Tag: advancement
6 Steps to a More Satisfying Career Path
With my corporate clients, I’m often involved in career transition programs. This involves facilitating or coaching leaders as they prepare and build their personal brand for the next stage in their career. Most of the dialogues start from the wise premise, “What got you here, won’t get you there.” BehindRead More
6 Ways to Accelerate Your Career
Admit it … you’re angry. You’ve worked long hours, taken on extra assignments and attended office parties. Your boss said he or she liked your work, even hinted at an imminent promotion. But when the time came, the prize went to your coworker. High fives, pats on the back andRead More
How to Handle a Career Transition
Depending on why you are choosing, or have chosen, to switch careers you may be facing a variety of emotions — but it’s a safe bet that they will include both exhilaration and trepidation. Finding your feet in a new field can take time. That’s why it’s a good ideaRead More
Considering a Career Change? Avoid These 7 Mistakes
They say the grass is not always greener on the other side, and in many cases, this may be true. Similarly, we may think our current career as a bunch of baloney and another career (which we have long been daydreaming about) as something that is just what we need.Read More
How to Rock Your Next Review
I have worked at a number of different companies, both large and small. Today I run my own business. The company I founded came into existence based on frustrations I experienced working in a corporate environment. Between bureaucracy and my own lack of relevant training, I became disappointed and disenchantedRead More
5 Considerations Before Taking that Job Across the Country
Taking a job across the country was one of the scariest things I’ve done in my adult life. While the prospects for greater upward mobility in my career, more money and a nice benefits package — including more vacation time and better insurance — definitely made the move worthwhile, leavingRead More
6 Comedy Tips for Business Success
Last fall, after putting off going to my first Toastmaster’s meeting for the umpteenth time, I decided to enroll in an improv comedy class. I had been watching Whose Line Is It Anyway? and thought to myself, “Why can’t I think off the cuff and engage in witty banter likeRead More
6 Keys to Success In Life
Have you been yearning for success in your stagnating career? Don’t worry. You are not alone. Success means different things to different people. To some, success means earning a lot of money. To others it may mean getting promoted to the highest possible designation. I, however, like to think ofRead More