Re-Energize Your Career
It happens to many of us. We start out in a job that we feel energized by and slowly over time we become less and less engaged. Does that sound like you? How did this happen? Why you are less engaged at work It could be one of a myriad of reasons: – you become […]
Your Boss Isn’t the Reason You Hate Your Job
Many of us have had bad managers. I am sure you can remember them vividly. Maybe you are experiencing one now. Do any of these describe your manager? doesn’t know how to manage people doesn’t aid in or support employee development too unavailable micromanage too much too interested in your personal life potentially keep us […]
What 3 words describe how I want my career to be this year?
In December and January we typically begin to reflect back on the past year to determine what worked for us, what didn’t and how we did or did not achieve our goals for the year. We also start thinking about goals for the upcoming year for both our careers and our lives. Goal Review and […]
Getting Co-workers to Follow Your New Process
Procedures – the rules of engagement and interaction your team or unit has devised to get work done collectively – are a necessary way of corporate life. You can’t just tell the development team to stop their projects and start working on a new feature you thought of yesterday. There are processes for evaluating ideas, […]
4 Steps to Finding Career Motivation
What motivates you to do your job? Many companies have are external practices in place to help provide motivation to employees, however, those practices do not always translate to internal feelings of motivation or engagement. Ask yourself these questions: Career Motivation How do you know if you are motivated? What are the internal feelings you […]
Not Finding a Job? 3 Internal Factors You Can Control.
“Why can’t I find a job?” is a common question among many job seekers who find themselves stuck in their job search. There are plenty of external factors that answer the question: low hiring rates in your location your skills are in a niche industry that doesn’t have many job openings an overabundance of job […]
3 Criteria Hiring Managers Look For
Interviews are a tricky animal. Sometimes you finish an interview thinking you did an outstanding job only to hear that there was another candidate with a better fit. Other times you think you didn’t show your best at the interview but still get an offer. These unexpected results lead to the question, “what are the […]