For kids, back-to-school means buses and backpacks. But for grown-ups like you, the turn of the season might jump-start your desire to get back to your goals—the ones you have for your career and life. We’re suddenly motivated to look at the list of goals and projects we conjured up on January 1 and—after our […]Read the full post >>
Think you might need to leave your job? Maybe you’re wondering, worrying, stressing about it. That’s only human. But I’m guessing that you’ve been wondering about it for a while—and you’re struggling to make a decision. If that’s you, cut yourself some slack. Making the decision to stay or leave isn’t as easy as others […]Read the full post >>
Recently, a reader asked me, “Am I leaving my job too soon?” “I’ve been here a year. At first, it seemed like the perfect fit. But the person that hired me has now left, and I’m not sure I’m clicking with my new leader and it feels like I might be better off leaving. But […]Read the full post >>
What if you could change your job without leaving your job? Sounds all woo-woo, right? But hold on. What if you could shake things up a bit, but still keep all the good stuff in your job–the work you enjoy, the people you care about, and the income you make? It’s possible. There are practical, […]Read the full post >>
Hybrid? WFH? WTF! Here’s the truth: if you’re a knowledge worker in a large organization today, you’re probably working with some combination of a remote team, sometime, somewhere. Maybe you’re in the office, but others aren’t. Or maybe you’re all there together–but just for a day or two. Or maybe everyone in your company […]Read the full post >>
Asking for help at work is easy, right? Easy, that is, if you know exactly what you want, of whom, and you know that the answer will be an unequivocal YES. But for most of us, asking for help at work gets hard. We might feel overwhelmed and not know exactly what to ask, or […]Read the full post >>
Given the choice, I’d rather be busy than bored. But if you’re like me, you always find you need more time. More time for rest. More time for fun. More time for the challenging, deep work that puts you in your superpower space and gets your spirit soaring. Seems we’re juggling more than ever in […]Read the full post >>
How did you learn the success secrets you use every single day? More importantly, how did you learn what success should look like for YOU? We’re surrounded by everyone else’s good ideas about what makes a successful life at work: more money, bigger teams, a higher profile, a larger budget. These might equal success for […]Read the full post >>
Sometimes I long for simpler times, when it was clear how to stay focused on what’s most important. Truth is, though, the only reason I probably could focus was that there were fewer things that screamed for my attention. Our to-do lists keep getting longer somehow, even though we’re doing, doing, doing, The distractions calling […]Read the full post >>
The idea of job stability first hit me hard a few years ago, when I was on my way to a live speaking engagement in Washington, D.C. While in my cab from the airport, I got a text from the hotel I’d be staying at that night. The text welcomed me, told me the check-in […]Read the full post >>
