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What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career (Part One)

Lead Change Blog

I’m blessed enough to get the opportunity to speak at universities all over the country and the question I’m most often asked by students is, “What do you know now that you wish you knew, back then, when you started your career?”. Here are eight of the things I say; tomorrow I will share seven more: You Own Your Career.

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What I Wish I Knew When I Started My Career (Part Two)

Lead Change Blog

In yesterday’s post , I shared eight things I know now, that I wish I had known when I had started my career. Being agile and ready to bend and adapt to changing circumstances is an absolutely vital skill set to develop if you want to have a career that’s as frustration free as possible. But not over the long run.

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Highlights – 8 May

Chartered Management Institute

You can also show that you’re helping to break down the barriers to a fulfilling career. Isabel Berwick , careers editor at the FT, shared her five tips on modern management. Book now – last chance! She said bringing trust and humanity, recognising everyone’s differences and listening and learning are all hugely important too.

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10 Things Successful People Do to Become Experts

Lead from Within

The key to writing a successful blog post is to keep the information useful and highly relevant, and to put out value articles frequently. Produce your own informational pieces such as books, e-books, or monthly newsletters. Additional Reading you might enjoy: 12 Successful Leadership Principles That Never Grow Old.

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You Don’t Have to Choose Between Your Career and Your Relationship

Women on Business

There are a growing number of career opportunities for women these days. It is exciting to grow a career in a field that you are passionate about. It is exciting to grow a career in a field that you are passionate about. Periodically, she might even be hyper-attentive to her career and less so to her partner.

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Navigate Your Path to Success

Women on Business

Don’t you wish you had a GPS for your life and career? Wouldn’t it be great to simply plug in your dreams or goals for your life and career and have someone tell you in a very confident assuring voice how to get there? A “GPS Buddy ” could make a huge difference in how well you navigate in 2011 toward your life and career goals.

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The Big Picture of Business- Flip Sides, Second Acts and Successful Careers

Strategy Driven

It used to be said that people have three careers in them. Those who are particularly successful have many more. Bacharach started his music writing career by taking 'work for hire,' tailoring songs to particular performers. Things that were not achievable in early careers are now yours to master. It’s all about evolving.

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