5 Ways Women Give Away Power
The history of women in the workplace began 250 years ago with The Daughters of Liberty, the first society of working women that was organized to boycott British goods. In 1903, 138 years later, the first National Women’s Trade Union League was formed. This league advocated for higher wages and improved working conditions for women.…
What Do You Get When You Fall in Love?
Some people fill the world with silly love songs, wrote Paul McCartney. As a career coach, I wish they did not, at least when it came to falling in love with a certain company. I am alarmed by the number of clients who come to me with certainty about how perfect a specific company is …
Communication is Key to Winning
Everyone could use a little help with communications skills from time to time. The same is true for the work environment. Since we all have limited time to communicate, we should try to make the best of it. When you talk with people, you define your relationship with them. Choose your words carefully and you …
Where do you get in the Flow?
Where do you get your best ideas?
How do you find the time to work on them?
Is there a place you go to find your Flow?
Flow is Happiness
Getting in the flow is a good thing and something everyone should strive for as often as possible. Life will always intervene. However, it is …
8 Tips To Take Action With Your Career
Most careers don’t begin with a dream job. After one or two years, many careerists find themselves looking for a new opportunity to advance themselves. After five, 10 or even 20 years in your career, other types of career goals often emerge.
Maybe you are looking for more work-life balance. Maybe you have discovered that …
5 Smartt Tips for College Students
5 SMARTT TIPS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
Getting the right job when you’re done with college starts during college. You’re competing against your college grads for those jobs! How do you secure the job you want and beat the competition? Here are my top 5 recommendations to get that job offer. SMARTT TIPS!
During college, work!…13 Phrases to Impress Your Interviewer
The overwhelming majority of interviewees who fail to impress a hiring manager do so because they are unable to incorporate dynamic and thoughtful phrases within their interview answers.
You can have the most impressive theories on business, the most intriguing insight on success, and the most pertinent information to deliver, but if you don’t learn …
5 Tips for Making Friends in a New Job
Introverted? No problem.
Extroverted? Also, no problem.
These 5 tips will help you get started. Learning them and using them will pay dividends today and in the future.
Everyone’s Been Through This
When you are starting a new job it’s a lot like the first day of school. Whether you are starting 1st grade, 8th …
Just Five Minutes … Twice a Day
Take 5 minutes — twice a day … to clear your mind.
Write down everything that crossed your brain.
Get it out. Dump it. Then decide if you should own it.
What’s the Point?
Everyone is inundated with stuff. Every day more and more stuff is crossing our streams. From what we see on TV, …
4 Behaviors of High Performers
Anyone willing to pay the price can be a success. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of society is married to the status-quo. They want what was, not what can be. They believe that their intelligence, their personality and physical aptitudes are fixed.
This mindset hinders their ability to generate revenue, solve problems and create opportunities.
Conversely, …