Photo 1: In the studio; Photo 2: With Angela Davis I was recently a guest on MPR’s Angela Davis show discussing introversion in the workplace. Behaviors that are highly regarded in professional settings are often challenging for introverts, such as speaking up in meetings, being outgoing, and [...]
“In school you get the lesson and then take the test… In life you take the test and then get the lesson.” Source unknown A client in his early 30s told me: “I got school. I knew what was expected of me. I chose to study or not study, and then got a grade that usually reflected what I [...]
What would “successful” career change look like for you? Think it means throwing away everything familiar and starting all over in a whole new area? Not necessarily! That could be one path to getting there, but there are other paths, too. My clients are often relieved to hear this because a [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Make a Job or Career Change: How do you know when it’s time to go? When the StarTribune interviewed me for the article below, the first question was: how do people decide when it’s time to make a switch? I answered: reasons vary, but many of my clients share one thing in [...]
Thought you might be interested in this Fast Company article that quoted me. The article was about how to plan for getting a promotion. Here’s a link to the article: Fast Company: Your five-month guide to getting a promotion And here’s a pdf in case the article link is no longer live: PDF of [...]
Passion is a loaded word when it comes to career. There’s a myth that if we just harness our passions, our careers will take off. I don’t buy it! Passions don’t automatically turn into careers, and Passion is just too slippery. What if we don’t know what our passion is? The truth is: [...]
It’s back-to-school time. If you think this is going to be a blog about the joys and wonders of starting a new school year, think again! I never liked school, and even though I’m now a full–fledged adult, and I’ve raised a child who is now an adult, I still find myself experiencing minor [...]
Stephen Colbert’s Results Are In: The MBTI Gets a Thumbs-up for Understanding Yourself and Your Career. Watch Stephen Colbert take the MBTI on air (YouTube video follows) — complete with his irreverent humor, a professional MBTI interpretation, and a striking imitation of a tyrannosaurus [...]
The recent Target cuts have called attention to how challenging layoffs can be. Whether laid off from Target or another job, anyone who has experienced this knows the unique type of loss and upheaval it creates. First of all, I want to express my concern to people who have been laid off – and to [...]
When you see something so inspirational, as in the story about Barbara Beskind who landed her dream job in Silicon Valley at age 89, it can set off lots of little sparklers for you. After watching and reading her story, here are three of mine: 1. Decade birthdays often spur activity. Many clients [...]