You can severely damage your career by using social media as a weapon. It’s much easier to be rude, cruel or powerful when you sit behind a computer, so much so that I’m often asked to facilitate teambuilding sessions for groups in severe conflict over a comment made online. Just the same, I have also […]
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Avoid Sending Angry Emails
The best way to address hurt feelings in the workplace is to confront your aggressor face-to-face and in an unemotional and professional tone and share your concerns. Talking things out is the only way to really resolve conflict. Still, most of us don’t relish—or take—this approach. In fact, many turn to a “safer” solution of […]
Avoid The Negative Effects of Being a Workaholic
A workaholic is someone who works compulsively. This can certainly be a good thing—you enjoy your work and find it fun and fulfilling. But, it can also be bad—if you feel pressured to overwork due to fear of failure, fear of pressure or fear of being anywhere else. While professionals and companies can certainly feel […]
Be Ready When You’re Ready
One thing I know is that when we are not ready for change we will do anything possible to avoid it. We will drag our heels, make excuses, delay progress, have sleepless nights and even lie to ourselves, and others, if need be. This is human nature. Change is scary. All change. And if it’s […]
Consider What You’re Saying By Not Saying Anything
By kim on January 23, 2018 in Employee Engagement, Interview Questions & Tips, Million Dollar Career
Ignoring a comment, question, phone call, text or email seems easy to do if you’re not interested in providing a response. Perhaps you feel overwhelmed by the constant barrage of incoming messages and you need time to sort through it all. Or maybe you’re struggling to come up with the best response. But by not […]
I Want To Help You Find Career Happiness
Happiness is a choice. The one thing that we can easily manage in our life is choices, because we are in control of every choice we make. Sometimes our choices don’t appear to be the best at first, but in the long run we will gain a learned experience at the very least. But happiness […]
Passion: You Can’t Fake It
What makes a coach stand out from a dime a dozen? A lot of things. They can be experts in their field, bring tons of experience, be well connected and have great credentials. While these do make a positive impression and certainly have merit, imagine working with a coach who gets up in the morning […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Kiss the Earth
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” –Thich Nhat Hanh When the founder of Mindfulness says to “kiss the Earth,” somehow it conjures up appreciation of a peaceful relationship with our surroundings. Just imagining this process seems somehow calming and uplifting. But what about at work? Do you feel like kissing […]
Tough Interview Question: What Is Your Target Salary Range?
This is one of those questions that I get asked about a lot. How you answer it can actually make or break an offer as well as determine your next year’s income. Unfortunately, there isn’t a “one size fits all” answer to this question. But you shouldn’t wait until after the interview to plan for […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: What’s More Impressive, Where You Work or Who You Are?
What a loaded question. Still, our answers may be vastly different. The fact is, sometimes people are more impressed with where one works rather than who they are. How sad. While working at a great company often indicates a high level of achievement and that a person probably accomplished some pretty amazing things in order […]