For my latest Work In Progress post for Forbes.com, I share 10 career and life areas where we can be more thoughtful, deliberate and proactive in the new year:
Another year has gone by. What are the highlights of last year? What did you intend to do but didn’t finish (or start)? Take an audit of what has already happened, so you can repeat what works and refine what didn’t. Regardless of...
No, that’s not the opening of a magic trick. It’s just a reminder that in all the emails you already do, you have blog posts waiting to be published:
In my last post, I covered a Month-By-Month-Guide To Your Career in 2012. This same practice of breaking down a seemingly large task into smaller, systematic actions can be done with your job search. However, it wouldn’t make sense to stretch out an active search over 12 months. It’s true that sometimes a job search can take a long time. But you shouldn’t aim for a long, drawn-out job search....
You’ve heard the common wisdom on career management – be proactive, maintain your network, promote yourself more. If you look back at 2011 and you did these things, great! If you’re like the rest of us, there’s always 2012! Here is a month-by-month guide to key career actions to take, so that you can set your calendar now, you can rest assured that you have the whole year (not everything needs...
One of my coaching clients should have wrapped up her search weeks ago. But with budgets...
I once led a workshop on Resilience for HR executives at a financial...
I recently coached a young professional who wants to change careers but has done nothing with his search because he is juggling working full-time and attending graduate school. He feels like he doesn’t have any extra time, so his $64,000 question for the session was: if I am limited in what I can do, what should I be prioritizing?
Your best time management strategy will depend on your specific circumstances,...
Take this short energy quiz. Give yourself 1 point for every Yes and 0 for every No. How do you score?
I know what time of day I am most productive. I schedule my most important work for when I am most productive. I know what time of day my energy tends to sag.I know what I need to do for a quick but sure energy boost (e.g., eat a snack, take a cat...
Take this short energy quiz. Give yourself 1 point for every Yes and 0 for every No. How do you score?
