Finish 2014 With a Bang!
This time of year, most of us have a holiday shopping list so we remember all the gifts we need to purchase for our family and friends. Those of us who are entertaining over the next month will also most likely create a shopping list to gather the traditional and...
Do You Feel Like a Victim?
It just doesn’t seem fair. The company reorganizes and you’re out of a job. It doesn’t seem fair when someone less qualified than you gets the promotion you deserve. I know it’s a cliché to say “life isn’t fair”, but we know that there are times that this certainly...
Your Network Is Your Net Worth: 7 Ways To Build Social Capital
A strong network is like money in the bank. Your network can help you build visibility, connect you with influencers, and open up doors for new opportunities. Building and nurturing a network is one of the most powerful things you can do to support your career...
There’s No Such Thing As Work Life ‘Balance’
This is a guest post from Karol Rose, Work Life Flexibility coach. Forget trying to find ‘balance'. It’s a futile search. You may find a moment when it seems like everything is in place and all running smoothly. But, hold your breath because any second that could...
7 Questions High Achieving Women Should Answer Before Accepting A Job Offer
If you are currently dissatisfied with your job and your company, you are more than likely looking for another position with a new organization. Perhaps you are unhappy because you were passed over for a well deserved promotion. Maybe you just don’t see any potential...
What’s Your Plan to Get Ahead?
If you are ambitious and want to move your career forward, you most likely have some sort of a goal in mind; maybe it’s your next promotion or maybe it’s a long range plan to run a company. It always helps to have some kind of goal even if it changes over time. Having...
5 Things You Need To Do To Get The Promotion You Deserve
If you have been in the workplace for a couple of years, you have most likely already learned the lesson that your talent and hard work will not ensure your promotion. The myth of the meritocracy has been shattered. Though it seems unfair to be passed over to less...
Are You Opting Out of Your Success?
We each have our own personal relationship to success. We have unique ideas about what success looks like and about our ability to be successful. What I’ve learned from coaching professional women for almost a decade is that there are many reasons why women avoid...
7 Unwritten Rules of the Office Your Boss Won’t Tell You
Most organizations have policies and procedures. If you're not sure what they are, a quick glance at the employee handbook will inform you of the rules as well as the expectations for codes of behavior and ethics. The rule book provides you with a road map for...