It's February! Shortest month in the year! A month we celebrate love. A great reminder to love and feel good about all you do for your career!It's also the second month of a new year. Are you still motivated to make this a great year for you and for your professional development? In the hustle and bustle of after holiday activities and the kickoff of business initiatives, oh and how can we forget the ups and downs, topsy tu...

Often when one thinks of using influence it’s to create a win in a negotiation. I’ve said in many times, that you are responsible for your career. That point is non-negotiable in today’s business environment. Therefore, you should have access to as many tools as are available to help you succeed. Ensuring you have influence over your career is one of those success tools. So how do you use influence to make things happen in...

For the mid career professional, career and job changes have increasingly become a way of life. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that over the past 25 years, Baby Boomers have held an average of 10.5 jobs. That’s moving to a new position every 2.5 years! The impact to work/life balance, skills development, managing change and transition is significant. So what does this mean for the mid career professional, in terms o...

For some, passion can be scary. It can feel like losing control, at the whim of a new trend or at the mercy of the prevailing winds. For others, passion brings energy, excitement and possibility! It’s all in how you use it – for ultimately you own and control your passion.So, do you get passionate about your career? What would it mean for you to be passionate about your career and desire to see it flourish and fulfill you?...

If you’ve been in the workforce for the last 10 years, you’ve seen more scandal, mergers & acquisition, entirely new industries created, less loyalty – for employers and employees and more people opting out and developing their own businesses. Gone are the days of planning for retirement after 30 years, when you’re in your late 50s or 60s, now it’s moving on to your second career after retiring from your first!While all of...

What are you doing today to manage your career?What does it mean to manage your career and not have it managed for you?How can you take the reins and direct your career?These are great questions that successful people ask themselves every day. Because you see, managing your career is part of your day to day activities. Each meeting you attend, each conference call you lead or participate in, each one-on-one interaction are...