(2-minute read) These are the first days of our new reality. Over the last 12 weeks, many organizations have had to re-envision how they operate. Vodka companies’ retooled factories and are making hand sanitizer. Clothing companies are keeping staff employed and staying afloat by reimagining leftover fabric into masks for healthcare workers and consumers. Virtual [...]
(4-minutes to read, lots you can do) To discuss the future of your career, I want to tell you a bit about mine. During my working life, I've reinvented myself three times. Now I help others redefine their careers. What I've learned over two decades is that successful reinvention follows a process. This blog is [...]
(3-minute read) A lot of what I do involves helping people find new work. For my clients, it’s a highly defined process of discovery, learning, and quite simply, hard work. It’s a managed pause for people to identify what they want, what they need and then, strategically working toward obtaining it. But what if you’re [...]
My article in this month's Costco Connection Magazine will help you get organized and jumpstart your career transition. Everyone deserves to love their work. Please share widely. If someone has passed this along and you'd like to receive my monthly blog, sign up here!
(2-minute read, plus questions) Manager: “I know you’re hoping for a promotion, but it’s not going to happen this year.” Employee: “I’m disappointed, especially since I’m delivering on my projects. Going forward, it would help me to understand your thinking.” Manager: “Well, it’s nothing specific, but the feeling we have is that ‘you’re just not ready'." Have [...]
(3-minute read) Unless you work for yourself, the odds are good that, at some point, you’ll be laid off. It may happen during your first job or years into a career. Over the past few weeks I’ve spoken with three people-with little in common. One is in their first post-college job. A second is a [...]
(3-minute read) Networking events are like blind dates. You don’t know what to expect. That’s why most people don’t like to network. But to move ahead in your career, build new relationships and expand your professional circle, networking is a must. These dog days of summer are the perfect time to plan your fall networking strategy. [...]
2-minute read There may be no facts about the future, but one sure bet is that at some point you will face a storm that threatens your career path. It may come as a bad performance review, a challenge to your position, a pissed-off client, or a loss of funding. A Career Storm is not [...]
2-minute read and an article When you set a new career goal for yourself, consciously or unconscionably, you’re declaring an intention to do something new and aspirational. It’s the voice of “Fred” –your ambition from the January blog that you’re hearing. To get to that next level often, if not always, you’ll need to learn [...]
2-minute read and a worksheet Fred’s your ambition. He lives in your gut and your brain, He knows what worked last year and what you shouldn’t do again. Fred is sly and he’s stealthy, waiting patient and quiet, ‘Til the New Year approaches, then he starts quite a riot. He’ll prod and [...]
