A new organization, client, colleague, boss – an opportunity to redefine yourself, to become the leader – the colleague – the friend – the parent you imagine yourself to be!

We all have a list of things we wish we had done in the past year. We have a list of things we want to do this next year. It is a new beginning and you get to say how the next year is going to unfold for you!

You might start by looking at those two lists and to ask yourself a few key questions that will get the items on …

Continue reading »

Marshall Goldsmith, author of the book MOJO: How to Get It, How To Keep It and How to Get It Back If You Lose It defines Mojo as “that positive spirit toward what we are doing now that starts from the inside and radiates to the outside.”

A few key words here: NOW, not yesterday, not tomorrow. Do I have a positive spirit toward what I am doing NOW.  It starts on the inside and radiates to the outside. Are you showing on the outside what is going on in the inside? Are the two in alignment? Are you being authentic in what you are …

Continue reading »

The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace , a book by Chapman and White, is a gift for anyone who struggles with how to express appreciation to others, especially in the workplace where sometimes you just don’t have a clue about how to give the person something that will be meaningful to them. In what the authors call the “Motivation by Appreciation” model, they describe the five languages as: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Acts of Service, Tangible Gifts, and Physical Touch. And they even offer an assessment so that you can see what the preferred language is for …

Continue reading »

As our holiday celebrations approach, I reflect on how lucky I am to celebrate 9 years of having a practice which allows me to serve people in a way that fills me up, re-energizes me, and has me in awe of my clients! And like the quote above says, feeling gratitude and not expressing it IS selfishly wrapping a present and not giving it.

I am also surrounded by professionals in a variety of businesses that inspire me to get outside of myself and to dream about what we can do together to make the world more humane …

Continue reading »

Come on guys!  If you want to get sorted to the short stack of YES resumes – you bet you want to customize your resume to the job being offered!  Not only that but you want to make it easy for the reader to grasp who you are and be inspired by your interest, commitment and passion.

Don’t just take my word for it – here is the feedback you will never hear directly from a hiring executive: 

“I had nearly 200 applicants for the job.  If the resume is too cumbersome to read, and the cover letter really doesn’t …

Continue reading »

An association executive recently shared with me her experience in interviewing candidates for the number 2 spot in her association.  She received several excellent resumes accompanied by glowing recommendations from former employers or colleagues.  Desperate to find someone to assume a strong number 2 role who could partner with her in taking the association to the next level, she lined up several interviews with what she assumed would be top candidates for the position based on their terrific resumes.

But what the executive experienced in the interview did not align with the stellar resumes.

How they blew the interview -

Negative about former …

Continue reading »

I had an eye opening experience yesterday when I asked a question that I always ask my clients as a way of getting to know them: “What is getting your juices flowing these days?”

I expect to hear about the stimulating projects or creative endeavors they are working on; or the fun things they are doing either at work or outside of work OR even that their juices aren’t flowing at all!

The answer I got was “Let me pull out my folder of all of my complaints”… about everything ranging from the phone company to major global threats.  The thing …

Continue reading »