Focus on Your Professional Development Each of us has a choice, accept what happens in our careers or take actions that position us for success. Your career success begins with you. While this is obvious to most, to some it isn’t and they approach their careers by passively accepting their careers, rather than taking a […]
Year: 2015
Managers Set Goals to Get Results
Setting Clear, Transparent Goals According to Josh Bersin, Principal and Founder, Bersin by Deloitte, there’s a new model for employee engagement. It involves five elements that drive engagement. One of which is my focus today, hands-on management and the setting of clear transparent goals. Many in management first learn to set goals once they are […]
Take the Initiative to Advance Your Career
Are you someone who’s known for showing initiative? If not, you may be negatively impacting your ability to be promoted or secure a new position. Initiative is, “the ability to assess and initiate things independently” (OxfordDictionaries.com). Stand Out From Your Peers Applicants for new positions are commonly asked to describe an example of a time […]
It’s All about Relationships!
Relationships are the key to your professional success. Opportunities often result because of who knows you and what you’re capable of. Your connections can offer you opportunities directly or refer you to others. Are you investing in establishing and cultivating relationships? The pace of today’s business keeps many of our schedules full with little or […]