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JOB FIT: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
I know work is a four-letter word, but does it really have to be this painful? During my years of coaching, I've heard many clients express this sentiment. And that’s a shame. I believe work should be joyful and fulfilling. When a client is unhappy at work I want to...
Saying No For All the Right Reasons
According to change expert Darryl O’Conner, the difference between good companies and great companies isn’t their ability to define priorities, but rather their ability to say no to very good options for the sake of committing to the best option. When we have too many priorities, it is difficult to focus our efforts on accomplishing the key ones, so all suffer.
Networking Tips for Those Who’d Rather Not
by Stephanie Katz Is networking a chore for you? Do you dread professional association meetings and social events that are business related? Do you ever find yourself “trapped” in a conversation and wonder how to exit gracefully? If you can relate to any of these...
Feedback: From Fear Factor to Success Factor
How do you feel when someone says, “Can I give you some feedback?” And what if that someone is your boss or anyone else senior to you? Maybe you wish you had one of those “turtle shirts” from a Saturday Night Live skit. Just shrink down inside the shirt and you’re...
Leadership Presence: Clean Up Your Verbal Communication
We would never intentionally send out a memo or important document with typos and misspellings. Yet, we regularly speak or make presentations peppered with “verbal typos” that detract from our message and undermine our leadership presence. Verbal typos include: Vocal...
Leaders of the future
Leaders of the future will have enhanced skills as compared to today's leaders. Tom, a senior executive in financial services, first engaged The Learning Advantage to help him get promoted. Through assessments it became clear that he wasn’t providing sufficient detail...
When to Press the Pause Button
How many times do we run from one meeting to the next without time to reflect, prepare, or even hit the bathroom? And if we have spare few minutes, we feel compelled to pull out our digital dog leashes and scroll through emails. What is the cost of all this constant...
Is the best time to make a career change while you still have a job?
Interesting article in last Sunday's NY Times. http://nyti.ms/1xp2fhp The article provides courage to look for engaging work and to not settle. Conventional wisdom said it is easier to get a new job while you are employed, but for many of my clients, the demands of...