As I look back at the world of work this last year, with my themes of careers and leadership, one word keeps coming up: adjustment. Not reinvention or disruption. Just a lot of people quietly rethinking what work is supposed to mean for them. Career-wise, (based on industry research and talking with my clients), the […]
Nope. Not even close. The best networkers I know? They’re not working the room at conferences. They’re having intentional one-on-one coffees. They’re commenting thoughtfully on posts. They’re reconnecting with former colleagues. A Stanford study found that weak ties – those casual connections – are actually more valuable for career advancement than your close network. Why? […]
Let’s talk about the biggest career myth I keep hearing: “I don’t have enough experience for that promotion.” Sound familiar? Here’s the truth – and the data backs this up: According to a LinkedIn study, 70% of professionals who were promoted didn’t meet all the qualifications listed for their new role. That’s encouraging, right? The […]
It’s been a crazy 3 years! We just survived a terrible global pandemic and people lost their jobs in unprecedented numbers. Then the jobs came back and people began to quit – the Great Resignation. But even if they didn’t really quit, many experienced a ‘silent quitting’. And now the economy has turned down again – layoffs are […]
It’s been a tough several years for businesses and the world of work has been upended in any number of different ways. A lot of things have changed, but sadly in the domain of the job search, some things that should have by now, just haven’t. I know that recruiters and hiring managers are busy […]
To say that the last few years have been unusual is an understatement! We went through a terrible global pandemic and people lost their jobs in unprecedented numbers. Then the jobs came back and people began to quit – the Great Resignation. But even if they didn’t really quit, many experienced a ‘silent quitting’. And then the economy turned […]
Have you noticed how many unsolicited emails there are in your inbox these days giving you new tips for goal setting? Yup – it’s that time of year alright – even though we may not be ready for it – 2022 is here. So here’s another one for you. Each year I do a goal […]
One of the great things about spending the winter in Maui is being able to take my paddleboard out on the ocean and get some exercise in the warm sun. But even more importantly, to search out turtles, colorful fish, perhaps a monk seal or two and especially to watch for whales. But the ocean […]
Here we are a year and ½ later since the start of the pandemic and no one ever expected we would still be dealing with pandemic related issues. If you thought you were stressed and burned out a year ago, I can only imagine what you are feeling now! As leaders I’m sure it has […]
2020 is finally (and thankfully!) in our rear view and we have a whole new squeaky-clean year ahead of us once again. Who would have thought, as we sat down a year ago to put our new year’s plans on paper, that we would have had the year we did? Not in our wildest dreams. […]