I get your world and I want to help you win at work.
I get your world and I want to help you win at work.
Sometimes, a few simple practices are all it takes to produce profound change.
Gain Traction for Your Ideas
Whatever your role, ideas are the key to your success. To get ahead, you need to have good ideas. You need others to buy into them. And you need to execute them. This week we're looking at what gets in the way for far too many professionals, and what you can do...
The Bermuda Triangle of Stuck and How to Sail Through It
Talking to clients about their current career situation, it occurs to me that far too many people are caught up in what I’m starting to call the Bermuda Triangle of Stuck. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Bermuda Triangle, it’s an area in the ocean off of...
A Dangerous Tripping Hazard That New Senior Hires – and Their Managers – Need to Avoid to Be Successful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5LU8SLjhTI Starting a senior role - where you're expected to bring a certain level of experience - can be challenging. One of the biggest risks is that you and your new manager may both assume that you already know what you're doing....
The Secret to High Performing Teams that Most Managers Don’t Know and Most Coaches Don’t Teach
We've all had the experience of being on a team where things are tense, or everyone has gone quiet. That can be really puzzling, or even irritating, if you're trying to get things done. If it goes on a for a long time, you might even dread going to those meetings....
Are you giving up opportunities in your career to avoid the weight of additional responsibilities?
Sometimes people end up feeling stuck in their careers, because they worry that moving up will require too much time and sacrifice. They see that people above them in the organization are stressed out and working crazy long hours. As much as they want to get ahead,...
Feeling Stuck in “Meh”? How to Love Your Career Again
It’s so sad how many people are just “drifting” in their careers. A recent article by Adam Grant brought the concept of “languishing” back into popular culture. Curious, I watched his TED talk on the subject. Languishing, as Grant describes it, is the embodiment...
How You Can Move Up In Your Career This Year, Even If A Fear of Failure Is Holding You Back
Today we're looking at three key strategies you can use to overcome a fear of failure and make the leap into your next level of leadership - whether that's moving from individual contributor to manager, manager to director or VP, or even into the C-Suite. In my work...
How to Feel Proud of Your Career, even if it’s Not Going Your Way Right Now
Recent events have me reflecting on what it means to have a life story. There are many opportunities throughout our lives to make meaning -- and to make adjustments when those meanings don't serve us. What will your story be? What will your story be? I’m thinking...
Keep Your Career in Motion with Mid-Year Stock-Taking
Somehow it’s July, and we're about halfway through the year. This a great time for you to step back and take a look at where you are in your career and your life. Is it where you expected to be? If not, there's time to turn that around so that you can have the 2021...
Managing Work-From-Home and Flexible Hours Effectively
Many organizations are shifting back to working in the office after the pandemic. As this happens, managers are facing new challenges. Some team members want continued work-from-home or other flexible work arrangements. Others are excited to be back in the office. As...
Creating a Flexible Schedule Without Trashing Your Career
Over the pandemic, many professionals found that they enjoyed working from home. They liked the flexibility of weaving between work and family responsibilities. They found they could more easily focus on important work. Now, as work places are creating hybrid work...
Are You Still DIY’ing Your Career?
Lots of people like DIY projects. They seem like a good way to save money - and the hassle of finding and hiring a professional. However, going the DIY route in your career, just like in your home, has hidden costs to keep in mind. My husband is a real handyman, and...