Career Advice
3 Keys to Job Security for High-Performing Executives
3 Keys to Job Security for High-Performing Executives One day during my family’s recent Key West vacation, we went kayaking and snorkeling 7 miles off of Key West on the Florida Keys Reef. Our boat was led by Captain Bethany, a 10-year Key West resident, who left a 12-hour-a-day consulting job in Washington, D.C. and…
Read MoreWhen I Realized I Had to Learn the Most Important Skill to Succeed
When I Realized I Had to Learn the Most Important Skill to Succeed People don’t believe me when I tell them I was a quiet little workaholic in my 20’s. Well, they believe the workaholic part… but never the quiet part. I was afraid of everything.
Read MoreDo You Have LinkedIn Change Resistance?
My daughter has had a specific chore the past two years: Changing the litter in the cat box once per week. Sounds like a crappy job (see what I did there), but it takes her 45 minutes and couple of other spot clean ups and she is done for the week. This versus the…
Read More#1 Foolish Mistake I See Smart Executives Make ALL.THE.TIME
1 Foolish Mistake I See Smart Executives Make ALL.THE.TIME And another one bites the dust…. Let’s call him Derek, changing the names to protect the fallen… I spoke with Derek last week. He is a highly accomplished, promoted-or-recruited-every-3-to-4-years, finance executive who really knows his stuff.
Read MoreDon’t Underestimate Your Accomplishments During a Job Search
When I was growing up, I’ll confess, I cursed a lot. Hell, I curse now more often than I probably should. My husband will occasionally remind me that the kids learned the f-bomb from me. #notmyproudestmoment When I was in high school, an elder overhearing my salty word choices would say, “Do you talk…
Read MoreElection-Proof Your Career: 15 Ways to Win – No Matter Who Wins
Election-Proof Your Career: 15 Ways to Win – No Matter Who Wins Worried about your job with the political jockeying and economic churning occurring each day? Whatever happens in Washington or Wall Street over the next few months, the fact remains that the uncertainty posed by the election and global fiscal incidents have many people…
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