For-profit to non-profit? I am approached frequently by baby boomers on whether they should make the leap from the For-Profit world to the Non-Profit world. The answer is almost always maybe. I have had a tumultuous but successful career over the last decade and a half. Going from a large corporation to a successful high-tech […]
6 Rewards that Make Us Feel Valued at Work
Do you feel valued at work? The #2 reason people leave their job is that they do not feel valued at work. The #1 reason is the boss! So what makes you feel valued at work? Most of us want 2 to 3 of the following 6 rewards: 1. The Mission I have found some […]
7 Key Characteristics to Job Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
Do you love or hate your job? Do you know why you feel the way you do? What about your current job, makes you happy or makes you want to pull your hair out? Let’s discuss 7 key characteristics of your current job. 1. Boss The number one reason people leave their jobs is the […]
3 Steps to Walking Into Your Interview with Confidence
Confidence is the Number One Factor to Having a Successful Interview If you walk into an interview feeling good about yourself, it will exude from every pore. The one thing you cannot fake is passion. I am going to give you three steps to take starting 45 minutes before an interview. Step 3 may sound […]
Finding Keywords to Manage Your Career [Video]
Everyone talks about keywords but how do you find them? How do you know which keywords you should be using in your LinkedIn profile and other social media profiles? The keywords you want to use are those keywords that recruiters and hiring managers are using in LinkedIn and Google searches. First, what are the keywords […]
The Key to a Successful Career Shift: Asking for Help
Asking for Help My colleague was in her 20s. I was old enough to be her father. But I had switched careers in midlife to be a math teacher in an inner city school, where I could tell that she knew what she was doing. I, on the other hand, was ready to jump out […]
Talents versus Skills – Do you know the difference?
Talents versus Skills Can you differentiate between your talents versus skills? Do you know what talents you have? Do you know what skills you have? For most of us, the answer to both questions will be I do not know. We might be able to say something about our skills but …. talents…. well…. Most of us have […]
Asking for AIR – Advice, Insights, and Recommendations
Advice, Insights, and Recommendations Frequently, when people use their contacts to try to change jobs or careers, they make one of several mistakes: They spend the whole time talking about themselves They spend the whole time asking questions the other person doesn’t feel comfortable answering They squander the opportunity and forget to meet their primary […]