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4 Ways to create impact as a leader
As a Certified Career Development Coach, I learned the most valuable lessons on how to create impact from my days working with youth....
Wrapping up 2020!
I have been on a mission. A mission to figure out a way to digest, process, and wrap up this year both personally and professionally. ...
How to build confidence in the workplace: a six-part series
As a career development coach, I often hear my clients reporting that they lack confidence. These individuals are intelligent,...
Five Steps on How to Break Through your Fears of Speaking Up at Work.
As an employee how many times have you bitten your lip, sucked in your breath or just used your inside voice regarding a tough work...
Three steps to manage your emotional reactions in the workplace.
What if emotional outbursts were allowed at work? I attended a virtual meeting with Angelique Kim, Business Development Partner at SNHU...
3 Strategies to make your work performance review feel more meaningful.
If you are like many employees, the mere thought of your upcoming performance review can bring about a boatful of feelings some of which...
Three Tips to Sharpen Your Public Speaking Delivery on the Job
The ability to communicate your thoughts and ideas clearly in front of a group is a professional skill you’ll need to advance in your...
How to toot your own horn at work without sounding arrogant
According to author Blaine Loomer, boastful and bragging colleagues are one of the common types of ‘toxic coworkers’ to look out for. I...
Four Tips on How to Unplug from Work and Gain Time to Recharge
As a career coach, my clients often share that the expectation to work additional hours and to increase productivity is ever growing. The...
9 Tips to Increase Your Networking Time
When I wrote “The Networking Mindset for People Who Hate Networking” I said that networking, in its simplest form, is about creating and...
What to do if the Whiners are Drawn to you in the workplace?
Are you a negativity magnet? Do all the complainers and whiners seem to seek you out and bend your ear about issues, concerns and...
3 ways to become a better listener in the workplace
On a scale of 1-10, how important do you rate listening to your professional success? A former client of mine recently said that they had...
Feeling like you don't measure up at work? Here's what to do.
As social beings, we all have an innate desire to belong and feel as though we measure up especially in our workplace. However, there may...
Embodying your power as a leader with a power pose
As a leader do you tend to focus more on finding the “right” words and grapple with what you are going to say rather than what your body...
Ask Your Brain to Help You Lead Your Team in the Right Direction
When was the last time that you purchased a new car? It did not have to be a “new” new car exactly; just new to you. If you are like...
Improve Workplace Communication by Paying Attention to Non-Verbal Language
It’s fair to say that the most effective leaders are also exceptional communicators. According to authors: Lawrence Robinson, Jeanne...
Exceptional leadership starts with knowing that you cannot make everyone happy
When James hired me as a coach, he was struggling as a new leader. About eight months prior, James was hired as a manager after having...
The Networking Mindset for People who Hate Networking
Networking. Yes, I have said that dreadful word. Remember rolodexes? The desktop card indexes that recorded names, telephone numbers, and...
Your Work Culture; Is it a Match or No-Match?
When I was 19 years old I worked as a Mailhandler for the Post Office in Somerville, MA. It was a way to earn some extra cash while I was...