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Ever have a GREAT idea in a meeting? You are so excited about it that you hurriedly explain it to your team while your voice goes up an entire octave. When you are done, you wait to have your boss praise your brilliance, but instead you get that awkward silence and those puzzled looks. Three… Read More →
Picture it: Colorado, 2012. After delivering one of my first career workshops for my new business, I was driving the long and usually kinda boring, 2-hour commute back to Denver. However, that day, I felt electric. The workshop went very well, the career women were engaged and I felt this wave of happiness. “Thank you… Read More →
Ok, I confess. I was a vacation day hoarder. Back when I was working in consulting, there was a year long period where I didn’t take any PTO. I got so entrenched in a project that I thought “I can’t take a vacation now. They need me.” And “I’ll take time when the project is… Read More →
You are sitting at your desk staring at a blank screen. The report that you need to send out by tomorrow at noon is looming and all you have running through your head is that Taylor Swift song telling you to “Shake it Up!” Yes, there is a time and place for booty shaking. It’s… Read More →
We’ve all been there. You make a recommendation in a meeting that you think is the greatest idea since the iPod and all you get back are blank stares and “huh…er… interesting” from your boss. Or you are all set to make a big speech, but you get so nervous you stumble through the presentation.… Read More →
Congratulations! You successfully passed the initial rounds of interviews. Now, it’s just the last step: dinner with the senior executive team. Dinner interviews are great opportunities for executives to see your people skills and your business etiquette at the same time. They can be your opportunity to seal the deal or career poison if you… Read More →
You just spent the last few days on a beach, drinking margaritas, squeezing sand between your toes and getting really tan. And now, it’s back to work. ugh. Here are 5 Ways to Win on Your First Day Back from Vacation: 1) Actually have a vacation til the night before you go back to work. Cut… Read More →
I was flying back from a speaking engagement and that’s when I felt it: that soreness in my throat and that oddly deep cough. My first thought was “No…I can’t get sick this week, I have too much going on!” We can’t choose when we get sick, but we can learn from it. Like any… Read More →
Think small talk is just a waste of time? Think again. Small talk are those informal conversations you have in both your professional and personal circles that don’t cover functional topics (e.g., work related items) or have a specific purpose. However, small talk can be vital to helping you grow your network and strengthen relationships… Read More →
If you were like most people yesterday, you spent your Sunday huddled around a TV eating and drinking while cheering on the world’s best battle it out for the FIFA World Cup. In between the fast footwork, the head knocking jumps, and the oh-so-close shots on goal, the camera panned to the Executive Box with… Read More →