What’s Your Biggest Weakness? How to Handle Tough Interview Questions with Finesse
Youve been searching for a job for some time and after a frustrating few months, you finally landed an interview for an interesting job at a great company. Congratulations! But this is only the beginning of a series of interviews as the organization narrows their...
Investing in Your Business and Career: Coming to Terms with Your Issues
In my blog last week, Get Savvy: 10 Tips to Help You be Successful in Business, I talked about the things that I feel have helped me make my business successful. I asked for feedback and a few people responded that they thought that #3, Investing in Your Business,...
Get Savvy: 10 Tips to Help You Succeed in Your Business
Its amazing to me how smart Ive become lately about a lot of things. Im not bragging at all. Its more about a confession for years of stupidity about myself and my business. Ive had many aha moments since I started my coaching business in 2006. Ive learned that...
12 Tips to Kick the Nice Girl Habit and Propel Your Career Forward
Who ever thought that being nice would work against our career advancement? Its not just being nice that sabotages us in the workplace. Its when you are so nice that everyone else comes first and you have an inordinate need for everyone to like you. It may be our...
Your Daily Routine for Success
Every day every one of us accomplishes many things. Sometimes our accomplishments are dramatic and life-changing. Sometimes they are less significant, but they are accomplishments just the same. What is of interest to me is how difficult it is for us to own our...
Manage Your Career Not Your Job
Women are great multi-taskers. We pride ourselves in how productive we are and how much we get done in 24 hours. Its amazing, right? But in our quest to complete our to-do list and check off all the tasks that we have on our list, how much time do we take to think...
What Role Does Confidence Play in Career Success?
I have always believed that when you present yourself with confidence in the workplace people perceive you to be competent. Your confidence inspires trust and quite often respect. Of course, you still need to earn the recognition by demonstrating your skills and...
One Mistake That Cost Me A Promotion
We all make mistakes. Sometimes our mistakes can have dramatic consequences. In my case, I can see very clearly (hindsight is 20/20 after all) at least one major mistake that had a negative impact on my career. I was an AVP with a track record of great...
Managing Your Expectations is Critical For Your Sanity and Success
I am a high achiever and one who has always had very high expectations for myself, personally and professionally. I can tell you honestly that this has worked both for me and against me at times. Sometimes I fall victim to self-doubt because my goals are so aggressive...