There’s nothing sadder than when your company, well-meaning as it may be, decides you need to have more fun at work. Because you’ve seen what “fun” means, right? Lame baby picture contests. Saturday picnics that take you away from family time. Artery-clogging snackfests in the break room. I applaud the intent, but think it’s the […]Read the full post >>
“Should I change jobs?” the 40-something corporate consultant asked me. “Or, do I risk losing what I’ve worked so hard to achieve?” It’s a tough decision. Even though our hyper-connected world offers more opportunity than ever, it’s easy to feel more stuck than ever. That doesn’t have to be you. Based on my coaching work […]Read the full post >>
“How do I get 500 connections on LinkedIn?,” she sighed. “And does LinkedIn really matter anyway?” Let’s cut to the chase, last question first. Yes, if you’re a professional working today, you’re just being lazy if you’re not on LinkedIn. It matters. Sorry to be so blunt, but dancing around it doesn’t help. And even […]Read the full post >>
Sometimes it seems we’re engaged in a series of battles on our way to career success. We battle for the best job, battle our competition, even battle our commute. Phew. No wonder we’re exhausted. But in my coaching work, I’ve discovered that the biggest battle each of us have is actually within our control to […]Read the full post >>
Here’s the fact: we avoid honest, tough conversations at work because we fear the consequences. We don’t want anyone to be hurt. Insulted. Angry. And that’s okay. Because that’s just human. (Which is good, by the way, since we need a little more humanity at work.) But what’s also human is to discover you’re at […]Read the full post >>
The idea of job stability–or the lack thereof–seems to be in the news every day. I saw it firsthand recently on my way to a 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 […]Read the full post >>
Our work and life can get pretty complicated today. That’s why one of my favorite things to do is to answer YOUR real-world, real life questions. This one came in email recently: My husband hates his job. He’s in charge of a large company and is constantly miserable and grumpy. He says he can’t quit […]Read the full post >>
Sometimes, it’s hard to remember how to be human at work. We’re programmed to avoid showing confusion, sadness, or frustration. We’re trained to ignore when we’re tired, hungry or scared. We’ve become robotic. And now we’re now worried real robots will take our jobs. HA! Joke’s on us, eh? I don’t know about you, but […]Read the full post >>
Sure, you’ve heard the advice to “build your network.” “Um, yeah–I’ll get around to it”, you think. “Right after I finish watching Season 4 of Dawson’s Creek. . .” Let’s face it. It’s easy to procrastinate building our networks. But in today’s guest post, my friend David J.P. Fisher shares simple and quick ways to […]Read the full post >>
What if the best career strategy you could put in place right now was to plan—and take—your next vacation? Sounds crazy, right? I mean, how can taking time off possibly help grow your career? Haven’t you and I learned that the only way to career success is to work harder, stay focused, and not take […]Read the full post >>
