5 Steps to Get Your Goals Back on Track
Oh no! I need to come clean and let you know I have failed miserably! I am a sad statistic and you may be one too. In fact, 92% of New Year’s resolutions fail by January 15. We all begin…
3 Ways to Re-Engage at Work After Thanksgiving
Last Thursday was Thanksgiving…a sacred time to gather together with family and friends and give thanks. It’s also a time to battle for the last can of cranberry sauce at the grocery store, consume thousands of calories, brave the midnight…
10 Reasons Why Vacations Should be Mandatory
School is out, pools are open, and kids are enjoying the beginning of a three-month summer vacation. Looks like kids may know the secret to success. While kids count down the days until they get to sleep late and play…
Manage Your Career Like a Tennis Champion
I’m a huge tennis fan, and an even bigger Rafa Nadal fan. While everyone else was enjoying a quiet Sunday morning, I was riveted to the tennis channel watching Nadal win another tournament. However, I’m not a Rafa super-fan because…
4 Ways to Spring Clean Your Career
The weather is crazy, March Madness is in full swing, and the days are getting longer…sure signs that springtime is here. Winter is the time to hunker down and hibernate, while spring is all about rebirth and renewal. It’s the…
What Army Ranger School Can Teach You About Managing Your Career
Today is a special but bittersweet day. It’s my son’s 23rd birthday and the first birthday I can’t see him or even hear his voice. Why? Because he’s at Army Ranger School trudging through the mountains, starving, and fulfilling a…
Get Your Career in Shape for the New Year
Happy New Year! Everyone is making resolutions, and one of the most common resolutions is to get in shape. But what about getting your career in tip-top shape? It’s easy for your body to get out of shape…just stop exercising…
Ditch the Mask and Be Authentic at Work
Halloween is right around the corner, and it’s the one day a year when it’s perfectly acceptable to dress up like someone else and pretend to be a nurse, fireman, or political figure. However, no one expects you to administer…
Lack of Confidence – NOT Competence – Kills Your Career
It doesn’t matter how long I’ve been coaching women on their careers, there is one issue that consistently comes up in each session, at every keynote presentation and leadership training, with each person, in each industry, and at each level…that’s…
Back to School, Back to Work – Part 2
This is the time of year when all the kids go back to school, and now it’s time for us to buckle down and get back to work. Just like the kids have a new school supply list and curriculum…