5 Things a Newly Minted Leader Must Do Congratulations on your promotion. Whether this is your first management role or executive position, you will want to post some big wins early in your tenure. Before you get started, take time to think about how you will prioritize and structure your time now that your role…
Managing Up: Influencing Strategically In previous posts, I wrote about the challenges of managing up, managing out, and managing down. Today, I will focus on the unique challenges posed by managing up. Whether you are in the C-suite, or in your first management position, you answer to someone. Your authority and autonomy come with limits.…
Kathleen Winsor-Games to speak at CPCU Leadership Summit Baltimore, Maryland | April 20 – 22, 2017 Compelling Conversations: Influencing Positively and Powerfully Do you know how to ask for (and get) what you need in the workplace? Whether you are a leader of a dispersed sales team or a solo contributor who longs to move…
3 High Growth Industries Where You Can Create Your Next Position High Growth Industries with Talent Shortages In a previous post, I talked about the five steps to creating your next career position. This week, I would like to take a deeper look at three high growth industries that are ripe for disruptive and productive…
Can You Create Your Next Position? Five Steps to Shape Your Career and Create Your Next Position What if the ideal next job opportunity isn’t waiting to be found in traditional job postings? When most job seekers decide it is time to move on to the next company, that’s exactly where they turn. According to…
Zombie Career Advice – Part III The 1980’s Resume Lives! Career Advice on How to Modernize It If you have not searched for a new position in 10 or more years, you might not realize how much the rules of self-marketing have changed. Here are some of the features of the 1980’s (or outdated) resume:…
Zombie Career Advice – Part II Career Advice that Once Worked, But is (hopelessly) Outdated This week we continue to explore what I call Zombie Career Advice and provide insights on how to save your career from these myths that just won’t die. Here are a few examples of Zombie Career Advice: Career advice you have…
Zombie Career Advice – How to Save Yourself from It Career Advice Myths That Just Won’t Die and What You Can Do About Them One of the things I have observed throughout my years as a career coach is that there are certain career myths that, try as I might, I can’t seem to kill…
Boost Your Personal Brand with Wise Content Creation & Consumption Content: Should You Consume or Create It? This week I will wrap up on our theme for the month, Social Media Capital, and the impact it has on your personal brand. Today I would like to focus on the importance of striving for a balance…