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Before you actually make a career transition you should know who you are, what you imagine you would like to accomplish, what is hindering you from getting where you would like to be, and what is your plan to get there? Some questions that may help guide you are: Where do I fit? How do I…
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Jane is a highly educated and accomplished 40 year old, who has attended some of the US top-ranked undergraduate and graduate universities. She works in a boutique Consulting firm specializing in strategic planning in non-profit organizations in one of the most prestigious cities in the country. From all objective measures, Jane has it all. Yet,…
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Many of us face difficult situations in our work either with what we are doing, which may be unfulfilling, and with whom we are working with, who we believe may be bringing us down. If you feel disengaged or outright hostile at work, you are not alone. Employee under-employment and under-engagement is a major challenge.…
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John is a successful, handsome, affable, strong male in his mid-thirties, who has a winning smile and wise eyes. He reveals to me his Gremlin—the recurring narrative we each carry telling us we are not “good enough” to get what we really want. John’s Gremlin tells him he is not smart enough. A University lecturer…
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Use Your Own Experiences to Avoid Panic and Anxiety The COVID-19 Virus is now a full-on global Pandemic. No one can predict how many will be infected, but the prospect of millions of victims has changed daily reality for everyone. We now have terms such as “Social distancing” and “Shelter in place” to describe new…
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(As featured on Live, Lead, Play) Your level of success in any career transition may depend on your “fit” in relation to your boss and the organizational business culture. How can you tell if you’re going to be thriving, growing, and effective or despairing, disengaging, and diminished? Sometimes we’re so eager to take a new…
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(As featured in the North Bay Business Journal) Julie is an Ivy League MBA graduate. While working at a mid-level position in a well-known investment bank, she received a fellowship to work in K-12 education to increase innovation. Julie is bored with investment banking and intrigued by a possible career transition to nonprofit work to…
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As Featured on Future of Talent Institute One of the great career transition challenges is to grow from being a project manager to a leader. The skills and attitudes we learn to become proficient in “getting stuff done” and bringing a team to successfully conclude a project can work against us as others evaluate different criteria:…
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IS THIS YOU? Jane is a highly educated and accomplished 40-year-old, who has attended some of the United States’ top-ranked undergraduate and graduate universities. She works in a boutique consulting firm specializing in strategic planning in non-profit organizations in one of the most prestigious cities in the country. From all objective measures, Jane has it…
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John’s a successful, handsome, affable, strong male in his mid-30s, who has a winning smile and wise eyes. He reveals to me his Gremlin—the recurring narrative we each carry telling us we’re not “good enough” to get what we really want. John’s gremlin tells him he’s not smart enough. Being a University lecturer for 30 years,…
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