Do You Want Simple Ways to Build Your Network?

Are you looking to expand your network?  It is more challenging to find time to meet in person sometimes, but it is still the best way to build a connection.  You could also have a video call or phone call to meet people.  Online connections through LinkedIn and Facebook are other options.  With so many people online now, it can be hard to stand out from the crowd. You have to be intentional about the way you do it.  Connecting with…
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What Would You Like Your Definition of Success To Be?

There have been a lot of discussions about the future of work and how it is in the process of evolving.  We will no longer work at one place and stay there for years.  The research is showing that people will change jobs at least 9 times throughout the course of their career.  Roles that are more entrepreneurial, consulting or focused on multiple things will be more of the norm.  It is becoming more of a “gig” economy where people may have…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 3/19/18

Today’s Client Question: “I took this role 2 years ago and I really loved it.  Now it just feels like the same old thing every day.  I am not sure what to do?” Let’s start back at the time when you took the role.  What was it that made you so excited to take it? Was it a promotion or more responsibility?  What did you think you would get from taking on this role?  Looking back now, how would you…
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How Prepared Are You For That Inteview?

Are you prepared for your interviews?  I just did mock interviews for some kids at my daughter’s high school and it made me wonder if people are doing this type of exercise for their own interviews.  I have done this for people over the phone to give them the practice of answering questions.  If you can do it in with someone in person, that is even better, but even interviewing someone over the phone allows you to give them feedback…
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What Are The Skills That Employers Need Today?

Creating a job description that includes all the qualifications for a role is the easy part.  What is more challenging is trying to find the right people to fill the roles that not only have the experience that you want, but also that they have the soft skills needed for success.  Think about the soft skills that will be needed in the role and how do you ensure that they have what you are looking for? Can you tell by…
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Do You Have All The Qualifications For The Job?

What percentage of the qualifications on a job description do you need to meet in order to apply for a job?  In an article by Yvonne Chen, she shared a study from a Hewlett Packard internal report by Tara Sophia Mohr published in HBR.org that shows women will only apply for a role when they meet 100% of the requirements and men will apply when they have at least 60%.  This is not an isolated circumstance that has happened at only one…
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A 3/12/18

Client Question: “I am forever trying to control everything and I want things to be perfect.  How can I stop doing this all the time?” You may feel the need to control things when everything is going wrong around you or you are feeling really anxious inside.  It can also happen when you want things to be perfect. Trying to create the perfect set of rules to follow or not ever allowing mistakes to occur is just about impossible.  Why? …
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Fantastic Leadership Summary – 3/9/18

Resources to inspire you in your leadership journey!    Are you focusing on the right things? Jeff Bezos’s Secret for Making Decisions and Staying Focused by Julia Samton   18 Simple Ways to Increase Productivity and Focus at Work by Bruce Eckfeldt   5 Questions Productive People Ask Themselves to Stay Focused by Rhett Power   4 Things You Can Do Today To Help Your Focus by Jeff Pruitt My Leadership Posts from this week focused on introverts are great leaders too, self-reflection on career…
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Happy International Women’s Day! Time to Get Inspired for Change!

Happy International Women’s Day! (I had planned to publish another blog as a continuation of yesterday’s topic on career change.  Forgive me for the change, but I wanted to share a story with you about how you can make a difference for women in honor of International Women’s Day.  I will publish the other article out, but it will be coming out on Tuesday now.) As some of you know when I was at Kraft I led an employee resource…
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