3 Tips To Find A Career Mentor
Everyone agrees that getting a mentor is a great idea–but how does one go about doing it? Should you be shopping for a mentor at conferences and saying to every person you meet, “Will [...]
What To Do If Life Is Not Going Your Way
If life has hit you with some unpleasantness like getting released from your third job in two years or you are going through a divorce or even if you have a pattern you keep repeating and are [...]
Develop A Sense Of Agency Before You Try Something New In Your Life
Getting ready to try something new in your life or work? Maybe you are starting a new business, applying for a promotion at work, putting yourself into the job market, or taking a stab at on-line [...]
How To Deal With A Coworker Or Boss Who Is Out To Get You
Some of you are starting out the year with a bang and much optimism. But others are miserable because a boss or coworker is out to make your life hell. This week’s coaching minute has three [...]
6 Tips to Improve Brand YOU
If you are looking to get promoted this year, start a business or just be wildly successful at your job, you might want to take stock of “you” as a brand. You cannot fake your way to success [...]
20 minutes for 2019
Happy New Year! And whoosh–another year goes by. The new year always gives us chance to make a fresh start in our lives. It is not necessary to have a big “resolution” which can [...]
Brenda’s 2018 Book List
Are you tracking your reading yet? Each year what I read and how much I read always surprises me. And, make no mistake—the fact that I publish this list puts a nice kind of pressure on me to keep [...]
If you don’t like your current reality—try this
Let’s say you are a school teacher and you are trying to survive (literally and figuratively) in your career. You try to recall why you became a teacher and to remember your passion for the [...]
Getting Behind? It’s Time for a Power Day!
Here we are at the time-crunchy time of year. Summer is a mere memory and the Holidays are upon us. At work, things could not be busier. Time to schedule a Power Day. The Power Day is by far the [...]
3 Essential Tips for Leaders to Coach Their Team to Success
One of my clients was recently promoted to Executive Vice President of the company he works for. He credits his current success to the time and attention the CEO of the company invested in him [...]