue TV special on the role of work, and has been quoted in Fortune, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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 After the Job is Won
by Jim Borland, Ph.D. - Jun, 2007
One key feature of The Five O’Clock Club outplacement program is that our service is available for one year, allowing clients to continue to see their coach at no charge to them even after they have been placed. While many self-paying clients will recognize issues with the “on-boarding” p...
 
 Handling Conflict at Work: The Law Firm Example
by Jim Borland, Ph.D. - Jun, 2007
The opportunity to prepare an article for the newsletter of The New York Chapter of The Association for Legal Administrators gave me a chance to reflect on a specific example of conflict. Since the points are valid in other industries, I wanted to share a shortened version with you.... ...
 
 Hiring Decisions – from Both Sides
by Jim Borland, Ph.D. - Jun, 2007
One reassuring thing about working with outplacement clients is they all have a history of having worked for an employer with which most potential hiring managers have some familiarity. This means that they have been seen as acceptable in the beginning of their previous position, and, in ...
 
 The End of One Journey to the Start of Another: Beginning the New Job
by Jim Borland, Ph.D. - Jun, 2007
One of the most important things I have learned in over ten years of working at G&S from my colleague Fred Ball is the importance of helping our clients plan and execute their entry into the new position. Fred’s belief that coaching at the end of the outplacement process must continue int...
 
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