Job Hunters: How to Spring Forward, Make Rain Happen! As we hope and wait for a reasonable weather pattern that actually looks as if it somehow reflects the fact that it’s March, many over-40 executives in transition between jobs, or…
Plant Seeds of Renewal in Your Brain this Spring!
This year, it seems like there is no spring season in sight… after a hard, very long winter. If you live in the northeast, you may be waiting to plant your real garden, due to the hideous weather we’re all…
Job-hunting over 40? FLEX YOUR SPECS! There are more ways IN than you think!
In the last few years I enjoyed leading a rewarding series of workshops for executives in transition, who very much want to land their next full-time job. It was such a pleasure to meet and work with talented, educated, highly skilled…
Having a tough time at work? DARE to tough it out while you make a plan!
As part of my work, I attend many conferences where stale statistics on slides are soon decimated by fresh frenetic factoids of reality spewed at us from the churn of the 24-hour media cauldron. For example, speakers at these events…
You’re Never Too Young or Too Old to Get a Sponsor – Part 2
The critical contrast between MENTORS and SPONSORS is that the latter can be actual drivers of your career decisions and future mobility – and they put themselves on the line for you. Your Mentor(s) may also do that, but once…
You’re Never Too Young or Too Old to Get a Sponsor – Part 1
From clients as well as students, I field a lot of questions about the importance of having a career SPONSOR, specifically: 1) The role of SPONSORS vs. Mentors2) How to find a SPONSOR3) What to expect from a SPONSOR4) What…