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How do you know if your employer is invested in you? We all want to feel that our employer sees us and recognizes talents that make us valued long-term. Read on to learn more!
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Write it & Rote it
7/5/2022
Is there a question that you have trouble answering? Most of us do have a question(s) that tend to tie our stomachs up in knots. Read on to learn how to prepare for difficult questions! -
Those who do the best professionally have the best networks. Read on for a framework for considering those you might seek out, or who seek you out, to mentor you!
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The Lives They Lived & The Lives We Live
5/10/2022
People trying to make conscious decisions about the make-up of their lives and it most often boils down to two things: Read on to learn more! -
When you were growing up there were likely people around you who stressed the importance of a few simple words–please, thank you and I’m sorry. Read on to learn how to incorporate them in a work setting.
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Why Deferential Treatment Matters
4/19/2022
Deference is such a loaded word. One of those things that we all want, but so often struggle to give. Deference as I see it is a sign that you’ve been thoughtful and wise. Read on to learn more!! -
We all need a Career Rumspringa
4/12/2022
How we can show up better for the people we know to enable them to be more fulfilled by their work? Read on to see how we can offer the Rumspringa feel for others. -
How Do I Know If I am Doing Good Work?
3/29/2022
Does your work matter? Many of us won’t ask the question of others because we don’t want to appear needy or without an iron-clad motivation in taking on our tasks. Read on for more!! -
First thing to be clear on is that one of the more frequent goals people have in their careers is related to impact. Impact can be difficult to measure for lots of reasons. Read on to learn more!!
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As someone who tends to break their schedule into very detailed units of time and takes most things seriously, I need that reprieve. I build in time for the freeing spirit of the silly or absurd!
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What to Do if You Were the Runner-Up
2/22/2022
No one says being the runner up is easy. But it helps if you know you gave it your best shot. -
There are some lessons from dating shows that we would be wise to deploy in our pursuit of work. Here are a few that fit whether you are competing in the pursuit of work, or love!
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We are often asked as a kid what we want to be when we grew up. It turns out, what you wanted to be as a kid can actually help you consider what’s next for you as an adult. Read on to learn how!
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Your Mentors are Fallible
2/1/2022
Many of us hold on to the hope that our unicorn mentor will come along and serve as the Swiss Army Knife of professional advice. But that’s too high an expectation to place on one person. Read on to learn why! -
The Eternal Quest for Work
1/25/2022
Do you aspire to another role with your employer, want to build your brand in the industry, launch your own venture or just get someplace better? Read on to learn more! -
There is this notion that we all have a life’s calling ahead of us. This sets up too many people in a piñata-like situation where they are whacking away blindfolded, hoping to strike the prize. Read on to learn more!
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Who are the kind(s) of people you want to engage? Are they only folks in your role, industry, or field? Employed by the same institution? Read on to learn more!
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How an Optimist Considers and Seeks New Work
12/14/2021
Is your current work draining your optimism? How much is the role you are playing depleting you and making tending to your work or yourself impossible? -
Generosity isn’t a blank check. You can create boundaries to what you are capable of doing now. Read on to learn more!!
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Does Your Professional Circle Spark Joy?
11/30/2021
Are you embedded in an institution or work independently with a set of other professionals who do work that gives you joy by association? Read on to see why this matters!!!