Are You Responding Or Just Reacting?
I led a workshop last week on Resilience, where we covered ensuring peak performance, recovering from mistakes, and maintaining long-term focus. This was for a group of type-A research analysts at a...
View ArticleWhat Makes for an Effective Career Coach?
Caroline and I have been career coaches for the past 5 years. Many of our private 1:1 clients are referrals, something that tells us we are going in the right direction. Whenever we start with a new...
View ArticleWhat Super Human Strength Would You Choose?
Bill Gates was asked this question and he answered: the ability to read at lightening fast speed. He explained that people put all their knowledge, acquired over decades, into books and to have the...
View ArticleDemolish Your Distractions
I got a ticket the other day, the one that comes in the mail after a stationary, unmanned camera takes of photo of the back of your car going through a red light. There is it, for all the world to see,...
View ArticleConference Call Survival Tips
When I worked for Merrill Lynch, I typically had 3 – 5 conference calls per week and while staying engaged was important, it was a struggle because some were very unorganized and outright boring. Here...
View ArticleIf Your New Year Resolution Involves Time Management, Read This First
In my guest blog for Over 40 Females, I talk about Responding v. Reacting, using the example of email management, the bugaboo that seems to plague the best of us: …A senior financial executive asked:...
View ArticleOverwhelmed by Career Commitments? 5 Areas To Simplify – Forbes.com
This career management post originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com: For many people, there is something career-related on the new year resolutions list. Perhaps you will finally...
View ArticleGet A Fresh Career Start: 5 Things To Do Differently THIS Year – Blog Exclusive
THANK YOU to the subscribers who responded to our January survey on your career status and interests. (If you didn’t see the survey, don’t worry – we selected a random sample to respond.) Of the...
View ArticleStretched Too Thin? 5 Strategies For Coping With Too Much Work – Forbes.com
This post originally appears in my Work In Progress blog for Forbes.com: Having too much work has become the new normal. With the economy still volatile and employment opportunities still tight, the...
View ArticleHow to Network Your Way to a New Job in Just 5 Minutes a Day – Money.com and...
This post originally appears in my weekly column for Money.com and Time.com: Does the word “networking” send shivers down your spine? Maybe it would help if I told you that networking doesn’t have to...
View Article12 Months Of Career Ideas
This career advice piece originally appears as This is How Smart People Get Ahead at Work in my weekly column for Money.com and Time.com. Here is the unedited version: It’s Labor Day – a good reminder...
View ArticleEight Career Habits To Adopt For The New Year
Reading for professional development is definitely one of the good career habits to adopt for the new year. In my recent 2-part post for Forbes Leadership, I recommended 100 of my favorite coaching...
View ArticleProductivity Tips For Working At Home (Unexpectedly)
In my latest career advice column for Money and Time, I share productivity tips for working at home (unexpectedly, say, because of a snow storm!). Here is the unedited version: If you’re a resident of...
View ArticleAre You Using Old Techniques For A New Job
You may not think you’ve changed jobs, but when you go higher in your career (or larger in your business), your role changes, and you essentially have a new job. I write about preparation strategies...
View Article5 Daily Habits That Promote Ongoing Success
I have ongoing success, not just one-hit wonders, on the brain. My recent Forbes posts have been book reviews of Larry Weidel’s Serial Winner: 5 Actions To Create Your Cycle of Success and Robert...
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4 Job Search Tips In Time For The Busy Fall
In my latest career advice post for Money and Time, I share 4 job search tips specific to the busy fall recruiting season. Here is the unedited version: Recruiting picks up in the fall. Employers are...
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Steven Wright on Having It All
You can’t have everything. Where would you put it? – Steven Wright Of course, as a comic, I love to quote comics. But more significant than how funny this is, is how true this is. Having everything...
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Time Management Strategies To Get Back On Track For Your Career Goals
In my recent post on A Seven-Point Mid-Year Review Checklist, ineffective time management is one possibility for why you might not be reaching your career goals. Time allocation is often a big culprit...
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10-Day Blog Challenge Day 5: Setting Yourself Up For Success
This blog post is in response to Natalie’s 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 5 which is about a 15-20 minute daily habit to prime yourself for success. For career success, whether it’s finding a...
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10-Day Blog Challenge Day 9: Location Independence
This blog post is in response to Natalie’s 10 Day Freedom Plan Blog Challenge Day 9 which is about location independence — i.e., having the ability to work remotely. Natalie has traveled to ~70...
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