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How to Speak up in Meetings When You’re an Introvert
To advance and succeed in your career, you need to be seen and heard, and meetings are a crucial time to show up and demonstrate your value. Here are five ways to make it easier for you to speak up in meetings when you’re an introvert.
The Powerful Secret to Success in a New Role at Work
Taking on a new role comes with many challenges and what worked in your previous role may no longer work in your new role. Discover why being in a “brain trust” is the single most important thing you can do to succeed in your new role.
The Most Difficult Challenge When Starting a New Leadership Role
When you take on a new leadership role, there are five main challenges to overcome to show you’re capable of leading at the next level. The key is to recognize the challenges and learn how to handle them.
How to Stay Focused on Your Career Goals When Life Gets Stressful
In this time of unease and uncertainty, it’s important to stay focused on the goals and aspirations that matter most for you. Here are three things you can do to stay focused on your goals and not get distracted by the fear and tension around you.
Is It Time to Leave My Job?
A question many people ask themselves is, “Should I leave my job or should I stay?” The decision to leave is such a personal one and it's one only you can make. That being said, I want to share three ways to help you decide.
The Best Way to Ask for a Promotion
If you feel you’re ready for a promotion but the recognition isn’t coming, how do you ask for a promotion? There are four important things to accomplish in the conversation to be successful and one mistake to avoid.
How to Form a Career Board of Directors to Advance Your Career
To rise to your full career potential, you need more than a sponsor and mentors. You need the support of a group of people who can make a difference in your career and are in a position to make an impact. You need your own Career Board of Directors.
How to Write a Great Self-Evaluation That Helps Your Promotion Prospects
A self-evaluation is your chance to remind important people why you should be promoted. Use these tips to write an effective self-evaluation that represents you well and helps your case for promotion.
How to Influence People at Work and Make a Compelling Case for What You Want
We all need to influence people at work, but it’s easier said than done and it feels especially fraught when the stakes are high. So how do you influence someone to your point of view and make a compelling case for what you want?
How to Become Someone Everyone Wants to Work With
You might think being smart, strategic, technically skilled, or having the best network of connections makes you a great collaboration partner. While all of these are helpful, there’s another quality that stands out above the rest.
The Mistake Leaders Make with Their Personal Brand
Leaders who adopt a certain personal brand of leadership and stick to it can easily become outdated “dinosaurs”. Here’s how to evolve your personal brand as a leader and be more effective.
4 Books That Have Made a Big Impression
Whether your source is the bookstore, the library or borrowing from someone else, give yourself the gift of knowledge and make time to nourish your mind. Here are four books I’ve read that have made the biggest impression on me.
7 Things I Wish I’d Known About Receiving Feedback
Feedback is essential to your career success. Yet receiving feedback can fill even the highest performing professionals with dread. Here are ways to handle the feedback you receive and use it to create an amazing career you excel at and love.
Use This When You Need Career Advice
Who do you turn to when you need career advice? Who do you consult when you need to talk through a career challenge you’re facing or a decision you need to make? Use this free resource to get the career advice you need.
How to Make a Great Impression in Your Next Job Interview
In a job interview, what are the things that make you someone they want to hire? In my guest appearance on LinkedIn Career Talks, I spoke about what hirers are really looking for, plus how you can show this to them in a job interview.
7 Questions to Ask to Be a Better Leader
As a leader, asking questions can be more important than having the answers. And asking the right questions at the right times will help you become an even better leader. Here are some of my favorite questions and when to ask them.
The Mid-Year Review Strategy to Raise Your Profile with Stakeholders
Most people miss the golden opportunity to use their mid-year review to connect and raise their profile with key stakeholders. Don’t be like most people. Instead, achieve three important goals by doing a “reverse” mid-year review.
What to Do When Your Boss is Making Your Job Difficult
Do you have a perfect boss? One that meets with you regularly, gives feedback, listens to your concerns, supports your development, and trusts you to do your job? If not, here are some ways to improve your relationship and career success.