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Accountability in the New Year
By Barbara Wulf
The holidays are over; it’s a new month, a new year. In asense, the new year provides us with a clean slate, a fresh start,
there’s a newness of where we are heading or what we could...
3 Keys to a Successful Start in a New Job
By Dwain Celistan
Whether you are new in role within your current organization ornew to the organization, it is important to get off to a strong
start. In each situation, there are three steps you can employ...
Procrastination: The Beast That Eats Your Rainbow
By Chet Baker
Simple procrastination… simple failure to achieve ourdreams might have been best said by Ben Franklin: "You may delay,
but time will not.”
The term, procrastination, that insidious,...
Managing Change: Using Personal Power to Influence and Persuade
By Linda Burrs
As demands increase to discover innovative ways for managingexplosive change, it has become necessary to persuade and influence
others as never before. Everyone should take some time to
understand...
The Bottom Line on Competitive Sales Presentation Skills
By Dean Hyers
Everyone has to sell, and most people hate it. If you
don’t sell in the classic sense, then you’re selling
people on your ideas, or selling yourself. The very idea of selling
sounds...
Is a Management Career Right for You?
By Mary Gormandy White
Are you thinking about moving into management with your company?Before you ask your boss for the promotion, it’s a good idea
to spend some time thinking about whether or not you are management
material....
What are You Insecure About?
By Joan Lloyd
“I think seventy-five percent of all the dysfunction incompanies stems from some degree of insecurity,” my friend
announced the other day. It wasn’t hard to see where her
conclusion...
Are You Angry About Your Career?
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Are you angry? Angry about the economy, your career, job, orboss? Angry that things are not going your way in your career, as
planned, or expected? There could be a lot to cause anger these
days....
Skills Are Not Enough to Keep You Hired
By Joan Lloyd
Technical skills can get you hired, but even great technicalskills can’t keep you hired. Without at least a passable
grade in communication and interpersonal skills, your career can
derail.
Consider...
Your Career-No Man is an Island
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Are you someone who likes to ask for help or someonewho prefers to do everything alone? What's the difference? One way
makes your career easier and the other prolongs the process if you
are...
What Do You Believe About Your Career?
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Some people talk about "belief" as this thing that onlyworks for people who are successful. Ask these successful people
what drives their success, and they'll often mention positive
thinking...
Maybe You Did Fail In Your Career. So What?
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Is there something you've done in yourcareer that you feel bad about? Did you make decisions or
recommendations that resulted in the loss of your job or someone
else's? Did you say the...
Want to Hate Your Next Job Less?
By Kimberly Schneiderman
It isn’t the work – It is theplace…How to figure out what it might be like to work there
before you work there!Have you ever started a new job that
was supposed to be great...
Are You Making A Difference In Your Career?
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Many people I speak with tell me they want to make a difference.They want to contribute at work, do more, and make an impact in
their career. But when asked if they are making that difference,
the...
Branding Yourself - Digital Identity for Career Growth
By Debra Wheatman
When it comes to branding strategies for career advancement,there are several exciting ways for today’s job seeker to
create a unique presence and establish a digital identity.
Online...
The Relationship of "Purpose" to Long-Term Success
By Dan Bobinski
To truly succeed, you need a clear purpose, and everyone inyour organization must know it. Yet too often a quest for money and
short-term success gets in the way. The dangerous practice of
focusing...
How To Really Move Forward In Your Career
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
People come to me all the time because they are unhappy intheir careers and are not sure what to do about it. They tell me
the reasons they don't have what they want; the economy, their
company;...
Personal Branding - Engage Your Senses
By Marshall Brown
Think of your brand in terms of what the customer gains whenit is viewed by each of his or her five senses – hearing,
seeing, tasting, smelling and touching. In a nutshell your brand is
the...
The Warning Signs of Career Disaster
By Deborah Walker
Many of us have recurring dreams. Mine is that I'm driving downthe freeway and can't read the road signs until I've missed an
important exit. Fortunately, it's just a dream. But many people
have...
Tomorrow Will Be A Better Day
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Your career has its ups and downs. We all have or have hadcareer slumps and they do pass. If you are feeling "slumpish" these
days, know that you will look back one day and recognize the
valuable...


