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11 Blind Spots that May Be Limiting Your Career

posted on February 11th, 2013 in Managing Your Career

And what you can do about them! Even if you can’t see your blind spots, others can see them very clearly. Blind spots limit your career because they impact your ability to have productive relationships with those you work with, your members, customers, vendors, sponsors, exhibitors, and professional colleagues. Here are the blind spots that [...]

Celebrating Creativity: Getting out of the Box, 2

posted on October 30th, 2012 in Changing Careers, Innovative Thinking

“Every actor wants to break out of the box that they put you in and that’s where I’m heading, out of the box as fast as I can.” Rick Springfield Speaking of getting out of the box, we also use that phrase for finding unique new solutions to places where we may be stuck. Think [...]

Getting Out of the Box for Halloween!

posted on October 28th, 2012 in Changing Careers

Halloween is about getting out of the box – getting out of your own identity for the evening and having permission to become another persona – just for fun!! I lived in a small, fairly quiet mid-western town for a few years of my life, and one of my fondest memories is of Mike and [...]

Do you know what to do to manage your online information?

posted on September 29th, 2012 in Finding Opportunities

Managing your online information and reputation is now part of what you must do to prepare for a job search (how times have changed!). More and more employers are using the web as their source for finding pools of potential employees which they can tap for available jobs instead of posting jobs online.  How can [...]

ASAE Annual Meeting

posted on July 17th, 2012 in Leadership Development

If you are attending the ASAE Annual Meeting in Dallas this year,  join me for a session entitled Killer Culture or Culture Killer? which I am co-leading with Denise Fandel, CAE, Executive Director of the Board of Certification for the National Athletic Trainers Association. The session is scheduled on Monday, August 13, 2012, 1:30 – 2:45 [...]

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Am I too old?

posted on July 11th, 2012 in Changing Careers

Have you wondered “Am I too Old”? Can one be too old to find new employment? I asked this question of several people involved in executive search this week and they said – “this year I have placed someone 62, 65, and 68 years old”. Another echoed that – “I had two finalists for a [...]

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Moms and Bosses

posted on May 11th, 2012 in Changing Careers

Celebrate-Develop-Honor Moms and bosses there is a distinct parallel between being a parent and being a boss, let me share with you how that is. I can say I have been very lucky to have a number of mothers in my life. My first mother provided me first with life and a loving home; and [...]

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