Leading Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2022

A S A LIFELONG communication skills coach, I was asked recently by one of my colleagues how important individual coaching attention is for a person to learn and grow at any stage of their career. Don’t be too quick to believe praise OR criticism unless you’ve thought through the coach’s skill and motivations. So, buyer beware.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 21, 2015

In a survey conducted by a BIG benefits management company (a management and human resource consulting firm), they asked 365 CEO’s and sales management executives, “What are the three key factors that separate high performing sales professionals from moderate to low performing sales professionals?”. Totally bogus. Maybe both! !

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

“Taking computer courses, contacting their network, updating their LinkedIn profile, and finding a local Toastmasters club to practice public speaking”, are all things midlife SAHMs can do to boost skills, confidence and job marketability.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

Take a class, attend a seminar, learn a new skill or volunteer for a favorite cause. Then, look for venues in which you can expand your circle with connections that complement your professional life in the same fashion. Ask yourself, “How do I want people to think about me?”

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Ask Atma

MAY 20, 2012

To get you started I will expand on the list that MIT research scientist Peter Gloor calls the “genetic code” of collaboration: learning networks, ethical principles, trust and self-organization, knowledge sharing, and transparency. When human learning slows down, people tend to lose creative and problem solving capacity.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2016

A dizzying array of books, seminars, and articles such as Ties to Tattoos and “Dude, What’s My Job? That means working in an environment that will make the most of their skills and which provides the resources, information, authority and training necessary to perform at their best.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

We often hear from job seekers: "If I have the necessary skills and experience, why am I not hearing back from more companies?". New research from CareerBuilder found that 85 percent of hiring managers and human resource managers are more understanding of employment gaps now than they were pre-recession.

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