By: Melissa Turk, Alumni Association, Academic and Professional Programs at Carnegie Mellon University There’s a lot a manager can do to improve their working relationship with individual employees, and this isn’t something I can cover entirely in one post; I do, though, want to give you all an easy first step in the process, [...]
By: Angela Fresne, Owner of Tothelighthouse.org Working hard and providing value should keep your career from stagnating, right? Unfortunately, sometimes it’s just not enough. Recognition for good work starts with visibility. So, what can you do to make sure your hard work is seen by others? Inform your manager about major milestones and [...]
By: Terry McDougall, Executive & Career Coach for Terry B. McDougall Executive & Career Coaching I have a powerful secret to share with you. You are influential, maybe even magical. You’re able to create something out of literally nothing. Your thoughts have energy, and some say that you wouldn’t imagine a possibility unless [...]
By: Tamara Schwarting,CEO, 1628 Ltd Thirty years from now when people think back on you and your career, what will they remember? Todd Henry, author of Herding Tigers, encourages us that “Our Legacy isn’t the work, it’s the people.” If that’s true, then we should strive to and plan to leave behind more [...]
By: Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Professional Speaker, and Executive Coach for Caroline Dowd-Higgins - Career Consultant The donuts are there to greet you in the break room…the Diet Coke is the “perfect fix” for getting through the afternoon…it’s so much easier to “push through” rather than get up from the desk to stretch… and so it [...]
By: Julie Holunga, Founder, Speaker, Trainer for Chinook Executive Solutions Everywhere we look, leaders are being told to "be themselves". Be authentic. Let your people see the real you. Be natural. Be mindful! (I’m so sick of that word…especially when it comes to being mindful when I eat!) I agree to be genuine. Bring [...]
By: Terry McDougall, President at Bright Beam Consulting Every day I talk with people who have big dreams and want to pursue them but don’t. They feel frustrated and stuck and aren't sure what to do about it. Deep down, they know exactly who they are and what will make them happy, but [...]
By: Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Professional Speaker and Executive Coach for Caroline Dowd-Higgins - Career Consultant For many of us, work is often characterized as “serious,” “nose-to-the-grindstone,” “no-nonsense” and “down to business.” There’s this idea that work is work and play is…well…for after work. In an INC column, Brendan Boyle, a partner at the design firm, [...]
By: Dana Massett, MBA, President at Planning Etc. LLC “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” Viktor Frankl You know the old adage “life isn’t fair.” Well, fair [...]
By: Elena Lipson, Principal and Founder Mosaic Growth Partners Several years ago, I was brought in by leadership to add another layer of management to the team. It was a difficult situation - the leadership wanted me there, the team did not. Consequently, it often felt like certain members of the team were [...]
