Like many of you, I’ve been a lot of Zoom meetings these last few weeks discussing how to pivot your business during a crisis. There is a lot of talk about selling via e-commerce, social media and other channels, but less focus on how to communicate while pivoting. We get it. For many of us how we delivered our business…
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Now is the Best Time to Take Control of Your Career
Every January I work through my vision and goal setting for the coming year. I know I’m not alone in doing this as it seems to be an annual topic of discussion with many of my friends. I can’t count how many times quitting a job, going after a dream job (or less soul sucking job), getting a promotion, learning…
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Don’t Rush into 2019 Before Reflecting on 2018
I hate New Year’s resolutions. Why? Because they are often broad, overarching statements that have little accountability or are grounded in reality. They are often based on something we aren’t happy about or did wrong in the previous year, without really reflecting on the lessons learned or understanding why we didn’t accomplish something (exercise, being more patient, quitting a job…
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Soft Skills Hold the Key to Building Your Career
When I worked for a corporation, we had a corporate training department that offered a long list of in-person and web-based courses and trainings for employees. About once a month I’d scroll through the training calendar looking to further develop my skills (and resume). While there was lots of health and safety, Microsoft office, and IT training, soft skills training…
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