Adapting Your Career to the Post CoronaVirus World Just about everyone I talk to has an opinion on what the post CoronaVirus world will look like. We all agree that life and work will be different in the post CoronaVirus world. We will all need to adapt to this new reality. Over the next few […]
8 Steps to a More Hardy Response to the Coronavirus Crisis [Guest Post]
Hardy Response to the Coronavirus Crisis The coronavirus pandemic has brought new levels of stress and uncertainty into our lives. And unlike some life crises, this one is likely to go on for months and get worse before it gets better. Medical workers and first responders are stretched to the max, and many of us […]
Dealing with Stress and Uncertainty with Eliz Greene [Podcast]
Podcast #170 – Marc Interviews Eliz Greene, Author of “Stress-Proof Your Heart” and Expert in Dealing with Uncertainty Description: We are all dealing with a lot of uncertainty these days. I discovered Eliz Green on my friend Thom Singer’s podcast episode Uncertainty, Overwhelm, and Stress for Business Leaders. Eliz is the author of Stress-Proof Your […]
Can Phil Repurpose His Career? Part 3 of 4 [Podcast]
Podcast #169 – Marc works with “Phil” (not his real name) to pivot his career in the third of four episodes. Description: This week is the 3rd episode of the next Career Pivot evaluation series called, “Can Phil Repurpose His Career?”. This will be the fourth individual I have done this with. Previously, I worked […]
Emotions and the Job Search – Creating a Blank Slate [Updated]
Emotions and the Job Search Managing your emotions is as key in the job search as it is in negotiations. It is important to become a blank slate! If you can keep your emotions in check, you will find that you will be so much better off as you go through the job search. This […]
Dealing with Uncertainty in a Time of a Pandemic
Dealing with Uncertainty We are all dealing with uncertainty during this time of a pandemic. We are not in control! The impetus for this post came from my good friend Thom Singer, who among other things is the podcast host of the Cool Things Entrepreneurs Do Podcast. Thom published an episode called Uncertainty, Overwhelm, and […]
Who is Really Making the Hiring Decision? [Updated]
Who is Making the Hiring Decision? Who makes the hiring decision to hire you? It may seem obvious, but it’s often a shell game. You would think it was the hiring manager, but does he or she really have the final say? There is an exact correlation between a) understanding who is the decision-maker in […]
How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense [Podcast]
Podcast #167 – Marc Interviews Gary O’Neal on How to Create Your Career Story So That It Makes Sense Description: Gary is a recruiting and hiring consultant. He has trained and led high-performance recruiting teams that have made well over 10,000 hires. He has seen the inside story of how recruiting and hiring happens inside […]
Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals [Book Review]
Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You This book’s title piqued my interest – “Hardiness: Making Stress Work for You to Achieve Your Life Goals” by Steven J. Stein and Paul T. Bartone. What is “Hardiness” and what is its impact on me? Stress is usually perceived as something to avoid – i.e. risk aversion. The key […]