The topics of my Coaching Minute blogs/vlogs always come straight from whatever my clients are grappling with and this week is no exception. If you are looking to feel less burned out, less [...]
Some years ago, one of my clients returned to her engineering job from maternity leave to find that her role had been demoted. That happened on a Friday. By Monday, she was in negotiation with a [...]
If excruciating meetings were a thing pre-COVID, they are so much worse now that most of us are meeting virtually. My executive coaching clients are reporting that they are booked [...]
The political realm creates the perfect backdrop for us to ponder just how congruous our work self really is with our actual self. In the same way that many politicians feel they must present a [...]
Experts are estimating that online sales for companies like Amazon are up from 60-100% since COVID reared its ugly little head last spring. Sure some of the increased shopping is convenience and [...]
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 (not [...]
If you have been looking for a new place to work for a while, or you really hate your job (or you are in the middle of a pandemic), it can be hard to resist taking an offer at the WRONG company [...]
We have all heard of the concept of win/win when it comes to taking action or negotiating. The world is a better place if we take actions that are a win for the other person and a win for us as [...]
New clients who are starting a major job search often have some wacky beliefs about networking. Ironically, these beliefs may be the very things keeping them from doing more of it. Here are 4 of [...]
I have about had it with my email—even though I am supposed to be better at it than the average person since I teach time management to my clients and audiences. Heck, I even invented a free time [...]
In the blink of an eye, our work culture went from formal to casual. Even the most traditional of organizations not only relaxed their “work from home” policy, but also happily let workplace [...]