As 2019 wraps up and we head into the new year, many of us will begin taking stock of what we’ve accomplished in the past year, and even the past few years. As such, I’d like to focus the last few blog posts on how to step into...
Ah, feedback. A word that can send a shudder up the spine, cause sweaty palms, create anxiety, or send even the most emotionally intelligent person into a frenzy. And that applies to the person giving feedback, as well as the person receiving it. So...
As Steven Spielberg once said, “The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” This is the value of mentorship. This, above anything else,...
So, you have your sights set on the big prize — the head honcho, the top dog, the big enchilada … the c-suite. Great! Let’s talk more about that. Whether you find that your progress has stalled, or that the possibility of a...
I love to procrastinate and then believe I’m being productive when I’ve waited until the last minute to get stuff done. It’s Friday, and I absolutely do not feel like writing a new blog post at this very moment. So what do I do?...
If you’ve ever hit a point in your career where you felt you were undervalued, you’re not alone. Throughout our professional journey, there will be points when we realize that we’ve taken on more than we should, agreed to...
It would be really easy for this blog post to sink into the premise that maybe you aren’t seeing success in your career or business because people just don’t like you, and here are five articles on how to fix that. That’s...
Let’s talk about management. It would be an understatement to say that the majority of people I work with want to know how to be better at management. They want to know … How to manage a team How to manage a project How to manage...
Last month, I celebrated 18 years of being in business. For the next five years after starting my business, I struggled. I absolutely had no idea what I was doing. I didn’t know how to promote myself or my work, and I settled for...
For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, we’re in the middle of a long and hot summer. And for those of us living in the southern hemisphere, it’s a bit chilly. For me, being in the middle of a process, be it a long...
