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Career Rx: “Why I Am Leaving Goldman Sachs” Resignation
March 15, 2012Over the years as a human resources leader and career management coach, I have often wondered when a resignation letter like Greg Smit...
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Don't Settle
October 7, 2011Careers are evolving for many of us. Some of us who are employed either love or are dissatisfied with our work. The unemployed include...
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Feeling Completely Lost in your Job Search?
May 9, 2011Think about when you were in college and a semester ended. There was a pattern established with your class schedule, how you engaged y...
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Career Rx: Survival in the New Career Market
April 10, 2011The world is changing, the old ideas of career management, such as they were, don’t make sense anymore. How do you survive in th...
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Freedom of Choice
January 6, 2011Freedom of choice is a gift. We typically have control over our actions and our thinking. In our lives, we make choices. These choices...
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Career Rx: Preparing to Get What You Wish For
December 23, 2010The expression “Be careful what you wish for, it may come true.” has had many interpretations over the years. From a caree...
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Making Your Days Count
December 9, 2010Creativity and entrepreneurism were important aspects during the Great Depression. Many inventions were discovered during this challen...
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Career Recipe – Remix or Change
November 24, 2010This is the time of year to reflect on what we have and value. Many of us have family and friends that are there for us through the go...
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Resilience, Endurance and Collective Synergies
October 14, 2010Ten weeks in a small dark space. I can imagine an hour, maybe a night, but two and a half months is difficult to phantom. The Chilean ...
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Staying on Message
October 3, 2010Many people become frustrated with politicians because they tend to focus on the same two or three talking points and never seem to co...
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Transitioning from Managing to Leading
August 28, 2010When you are asked to manage a team, how do you approach this request? Let's begin with the definitions of the root word, manage which me...
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Career Flux, Learning and Leading
August 28, 2010Careers are in a state of flux. Many traditionally believed they managed their career by progressively moving upward through a series of...
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Innovation and Employability
August 28, 2010When working with clients, I am always curious about what led them to choose the work they do and the organizations they affiliate with. ...
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Speaking, Communicating and Making a Difference
August 28, 2010In today's economy, many of us are holding on to the jobs we have. Some of us are not truly present in our jobs. Rather, we are going thr...
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Motivation - Value Driven or Dangling Carrot?
August 28, 2010I overheard a joke on the train the other day: "How do you stop a consultant from working hard? Hire him!" While this is may sound like s...
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Diversity and Inclusion - Your Influence
August 28, 2010In reflecting on my own career and careers of many clients I have worked with, I find myself thinking about our approach, influence and i...
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Interdependence
August 28, 2010On July 20, 1959 Neil Armstrong descended the ladder from the landing craft named the Eagle and became the first man to set foot on the ...
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Forces of Change, Creative Destruction
August 28, 2010Few things in our world remain static. The assent of our species is a story about change. We are continuously developing technology begin...
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Counter Revolution
August 28, 2010Changes in the economy have had a strong psychological effect on the way companies are managed and how employees are treated. In times o...
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Layaway Plan for Your Career
August 28, 2010One sign of the times is that several retailers have brought back the layaway plan. This plan enables customers to put down a deposit to ...
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Keeping the Big Picture in Mind
August 28, 2010What is the message that 2009 has brought to us? Having experienced the financial hardships of the recession, I have come to the conclus...
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Communicating Your Influence
August 28, 2010What is the key to developing and maintaining a successful career? The definition of success is individually defined and there are many ...
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Understanding Your Presence
August 28, 2010How has this New Year been for you? Are you ready to embrace life and live it to its fullest? Life is full of opportunities - if you are ...
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2010 Relationships and Tools
August 28, 2010For many of us, 2009 was a year of changes - some good and some challenging. Some of us had to make major shifts in our budgets due to jo...
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Career Portfolio - The Road Less Travelled
August 28, 2010Some professionals choose alternative career paths when starting a family, caring for elder parents, or dealing with personal medical nee...