Career Blog

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!

Sharing quirky pieces of ourselves gives others permission to feel more comfortable sharing who they are more fully and may open them up to being freer with their ideas. Read on to learn more!

More people are open to engaging someone in (re)learning how to find work because the fear is so great, and they see the financial implications of doing this well. Read on to learn more!

So many of us feel that challenges we face are unprecedented or impossible for others to understand. They are not of course, but they certainly feel that way. Read on to learn how to address career challenges!

Many of us struggle with not measuring up to what we think our parents, friends, family, classmates, and former colleagues expect of us professionally. What should we do about it....Read on to see!!!

People who work in sales have a pretty bad reputation in our culture. However, few skills matter more in work, and it is even more important when you work has a social impact.  

The name “Leadership Team” is often a misnomer for the Power Team. They do not struggle to demonstrate Power or Control, but the attributes that come with Leadership. Read on to learn more!

Most people loathe networking. Prior interactions contribute to viewing networking as a shell game where the person reaching out always wins and your well-being is largely ignored.

You can’t know everything that goes on in the heads of those making choices, but often we can do better in sharing ourselves with those making choices. Read on to learn more!!

Our differences position us to be successful. Having individuals that can help with a tendency to be single-minded and solitary when working is a plus. We need colleagues to provide that counterbalance.

People are so often striving and rewarded for making the biggest splash possible. Read on to learn when and if you should work towards making a big splash!

The pressure imposed to be, or become, an alpha leader. Many struggle with the pressure to conform to this style. Read on to learn how to lead your way!!!!

The emergence of work from home has changed how people experience work and others. Online professional relationships matter now more than ever. Read on to learn how to cultivate them!

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!

Doing the work to figure out the work you want, ensuring that your network understands your needs, developing an elevator pitch, and improving your resume are initiative-taking things to do.

Popularity or charisma often beats ability. Being the most skilled person or the best leader of others does not ensure that you will be selected early for a team or picked to be captain. Read on to learn more!

There are narratives in our career culture that say a good employee “finds a way through.” They tend to make a person feel like a failure if they cannot resolve things by overworking. Read on to learn more!

You may hear athletes talk about how a great competitor pushed them to do more. However, the metrics for achievement through points scored or the lowering of a personal best in a race are more absolute than the complexity of ‘winning’ life. 

The advice I have given thus far holds true for professional relationships overall, but there are some slight differences that will enable you to thrive. Read on to learn how to sustain and grow long-term online relationships!

Welcome Back. Last week I shared with you a piece about Online Professional Relationships and Why They Matter. If you agree that they do, I want to offer a strategy for making and locating more potential relationships.