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Nicholas Wyman
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Award-winning chef turned workforce strategist. Join the conversation !
Frequent business travel isn’t just tiring — it disrupts sleep, health & performance. Kicking off The Skilled Life with why it matters:

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Today is Labor Day here in the U.S. —a day to honor the work and skills that keep our economies moving. Feels like the right time to launch something new: The Skilled Life, a series of short convers...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thanks to the Nonfiction Authors Association for the call-out. I set out to write an honest, practical book—hopefully a few folks find the stories and insights useful or at least interesting.
June 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Just saying…You don’t need a degree to build a career.
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The One Skill Electricians, Chefs, and Entrepreneurs Use to Succeed
You’d be hard-pressed to find three jobs more different than an electrician, a chef, and an entrepreneur.
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June 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Why So Many Teachers Are Walking Out And What They’re Walking Toward

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Career Change Tips for Teachers Ready to Pivot
As teachers consider a career change, employers facing skills gaps can tap this overlooked talent pool—no new strategy required, just better hiring filters.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In a rapidly changing environment - what’s needed right now is Resilience - the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties and adapt to change. Many people struggle with this proposition. It’s not business as usual.
May 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Many people want to expand their horizons, not just their wallets. They're after new experiences, skills, and roles in which they have a better chance to grow.
May 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Widespread efforts in the maintenance, repair and overhaul industry to boost interest in aviation careers and create pipelines for new technicians are starting to make a dent in the labor shortage aviationweek.com/mro/workforc...
How The MRO Industry Is Handling The Experience Gap | Aviation Week Network
New hiring and training trends seek to solve the aftermarket industry’s issues with retention and inexperience.
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May 22, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Thinking … Leaders serious about long-term talent development should treat mentorship not just as a learning tool, but as a lever for confidence, inclusion, and commitment.
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Beyond managers: Why mentors are the real drivers of employee retention
Mentorship is foundational.
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May 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We must stop treating skills training as a backup plan. In many industries, it is the smartest, fastest and most secure route to economic mobility.
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May 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Five Crucial Skills I
Learned
Apprenticing in a Restaurant Kitchen
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Five Crucial Skills I Learned Apprenticing in a Restaurant Kitchen
The real world teaches what classrooms can’t.
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May 18, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I would suggest that we've actually spent 40 years talking down skilled careers, and the economic and social issues that this degrading of trades have created is now coming home to roost. open.substack.com/pub/nicholas...
No platitudes. No policy-speak. No humblebrags.
The Future won't wait. And neither should your company.
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May 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM