Business and career success is a team sport. Think about soccer. Even if your soccer experience is limited to the announcer shouting “Gooooooooollllllll” or watching three year olds chase after a soccer ball, you can quickly realize that even the best player is handicapped without a team. Your power network is your personal business team.…
Creating your career isn’t what it used to be. For decades, you could work diligently, pay your dues, learn the ropes, and move up the career ladder. There was a beautiful wedding cake of promotion possibilities – from lead worker to manager, to supervisor, division director, vice-president and beyond. Then things changed. The career ladder…
What is your personal strategic plan? Where do you want to go, and how do you plan on getting there? What milestones do you need to reach along the way? What do you need to accomplish in order to meet those milestones? And will you really get there? Most of us have dreams, visions or…
What are you doing to boost your career? What is your vision for yourself? What are your aspirational goals? How will you achieve them? The workplace is in constant, whirlwind change. New doors are opening, while others you might have relied on are slamming shut. Your next opportunity might be with your current organization, or…
Career growth requires one thing – that you be promotable. For most of us, promotion is a desirable thing. It can include a wider scope of responsibility and authority, more challenging assignments, new opportunities and an increase in salary and benefits. Promotion is seldom automatic or random. There is a conscious decision made by a…
How successful are you at embracing failure? Failure is inevitable. No matter how hard we try, sometime, somewhere, things aren’t going to go our way. Failure can be a minor inconvenience, or it can be a disaster that churns your stomach. You can step into a landmine, and suddenly your world is flipped end over…
The Big ROI Do you invest in yourself? We often invest financial resources in stocks and bonds, and invest our time in business or family issues. And we can expect both gains and losses from these investments. The market may move against us, or we find that we have wasted time in unsuccessful projects. In…
The Really Big Picture What is your life purpose? Why are you here? Do the goals you set and the way you manage your time support your vision? And do you invest time into meeting those goals? How well are your accomplishing your primary mission? “What is your purpose in life?” is a tough question…
The Impact of Leadership Effective leadership skills can spell the difference between a skyrocketing career and professional implosion. As a subordinate, it’s easy to tell a great leader from a dud. The great leader inspires and encourages growth. Even though every organization hits bumps in the road, under a good leader, goals are met…
When you are in a position of responsibility, leadership landmines are everywhere. One misstep can land you in an embarrassing, humiliating and costly trap. The harder you try to rectify things, the worse things become. While some crises are unavoidable, many landmines can be anticipated and sidestepped. Just a little thought in advance can steer…