As a career development coach, I often hear my clients reporting that they lack confidence. These individuals are intelligent, successful, and are highly re...

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 situation? Can you count ...

What if emotional outbursts were allowed at work? I attended a virtual meeting with Angelique Kim, Business Development Partner at SNHU (Southern New Hampshi...

If you are like many employees, the mere thought of your upcoming performance review can bring about a boatful of feelings some of which may include dread, w...

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 career. Developing a hi...

According to author Blaine Loomer, boastful and bragging colleagues are one of the common types of ‘toxic coworkers’ to look out for. I am sure you can ident...

As a career coach, my clients often share that the expectation to work additional hours and to increase productivity is ever growing. The work load intensity...

When I wrote “The Networking Mindset for People Who Hate Networking” I said that networking, in its simplest form, is about creating and sustaining relations...

Are you a negativity magnet? Do all the complainers and whiners seem to seek you out and bend your ear about issues, concerns and problems they are having in...

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 not realized how im...

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 be a time when you ...

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 is doing and conveyi...

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 most, you probably did y...

It’s fair to say that the most effective leaders are also exceptional communicators. According to authors: Lawrence Robinson, Jeanne Segal, and Melinda Smith...

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 been in a variety of ...

Networking. Yes, I have said that dreadful word. Remember rolodexes? The desktop card indexes that recorded names, telephone numbers, and addresses. The days...

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 in college. I was ...

Do some of your colleagues fit in at the workplace better than you? Are you curious why they seem to be better matched while you feel ill paired in the same ...

Have you ever encountered a time when you submitted a project late, or you didn’t quite get the calculation correct on an analysis report, or a client compla...

A young man I recently met at the bank proved to me it’s possible to learn and grow on the job, no matter what you do for a living. The other day I went to m...