Your career development is solely your responsibility. You get to develop the skills you want. You get to apply for the roles that you can use those skills and develop more. You get to seek out mentors and accountability partners who can help you achieve your goals. Now, sometimes it may feel like our developmentContinue reading “What Skill will you Develop this Year?”
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Diversity & Inclusion: Listen & Learn During Black History Month
There are three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth. Think about when two kids get in trouble and their parent asks each of them what happened. It’s usually two different stories and neither is the complete truth. I’ve been in conversations with people recently: “why do we need Black History Month? It’sContinue reading “Diversity & Inclusion: Listen & Learn During Black History Month”
Today is National Plan A Vacation Day!
There were many years that I was awful at using my PTO. But I learned that when I actually used my PTO, I was more innovative and effective at my job! There’s a reason your company gives you PTO – they want to keep you as an employee and set you up to be yourContinue reading “Today is National Plan A Vacation Day!”
Diversity & Inclusion: It’s Different This Time
Diversity & Inclusion is on the minds of top CEOs and companies across the country. And there have been several movements in our country’s history when this has come up, like The Civil Rights Movement and The Women’s Movement. Maybe even in your career experience, you’ve seen companies focus on the percentages of minority employeesContinue reading “Diversity & Inclusion: It’s Different This Time”
Difficult isn’t a barometer you’re on the right path
I used to be motivated by the whole “no pain, no gain” and other strong quotes about how brilliance is on the other side of hard work. I don’t always buy it anymore. It doesn’t have to be difficult. And we shouldn’t use pain or difficulties as a barometer we’re on the right path. I’veContinue reading “Difficult isn’t a barometer you’re on the right path”
Define what your success looks like
What does success look like for you in your career? When you retire and look back at your entire career, what will make you proud, what will you have done to make you feel successful? For some it may be earning a certain job title, pay & benefits package, people managed, accolades. Others it mayContinue reading “Define what your success looks like”
How will you invest in your career development in 2018?
A new year is upon us. You may be starting the year off strong with great momentum or you may be exhausted by 2017 and need a boost. Either way, you should constantly have a career development plan in place. You are solely responsible for your own career development. There are a number of supportContinue reading “How will you invest in your career development in 2018?”
Top 5 Moments Of 2017
One of the most powerful motivators for moving forward is taking the time to celebrate those little victories. Seeing how far you’ve come is great motivation to go even further. 2017 was a big year for me and here are the top 5 moments that moved me forward! 1 – Changing my tax status. InContinue reading “Top 5 Moments Of 2017”
Communicating Decisions: We Fixed the Glitch
Making decisions can be complex, especially when it involves people. As managers, we put so much thought into the decisions we make that by the time the decision is made, our energy for that situation is spent. The decision-making group walks away and tackles the next situation. Leaders, however, know that if you stop there,Continue reading “Communicating Decisions: We Fixed the Glitch”
It’s a Career Path, not a Ladder
Where did the idea of a corporate ladder even come from? Was it realistic that a college graduate could pick one ladder, one path, and keep climbing in one direction, knowing the exact next step? I’m grateful that corporate ladders don’t exist and that we get to create our own career paths full of twistsContinue reading “It’s a Career Path, not a Ladder”
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