I’m fascinated by the importance of titles to some people. When I worked at a Fortune 200 in marketing and sales, most of my direct reports and colleagues fixated on levels. Why not? It was associated with pay, benefits,...
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Clients pay me as a career consultant for personal brand image positioning, including resumés and LinkedIn profile optimization. There’s another piece to the puzzle to enhance your next career adventure. Do you have a mentor? I have several for...
I must confess this photo inspired me to write a blog to showcase it. Here’s my reality, clients drag their feet. Yes, I realize these feet are up in the air, but it got my attention, so how about...
As an executive career consultant, I have several clients seeking to advance their careers or planning retirement within the short term. We discuss the next chapter of giving back plus still staying involved in corporate and not-for-profit settings as...
The US unemployment rate came in at 3.7% in August 2019, flatlined from the previous two month’s numbers. This year’s highest unemployment was only 4% in January. So if you’re searching for a job due to layoff, reemployment after...
Career Planning For those in the U.S., it’s Labor Day so I thought it was a great time to discuss your job. Are you in your happy place? If not, and you’re pondering a career change it’s time to...
Yes, that’s me zip-lining in the photo. Kauai, Hawaii more than a decade ago escaping the dreariness of a Seattle rainy Winter. Leaping off platforms over the top of 200-foot drops and reaching speeds faster than 50 miles per...
Someone recently on LinkedIn voiced their opinion about the fallacy of a personal brand. Quite indignant with a statement alluding to the facts we are humans vs. products. More power to her for having a perspective but the financial...
Hello, thank you for visiting my blog. It appears you’re looking for a job since the subject matter is very specific, although I could claim psychic abilities but I digress. I would like to start off with thanking Garrison...
In her 2018 TED Talk, designer Ingrid Fettell Lee stated: “Joy is different than happiness. Happiness is something that measures how good we feel over time. But joy is about feeling good right now, in the moment.” Her observation...