The Benefits of Communicating Up
This is a continuation of a previous post titled “How to find the right balance communicating with your boss”, where I described steps for making sure you find the right communication balance with your manager. Here I’d like to show you the next step – communicating across an organization, not just to your manager and […]
How to Find the Right Balance Communicating with Your Boss
This comes from a client and the insight he gained through our sessions and working with her boss. – Coach Wolfgang When Goldilocks went into the three bears’ house, she found one bowl of porridge too hot, another too cold and the last one just right. In a similar way, your new manager is wondering […]
The Definition of Career Success
How do you define career success? Here are many of the definitions my career coaching staff and I regularly encounter: What a feeling Example: I am successful in my career if I feel happy to do that work a majority of the time. Show me the money Example: I am successful in my career if […]
Career Success Story: Showing Initiative & Taking Ownership
One of my clients wrote me about how a small change she made led to big results at her job. Here’s the background. In our coaching sessions, we often discussed the ways she was expected to go above and beyond at her job. She didn’t like being asked to do these extra things because she […]
A Better Way to Communicate with Your Boss
A colleague of mine sent me a blog post he wrote for me the other day about a situation he was in at work. I liked it and hope you do too. – Coach Wolfgang John is a relatively new employee and asks his manager if something that he put together is done correctly. His […]
Career Workshop or Individual Career Coaching?
Many potential clients ask whether they should participate in a workshop related to their career concerns or sign up for individual coaching sessions. Austin Career Workshops are 1 – 2 hour group meetings where the training material and individual activities are preset. One-on-one career coaching are 30 – 60 minutes sessions with you and one […]
What If I Don’t Find the Right Career?
Considering a career change can be a very daunting process. Not only have I helped many clients through this transition, but I’ve also gone through this myself. At times, a client will say to me, “what if I don’t uncover a career that is the right fit for me?” The Value is the Insight That […]
Using the LinkedIn Relationship Feature
One of my favorite options in LinkedIn is the relationship feature. Many of my clients have several hundred LinkedIn contacts which makes it harder and harder to remember how you met a particular individual. You connect with individuals for different reasons and it is helpful to segment them for messaging or searching. LinkedIn Relationship Tab […]
Being Good at a Job Doesn’t Mean You Enjoy It
When I was 19 years old and a sophomore in college I took an accounting class to satisfy a requirement for my minor in Human Resources. Most areas of math never came easily for me. Therefore, I didn’t think accounting would be easy even though accounting is in my blood – my father is a […]
Is Your Inner Critic Interfering with Your Job Negotiation Strategy
Recently I had the honor of presenting at SWIGGIS Austin, on job negotiation strategies to a group of smart and accomplished women. I love teaching new concepts and tools to individuals, but I often learn just as much from the individuals who attend the presentation. The wealth of information we all have is amazing and I’m […]