When it comes to your career reputation, your personal brand and amazing accomplishments can easily […]
Don’t Get Caught Being ‘Bored’
You may be experiencing two corresponding feelings as you work in a virtual environment—fear and […]
Career Coaching Unlocks Intelligence
In the movie Lucy, Scarlett Johansson’s character has the ability to unlock larger portions of her “brain […]
Get The Most Out Of Your Next Conference
Professional development is always important when growing your career. Still, it’s savvy to invest your […]
Disruptive or Destructive? Don’t Lose Sight of Professionalism
I recently listened to a “disrupting” speaker, whom I found insightful and thought-provoking. However, despite […]
Looking For A Career Test To Help You Plan Your Future?
Assessments (otherwise known as “career tests”) are certainly great ways to unearth your interests and […]
Hone the Three Characteristics of a High Potential
Whether your board of directors has picked you for the C-Suite or your team of […]
Evaluate Whether a Job Offer is the Right One For You
As a career coach, I work with many clients in career transition and often, after […]
What’s Your Appropriate Work Attire?
One of the key elements of which I get asked to train and coach on […]
Build Your Personal Brand
Personal branding is a buzz phrase but quite honestly, it hits the nail on the […]
What Your Personal Brand Says About You
When you think about your brand, what do you visualize? A consummate professional? A wise […]
Get Up! Three Reasons Why Morning People Are More Successful
“Success is something you attract by the person that you become.” – Rohn There is […]
Gracefully Confronting Challenging People
Sometimes it’s not easy being a coach. I work with clients who are seriously struggling […]
Is Time Creating Conflict?
Believe it or not, I often coach with individuals who are in conflict over time. […]
Attraction + Focus = Success
Numerous successful icons are doing it: NBA Coach Phil Jackson, Marc Benioff, C.E.O. of Salesforce.com, […]
Three C’s to Reducing Conflict
Did you know that 85 percent of employees deal with conflict on some level on […]
Spend Your Time Wisely
I often think about how I should spend my time in order to be more […]
Employ Executive Interview Success Strategies
Even the most seasoned professionals can feel intimidated when pressed to perform in an interview. […]
Nurture, Don’t “Use,” Your Network
Recently I met with an old acquaintance with whom I hadn’t spoken with for several […]
Revisit and Revitalize Your Mid-Career Personal Brand
Once upon a time, you began your career journey based on what you were passionate […]
Follow Your “Life Code”
“Negative and exploitive people are obstacles to your success, happiness, security, and peace of mind.” […]
Make Your Career Dream A Reality
Those who pursue what interests them and what they are passionate about are envied by […]
Leverage Your Inner Tool Kit
Did you know that you’re a walking tool kit? Yes you are! You have inside […]
Redefine Accountability
There are many who do not like the word “accountability.” It seems like you are […]
Find the Right Motivator
One of the biggest hurdles to any type of progress or change is lack of […]
Avoid Informational Interviewing Faux Pas
Asking for time with someone to learn is what is known as informational interviewing. While […]
Accelerate Your Income
You have the opportunity to accelerate your income this year. No, I’m not referring to […]
Practice Mental Toughness
This is one of the hardest things to do on a consistent basis. Mental toughness […]
Stand Up to a Disrespectful Colleague
We all have those days when we can be at our worst. We say things […]
Be a Good Listener
Effective communication and active listening are two mandatory skills for developing and maintaining positive relationships. […]
Leave Your Network Wanting More
It’s an unfortunate fact that we remember negative events more than positive ones. There is […]
Deliver Two Cups of Coffee
Now here is something odd. Why am I suggesting that you start delivering coffee? Let […]
Pull Back The Lens And Assess Your Transferrable Skills
Sometime when you’re too close to the situation it’s hard to see the overarching results. […]
Understand How Employee Engagement and Performance Go Hand In Hand
Employee engagement isn’t all about fun and exciting promotions to get employees vested in the […]
Learn to Bounce Back From a Personal Jab
Let me tell you that as a business owner and as a human being, I […]
Stop Living In The Blame Basement
If you keep telling yourself and everyone else that you’re a victim, then you’ll be […]
Employ Your Leadership Strengths Every Day
While I don’t write much on leadership, most of my clients are in leadership positions. […]
Overcome Job Search Frustration
Imagine running a marathon. You train for months and put all your mind and body efforts […]
Can You Afford NOT To Have a Coach?
I have two coaches and my life and business are far better because of it. […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: 30-Minute Sprints
I’ve been working hard to be more mindful. One of my big intentions is to […]
Career Advancement Requires Saying “No”
For those who are seriously interested in advancing their careers, there is one required skill […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Building Trust For Career Advancement
Living a mindful life and building a mindful career requires you to build trust. First, […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Life
Life by Henry Van Dyke Let me but live my life from year to year, With […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Mindful To-Do Lists
They’re awesome. I love my to-do lists. Especially the feeling of crossing each item off […]
What’s Your Stress Trigger?
Did you know that the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is much more than a tool […]
What’s Your Next Career Move?
It doesn’t matter where you are in life or your career journey, there’s always something […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Stuck in a Rut?
Many professionals reach out to a career coach when they feel stuck in a rut. […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Letting Go of a Team Member
When you are forced to dismiss a team member, it’s never easy. Some experience a […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Radiate Optimism
Sometimes people think optimism is reserved for those who aren’t focused or serious. On the […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Opportunities Abound
“Fine-Ances” We have entered an age Of financial downtrend But this is not the […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Goodies Galore
“Giving is mindfulness in practice for both the recipient and the giver.” I love creating […]
Big, Big Dreams
I’ve been a lucky girl. I’ve worked with clients who want to make their workdays […]
Are You Afraid Of Career Stress?
The more we worry about stress, the more we’re stressed. Then we worry more and […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Respecting Your Time
I’m an early bird. I arrive early for appointments and get anxious when I’m late. […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Are You a Celebrity?
When you are famous, you’re a celebrity. But what does “celebrity” really mean? Sure you […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Control
One of the most important things we need to be happy is a sense of […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Fortitude
Fortitude: courage, bravery, endurance, resilience, mettle, moral fiber, strength of mind, strength of character, backbone, […]
I Want To Help You Find Career Happiness
Happiness is a choice. The one thing that we can easily manage in our life […]
Two Ways Exit Interviews Can Foster Employee Retention
Perhaps you’ve experienced an exit interview when leaving a past job. Or maybe you conduct […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: I Want Your Life
Envy is one of the seven deadliest sins and it’s also a huge motivator. So […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Patience is a Virtue. So is Action
“Good things come to people who wait, but better things come to those who go […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Do You Blame Your Career?
We all use blame from time to time to justify our behaviors, or at least […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: How Can You Be a Career Hero?
Hero is a big word for many. In fact, most people wouldn’t ever call themselves […]
The Year of a Mindful Career: Is It Worth It?
Recently, I spent a day at an organization coaching clients. As I took a break […]
Criticism is a Great Compliment
Everyone has an opinion. Everyone has the right to share his or her opinion. Everyone […]
Two Ways to Take Constructive Criticism Like a Winner
Once, I read that there is really nothing constructive about constructive criticism. No matter how […]
Never Check Email in the Morning
There’s a widely circulated productivity book by Julie Morgenstern entitled Never Check E-Mail in the […]
3 Ways to Get Others to Listen to Your Opinion
Many of my clients struggle with finding their voice. In other words, they speak up […]
Instagram for Career Happiness and Career Advancement
Let’s face it. We love pictures. That’s what Instagram is all about. So how can […]
Advance Your Career By Following Through
Tweet. Text. Emoji. We don’t even have to pick up the phone anymore. So why […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Complaining Catharsis
It feels good to vent. Get things off your chest and blow off some steam. […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Using Fear as a Motivator
“You should do something every day that scares you.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Fear can serve […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Intent
I have a lot to say about intent, but I’ll be brief. I feel strongly […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Being
One of the hardest things to do is just “be.” Rather than working, chatting, texting, […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Blame—Put a Pin in It!
“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” – Orson Welles. For those who […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Walking Meditation
“Walking is man’s best medicine.” – Hippocrates I get teased a lot by my neighbors […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Emails Can Wait
Focus is the most important thing we can do on our mindfulness journey. If one […]
Year of a Mindful Career: Being Mindful of Mindfulness
Everyone is on the mindfulness kick these days, but are we fashioning it into a […]
The Year of a Mindful Career
I set an intention on November 1, 2015 that I shared with my friends and […]
Is Busy Work Getting in the Way of Your Career Happiness?
Do you ever wonder why you can’t seem to reach your goals? Perhaps, at the […]
Career Coaching Question: What Are Your Fees?
As a consumer, I appreciate knowing in advance the investment I’ll be making so I can appropriately budget. While any investment that positively impacts your life and career is worth it, it’s important to have all the facts prior to making a decision.
Just Content? It’s Time to Get Off A Conveyor Belt Career
There are lots of people happily content in their careers. On the flip side, there […]
Career Happiness Tip: 5 Ways to Deal with Change
Change comes by choice or circumstance and it can certainly throw us off our game. […]
Don’t Suck Up, Manage Up
We all work with that person who bends over backwards for the boss. No matter […]
Key Traits for the C-Suite
Successful leaders are continually evolving. They work with coaches, mentors and trainers to continually hone […]
You’re an Amazing Superhero
There’s no one else like you. You have something special that people want in their […]
Personal Branding—Why Bother?
Branding is a hot new word circulating within organizational walls and C-Suites. But it’s not […]
What’s the difference between a career coach and a life coach?
In my opinion, whether you’re seeking a promotion, a new position or the opportunity to […]
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? A Career Change Exercise
Okay, so you’re 30, 40 or even 50 years old and still not sure what […]
Avoid Interview Flatlining: Tips for Demonstrating Interest and Energy
A colleague of mine recently confessed to “falling asleep” while interviewing a candidate. According to […]
Time Management: Squeaking Out a Couple of Hours for What Needs to Get Done!
Time is one of the most readily used excuses for not getting done what needs […]
Deliver Us from Email: Career Advancement Email Strategies
Email. This amazing resource that connects us with the click of a key may be […]
Meeting Management Tips
Sometimes meetings can get out of hand. We can steer off the agenda, kick up […]
Is Your Boss Blocking Your Career Advancement?
What do you do when the biggest obstacle to growth is your boss? This isn’t […]
The Secret (or not so secret) Formula for Career Advancement
“I can’t express how grateful I am to have had your guidance while I searched […]
Get Real—An Authentic Approach to the Job Search
When it comes to the resume, interview and job search process, it’s time to get […]
How to Deal with Difficult People
A colleague, client, subordinate or even a supervisor can be difficult from time to time. […]
What is Professionalism?
Recently, I attended a workshop where everyone was asked to define professionalism. For me, I […]
Decisions, Decisions: Deciding Whether or Not You’re a Strong Candidate
Our life is filled with decisions—where to go, what to do, how to spend our […]
Career Success Strategy: Take Control Over What You Can Control
There are certain things we can control and things we cannot. Career success hinges on what […]
Career Success Strategy: Three Ways To Not Lose Control
If you’re a “control freak” like me, you need to have a handle on your […]
Resumes and Employee Retention—Is There a Correlation?
This may seem like an odd correlation, but there is a direct connection between designing […]
What’s Holding You Back? It’s Time for Career Advancement
You’ve got a vision for your career. So what is holding you back? There are […]
Preserve Professional Promises
We make them, but don’t always keep them. Canned promises are sour substitutes for ones […]
Professionalism—Putting Others First
Ouch! It hurts to get stepped on as a colleague scrambles up the corporate ladder. […]
Career Advancement Query: How may I help you?
“How May I Help You?” I never leave a professional interaction without extending this final […]
Career Enhancement by Showing Appreciation
Deepak Chopra once said, “Success and happiness root in who I make happy today.” Showing […]
Making Work, Work
If you feel that you’re in a rut, or perhaps something feels off, dull or […]
Retention Strategies that Fail
Don’t Make False Promises. One of the worst things managers can do is to make false […]
Is Your Employee Worth Retaining?
Nothing speaks louder than money. And when you’re struggling with an employee who is costing […]
Are You Engaged? Employee Engagement
If you’re engaged then you are energized, dedicated and committed to your work and your […]
How to Land Your Dream Career
Think outside the box. Just because you majored in economics doesn’t mean it will be […]
Is Your Resume One Sided?
I’m not talking pages here, I’m talking perspectives. Resumes that are “one sided” are only […]
Interview Questions to Ask Employers
While considering potential interview questions, you’ll also want to think about a few to ask. […]
How to Resign from Your Job
When I worked in the counseling division of a college, I recall a colleague who […]
Three “Musts” for Giving and Taking Constructive Criticism
No one likes to be told how to improve. Criticism, constructive or otherwise, can make […]
5 Daily Career Do’s—Number 5: Connect
Perhaps, I saved the best for last. Of course that’s my opinion, but I think […]
When is Gossip Good for Your Career?
Believe it or not, there are a few occasions when gossip can be good for […]
Crafting Good Interview Questions for Candidates
Recruiters often ask me what some of my favorite interview questions are. This harkens me […]
Closing Time – Submitting After the Application Deadline Has Passed
It’s beyond frustrating when you discover the ideal opportunity after the application deadline has already […]
Key Traits for the C-Suite
Successful leaders are continually evolving. They work with coaches, mentors and trainers to continually hone […]
I Just Made a Huge Mistake!
I would love to be perfect. But I’m far from it. I make mistakes everyday. […]
Putting the YOU in Your “Infomercial”
Wherever you go, someone is bound to ask “what do you do?” Savvy job seekers, […]
Three Ways You Can Be Career Happy Today
Let’s start the movement to make work an even more amazing place. Everyone deserves a […]
Laughter is Good for Your Career
We all know that when we’re happy we’re more productive. And anytime we make positive […]
5 Daily Career Do’s—Number 4
Disney Princess Elsa got it right! Sometimes you just need to “Let it go!” Whether […]
Capture Career Success
Everyone wants to be recognized. We feel great when someone acknowledges who we are or […]
Resume Template or Resume Writer?
As a certified professional resume writer (CPRW), I get this question a lot: “How can […]
Emails can be Toxic to Your Career
When you’re trying to build your network, find job leads or ask someone for help, […]
5 Daily Career Do’s – Number 3
On your daily career do list you now have two critical must do’s—Take 15 and […]
Job Search Using Social Media
I know that the most comfortable way to look for a job is by sitting […]
Reading People to Advance Your Career
In order to advance your career you’ll need to know how to read others. What […]
Are You a Mid-Career Professional?
There are a lot of terms going around these days that help us classify our […]
Tough Interview Questions: “What Are Your Career Wins?”
If I had a penny for every time a client has said, “I feel boastful […]
Advancing Your Career
There seems to be a growing pattern of people in dire straits digging deep, harnessing […]
Tough Interview Question: What Are Your Top Skills?
Eventually, you’re going to be asked about your top skills in an interview. In addition […]
Academy Career Awards
You’re probably wondering “What the heck is Kim talking about now?” Well, I think it’s […]
Career Coach Tips: How to Handle a Copycat
Have you ever felt like you’re being watched? That your efforts are being copied by […]
The Best Time To Look for a Job
Many people feel that a job search is a full time job in itself. With […]
The ONE! Career Networking Event
May 7, 2015 from 6-8:00 p.m. Mark your calendar for THE ONE! networking event of […]
Career Coach—Your Partner in Positive Change
Why do we want big changes but are so adverse to the side effects? Probably […]
5 Daily Career Do’s
There are 5 Daily Career Do’s required to take your career to greater heights. These […]
Career Coaching Unlocks Intelligence
In the movie Lucy, Scarlett Johansson’s character has the ability to unlock larger portions of her “brain […]
Career Coach Tips To Control Your Inner Critic
Every time Mary schedules a team meeting, a critical voice inside of her announces, “You’re […]
Career Coaching for Career Happiness
If you’re wondering whether or not you are in the right career, you might also […]
Career Coach Tips For Offer-Generating Questions to Ask During the Interview
No matter how seasoned the professional that I’m working with, they always feel challenged by […]
Career Coaching on Conference Strategy
Professional development is always important when growing your career. Still, it’s important to invest your […]
The Young Professional’s Guide to Moving Up
I facilitate a cross-organizational, young professionals group made up of rising stars in their industries. […]
Worried about Your Career Identity?
There’s a cute cereal commercial on television where women select their jeans by a character […]
My New Job is a Mistake!
Before our career journey ends, we’ll all have made a mistake or two. This may include […]
The Magic of a Mentor for Professional Development
Developing a relationship with a mentor is a must for successful professional development. A mentor provides […]