I guess it started with the three magi and their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh or the miracle of the oil and Chanukah Gelt, or maybe the introduction of St. Nick or Santa Claus or perhaps gifts to celebrate Epiphany or the New Year! Whatever the messages from your past or from the media [...]
Adding Meaning to the Season of Giving!
posted on December 13th, 2010 in Association Leadership Development, Association Management Careers, Changing Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Association Opportunities, Finding Opportunities, Leadership Development, Managing Your Association Career
Don’t stop yourself, create an experiment!
posted on November 8th, 2010 in Association Leadership Development, Association Management Careers, Changing Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Association Opportunities, Finding Opportunities, Leadership Development, Managing Your Association Career, Managing Your Career, Networking Relationships
For almost everything we do, we can approach “It” with a mindset that makes it a big stakes game of win or lose OR we can approach it as “an experiment.” When you make it an experiment, it isn’t just about doing it the right way or the wrong way, it is about learning from [...]
Transform Everyday into Thanksgiving!
“Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.” — William Arthur Ward Intentional Creation Assessment can teach you how to gain clarity and confidence during these challenging times. www.intentionacreation.com/pegotty/. Then join me for a free teleseminar by clicking on one of the dates below: November [...]
Can You Over Prepare for the Interview?
posted on October 2nd, 2010 in Association Management Careers, Changing Careers, Finding Opportunities, Interviewing, Leadership Development, Managing Your Career, Networking Relationships, Personal Branding
And a related question we will answer here about the interview PROCESS: who is interviewing whom? You are there to find out what they need. And when you find out what they need you can share with them what you have that will help them address that need and get the results they are looking [...]
Navigating to the CEO Spot for Association Executives – Great Attitude, Great Relationships, Great Fit!
posted on September 24th, 2010 in Changing Careers
Navigating to the CEO Spot for Association Executives – Great Attitude, Great Relationships, Great Fit! “Great attitude, great relationships and great fit: that is what it takes to be successful” according to Brent McClendon, CAE, currently Executive Vice President of the International Wood Products Association in Washington, D.C. Great Attitude To move ahead in my [...]
Getting Organized for the Job Search: 5 Tips for Creating a Daily Schedule that Works!
posted on September 5th, 2010 in Changing Careers
Getting Organized for the Job Search: 5 Tips for Creating a Daily Schedule that Works! The job search is not the same as a job! The job search is different from having a job – you are not part of a team, your mission is personal, and the dead ends and no responses can drain [...]
Salary is Not the Only Measure of Your Value
posted on September 1st, 2010 in Changing Careers
In the world of work, the most prevalent way we have of measuring our value is the salary or the total compensation package. That makes sense – after all, we are selling our services to a market place and the value of those services is reflected in how much we are paid for them. But [...]
