Archive for 'Creating Change'

I remember it like it was yesterday . . . (cue wayback machine music) . . .

Mocking aside, I was thinking of Ellen and Cindy years later as I wrote my first guide on what to say to build confidence at work.  Read More →

I’ve long been an advocate for having strong, professional administration support, and even included that advice in my book. It’s also been my honor to be invited speak to several International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) groups this year, too.

This week, April 21-27, 2013, is Administrative Professionals Week. Here’s a small expression of my thanks for the amazing administrative professionals I know and love!

Sweeping away the remains of winter and getting clean and fresh for spring? Don’t forget the one corner of your life that may need your attention most: managing your career.

But how do you spring clean a career? A box of Swiffers and a bucket of bleachy water won’t help. The first thing to do is to shine up your vision. Here’s how (and there’s a free tool for you to use, too). Read More →

If you’re considering career change, here’s the question you may be starting with: “Should I stay in my current job? Or should I go look for something else?”

(Of course, if you follow this blog, you know we’re diving into that question on our upcoming three-night telelclass starting Feb. 12. It’ll be fast, fun, and it’s risk-free. Find out more here.)

But while many people start with that question, a lot more questions typically lie beneath. And, with so many questions in their brains, people get overwhelmed, worried, and stuck. And then nothing ever changes.

So to make it simpler, here’s a list of the questions behind the big career change question. Get them out of  your brain, on paper, and start answering them (yes, our teleclass will help.) Which ones are you asking? Read More →

Today we celebrate Christopher Columbus’s discovery of America. And whether or not you believe that he actually did it (just ask Amerigo Vespucci’s relatives), we celebrate that discovery today.

Word is Columbus didn’t know exactly what he was Read More →

Today was a lazy morning for me, still recovering from three weeks traveling through China and attending a four-day, 13,000 attendee SHRM conference. (I have more blisters from SHRM than China, but that’s another topic.) Since I was being lazy, I was watching TV at 10 a.m. when the Supreme Court released their decision on the constitutionality of the Obama health care law.

I was tuned into NBC, whose anchors were still thumbing frantically through the pages of the decision. So I flipped to CNN, who displayed the bold caption: Healthcare Mandate Overturned by Supreme Court. CBS and ABC hadn’t even cut away from regular programming. So I flipped back to NBC to see how long it would take them to say the same thing.

But they didn’t. In a few minutes, justice correspondent Pete Williams was saying the law was upheld. Then CBS and ABC said the same thing. My remote control got warm. Read More →

How do YOU avoid overwhelm and take more control at work?  Tell us below, or on Facebook or Twitter.

It’s leap day once again, that magically-appearing day giving us one more 24-hour sample of February. We can use it just like we did all the other days of the month, or we can follow its lead–and leap.

But . . . to where? The biggest thing I find holding people back from making major leaps forward in their career or worklife is that the leap looks too damn big. And guess what–IT IS–if you’re trying to leap to the new destination in one stride.

But what if your leap could be smaller, more compact, more focused? What if instead of Read More →

(In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a section from my book, “Bring Your Superpowers to Work: Your Guide to More Clarity, Confidence & Control,” that you might find of added relevance this holiday. Download the first chapter in print and audio when you sign up at the top of the page, and buy the book here.)

Be the Love

Sometimes the reminders of how to stay in your superpower space can come from the most unusual places. [Note: there's much more on staying in your superpower space in the Read More →