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Bankrupt or Flush with Transferable Skills? A Telling Story by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Transferable skills get us hired or promoted. They’re our career currency. Without them, there’s no deal. The more transferable skills we have the more valuable we are. Resumes market them. Interviews showcase them. Can you list your top ten, most marketable transferable skills, right now? Bankrupt or flush? Transferable skills are attached to us all the time, not just at work. It’s time to get a handle on your b... |
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Bridge Closed! A Leadership Opportunity by Andy Robinson - Sep, 2011 "Luck comes to a man who puts himself in the way of it. You went where something might be found and you found something, simple as that." - Louis L'Amour, To the Far Blue Mountains I had the pleasure this past Saturday of joining an executive coaching client on a local group bike ride. As a cycling enthusiast, I always welcome such opportunities, and have a number of clients who are excellent riders. Our route was no... |
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Can You Handle the Heat? A Mental Toughness Test by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Pressure tests our self-confidence and mental discipline. Life is good on the job when predictable conditions give us a clear path for showcasing our talents. That’s when we’re convinced we have what it takes for our next step. Unfortunately, the unpredictable is also predicable. Are you ready for it? Do you know how you’ll handle the heat? Rings of fire No job is immune from surprises that test you. On any day and ... |
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Be a Career Success, Not a Statistic! Inspirational Stories about Real Job Seekers by Sharon Cohen - Sep, 2011 •Feeling discouraged about the job market? •Frustrated with all of the negative press? •Hear some good news for once! •Read about career success stories. •Get inspired! The best, very best part of my job is when my clients get hired! There is nothing more gratifying!As a career advisor I know that job search is a process, it is not a Starbucks' Drive- Through experience. I wish I could just hand jobs out to my clients.... |
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Be a Rising Star: 6 Types of Savvy For High Potential Leaders by Suzanne Bates - Sep, 2011 Over the years as our team has coached C-suite leaders, we've noticed that the succession planning process really hasn't changed. Senior leaders secretly (or not so secretly) tolerate or outright ignore attempts to make the process fair and scientific. It's just human nature. Confident leaders are paid to use their judgment. And they pride themselves on judging leadership talent. My friends in HR have a hard time accept... |
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Be Yourself, Only Better by Walter Akana - Sep, 2011 Recently, I posted to Instagram a photo of myself at the gym. I was wearing a Mizuno T-shirt emblazoned with Japanese characters, and the phrase, “Be Yourself, Only Better." Later that day, a Japanese Instagram friend posted the simple comment, “Me too” – along with the same Japanese characters. Curious, I went to Google Translate and found that “limit challenge” is the literal translation. I was intrigued, and even more so, o... |
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Career Disappointments Gnawing at You? Reset Expectations. by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 High hopes fall hard. We don’t always get what we want even when we: - Work hard - Plan ahead - Get good grades or evaluations - Know the right people - Play by the rules That’s because careers are about competition. Our success comes from meeting our employer’s expectations better than someone else would. Disappointments are about us. We get disappointed when our career expectations aren’t met. Eac... |
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How to Attract What You Do Want by Marshall Brown - Sep, 2011 Over the last several years, I have been reading more and more about the law of attraction. I was first introduced by the concept with the movie, What the Bleep Do We Know, followed by, The Secret. I listened to speakers on the subject, read a few books and the like. Then about 4 years ago I was introduced to vision boards by two coaching colleagues of mine. As they will tell you, I fought the idea tooth and nail, but I fi... |
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Self-Confidence Lost? 5 Steps to Getting It Back by Dawn Lennon - Sep, 2011 Here one day and gone the next. It’s a fickle state—our self-confidence. The littlest thing can fuel it or snuff it out. Self-confidence is part of our brand identity. Our bosses and coworkers look for it, even evaluate it. It’s part of our behavioral attire, so we must do our best to wear it well. The fear of exposure The problem is that we’re not always self-confident. When we’... |
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The Prep Zone - A Great Habit by Andy Robinson - Sep, 2011 I made a personal commitment at the beginning of this year as follows: "If a business appointment or meeting is important enough to be on my calendar, then scheduling a block of time to PREPARE for that appointment is equally important." In the past, my practice had been to leave enough time between appointments and meetings to allow for what I thought would be adequate advance prep time. What tended to happen, however, w... |
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