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A Better Human Experience
The Art of the Update
Worked for some interesting characters during your career? Yeah, me too! By now you’ve experienced some really great bosses and some really not-great bosses. Master the art of the update to “manage up” and gain control over your work experience.
Office Politics
Are you ignoring office politics at your peril?
What pops into your mind when you hear the phrase “Office Politics?” People tend to think of office politics as negative, even distasteful. From that perspective, the ideal would be …
Strategic Thinking
Organizations want more “strategic thinkers” Have you ever heard someone described as a strategic thinker, or been advised you need to think more strategically, and wondered what that really means? It’s a challenge to describe strategic thinking to someone...
Serendipity
Aside from the fact that it’s a fun word to say and to think about, I’ve always thought of serendipity as the occasional “happy accident,” and associated most strongly with the “accidental” part. But then I read something that hinted it might actually be a skill.
Master Your Self-Talk
Master Your Self-Talk to Get Unstuck and Become Unstoppable
What’s the story you’re telling yourself? Do you recognize your inner voice? How often is it negative? If you’re like most of us, the stories you regularly tell yourself…
Create a New Story
Brain research tells us that we can’t undo old “wiring.” But your brain is constantly re-wiring itself, so what you CAN do is create new wiring that will supersede the old story. The ability to choose your own story, with intention, is a gift of being human.
Balance is a Verb
Work-life balance. For a long time, I thought I must be doing it wrong. People talk about balance as if it’s a noun. A static thing. A permanent condition. As if, once you attain it, all your problems will shrink into dust motes and float away while you experience a...
Know Your Non-Negotiables
How much better would your life be if you could: Make better, faster, more confident decisions? Maintain healthy boundaries and be true to yourself? Feel more empowered and in control? There’s one simple way to do all of that: Know your non-negotiables.
Timeless Career Tips
Timeless Career Advice for Turbulent Times
Are you confused about today’s labor market? No wonder!
The economic climate has employers concerned. Some employers are laying off employees. Meanwhile…
Managing Up
“Managing Up”
Communication and trust, self-management and COURAGE
Have you ever thought about “managing up?” The premise is that you can influence and impact your relationship with your boss, in a good way.
Courageous Conversations
A courageous conversation can change everything Somehow in both my personal and professional life, I seem to have become known as the person who will initiate the tough conversations when no one else is willing or feels able to do it. My loving siblings never failed...
Comfort Zone
Do you remember the energy you had when you first entered your career and were just learning how far your wings might take you? With it came dreams about how life could be when you really hit your stride at some idyllic future point.