Ever get frustrated or irritated when a friend, family member or co-worker offers unsolicited advice? I do!

Last month I wrote about the benefits of setting aside time to be creative and I shared my creative outlets: cooking and baking.  This month, I’m whipping up a tasty recipe for personal brand using the ingredients from my favorite cookie recipe - chocolate chip cookies. 

Many of my clients tell me being creative comes up often in their jobs or in job interviews. What does…

Clients often tell me that they measure their own success partly by the success of their team…

Ever been in a meeting and have a “lightbulb” moment?  This is when a thought or idea pops into your head that…

Several years ago I wrote in my newsletter about work-life balance…

When introducing yourself in business, what do you normally say about yourself? For me, I always talk about my career credentials, experience and the type of clients I work with. I’m betting you do something similar.

I received a number of responses to last month’s newsletter on personal branding; here are a few…

Last month, I was asked by the Illinois CPA Society to speak to their Women’s group about Personal Branding. I love speaking to groups and personal branding is one of my favorite topics…

I am fortunate to be working with leadership teams on becoming more effective and have facilitated several team alignment and trust-building workshops.

“Without trust we don’t truly collaborate or, at best, cooperate. It is trust that transforms a group of people into a team.”

- Steven Covey

Do you have a hard time promoting yourself to your boss or in a job interview?

Do you cringe when asked to talk about yourself and your accomplishments?

Do you minimize or deflect your successes for fear of sounding arrogant or boastful?

I had forgotten the importance of daily silence until I read Vijah Eswaran’s article “Don’t Underestimate the Power of Silence”.

I’m coaching a group of high-achieving female executives and in one of our sessions the topic of having career conversations with their boss came up.

Many of us fall into the trap of saying “Yes, Yes, Yes,” to everyone and everything. Maybe we don’t want to miss out on something, don’t want to disappoint or we’re just in the habit of always saying yes.

Are you feeling stuck or overwhelmed by the job search process? Are you spending countless hours applying for jobs and not getting any responses? Are you looking for a better way to manage your job search? If you said yes to any of these questions, then I have the perfect book for you, The Job Closer by Steve Dalton.

Have you ever had a morning where a wave of anxiety hits you as you turn on your computer because you find a deluge of emails to go through?

I often hear clients say: “I get so nervous during interviews and I tend to ramble on when answering questions…

Many of my clients tell me they are struggling with time management.

Back in January I shared the six most common concerns I hear when speaking with people who are in a job search.