Mentor, Coach or Therapist – maybe all three
Sometimes it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel or it is difficult to create strategies for executing change on your own. Getting the help from a mentor, professional...
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Own your contribution to ineffective communication
Nonresponsiveness is my pet peeve, closely followed by the failure to use media/technology appropriately. Both behaviors create obstructions to effective communication. Why is it that we don’t take more care when we are trying...
Try a little urgency
It’s never been a practice of mine to blow smoke up someone’s rear so they can feel better about being unemployed. My approach is a pretty pragmatic one. If you’re not working, aren’t financially...
Goals are your recipe for success
Many times we rely on intentions that don’t get us anywhere. There is something in many of us that makes us think we can skip goal setting and just get straight to execution when...
How to quickly blow a great opportunity
If you have cultivated the belief that only the “lucky” people get the best jobs, please consider how much power you have given up and the amount of time you have wasted by believing...
Before you jump into the new year, evaluate what you got done this past year
Are you looking back on your past year and wondering where things went sideways?
Make your pipe dreams real using SMART goals
With some effort and longer-term planning, there is more within your own power to help you get where you want to go.
Manage your own performance
If you’ve have been working for more than a few years, you’ve probably had a few performance evaluations. Why wait to see what happens?
It just makes sense to have a strategy for networking
If you’ve been unclear about what effective networking looks like, it might be time to assess your expectations and your approach. Random networking produces random results. Imagine what networking with the right people in...
Waiting for a unicorn can leave you by the side of the road
The problem with waiting for “perfect” is that it may never come.
