Sometimes when I want to ask my husband a question and there is a standard ‘right’ answer for husbands in general I will preface it with, ‘this is not a trick question.’ That way he knows that even though I asked him if I look good in these jeans, I am not simply prompting him […]
You’ve been open with your boss about your career goals. You took all their feedback and implemented it. You’ve even shared with them everything you’ve been working on to be the person they need in that next role. Now it comes down to the wire, you’re watching your email for the official offer. Your heart
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Have you ever tried decorating a room, completely from scratch? I’m talking starting from blank walls that are the wrong color. Then transforming the space in 24 hours into the exact feeling you wanted to have. Making it something that will make your mark on anyone who enters. To get there you would need to
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Ever feel like a job description all but had your name on it, only to see it go to someone else? That might be because it actually was written for someone else. That might be because it was. Jobs are hand written for specific people all the time. You won’t see statistics on this and in
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Picture this, you’re on Zoom for the all hands meeting listening to the CFO talk expenses. He’s using all the buzz words as he delves into the ratios and reserves for the company. You can see the few people in the room with him and their eyes are glazing over. You start to drift off
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After 12 years of service, Amanda was actually ready to quit her job over never feeling heard. Can you imagine? Could you feel like no one is listening enough to actually quit your job? What if it went on for more than a decade? Amanda set up a discovery call with me because she was
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I was recording a podcast recently and was reminded of a time in my life where I dreaded going to work every day. My role had gotten stripped down to the extent that it wasn’t fun anymore. My boss was demeaning. No one really seemed to care what I thought or what I brought to
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I’ve learned enough in my years to know that I can never judge a book by its cover. I sat across from Jared. He was well dressed, articulate, and had titles from prior positions that many would be envious of. You would expect him to be the full package, accomplished, confident, and, of course, a
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You’ll get all sorts of advice before you start your first supervisor role. People will encourage you to know your leadership style, understand your strengths and weaknesses as a leader. I will encourage you to do that too. Infact, if you don’t yet know your leadership strengths, check out Strengths Based Leadership from Gallup. This
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You might consider the cost of success. There are many times that we hold ourselves back simply because the thought of that cost is enough to scare us away. Success might cost you too much pressure. It might have you working too many hours. Successfully making it to a new level might introduce new problems
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