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Reject The Limitations

“Your daughter won’t do well in math. She should plan to be a teacher or a secretary.” “Welcome back! Charles was promoted into that role while you were on maternity leave.” “We’d like to see you get more operations experience before you’ll be ready for this position.” These are statements from just a few of … Read more

Why are Women So Underrepresented in Leadership?

You see it around you. And, you’ve experienced it yourself. When you look at the leadership ranks of many companies, women are largely underrepresented. In fact, the latest study by LinkedIn.org and McKinsey on Women in the Workplace found that women continue to miss opportunities to be promoted into their first leadership roles early in … Read more

What Is The Fundamental Career Mistake That May Be Holding You Back?

Most “up and coming” professionals believe that you have to be the best at ‘getting the job done’. You have to prove yourself… prove that you are the most committed and capable. You stay absorbed in your work, head down outworking everyone else on your team. While you may be working hard, you may … Read more

Leadership Warning Signs

Recently some fellow Forbes Councils members, Tonya Echols and Frances McIntosh, and I combined our segments for a podcast to share our advice on negative leadership traits and how to deal with them. You’ll take away useful techniques to deal with any problematic leaders that you have in your career. As well as learning that “toxic” managers are a … Read more

How to identify when you are stuck in your career (and what to do about it!)

It can be hard to face the reality that you’re either making progress in your career, marking time, or falling behind… And if you’re marking time or falling behind, you’re probably stuck! Here are some “tell-tale” signs that your career may have stalled… If any of these scenarios resonate with you, it’s time to take … Read more

Unprepared for Leadership?

Congratulations, you’ve just been promoted to a management position. Now, what do you do? You’re excited about your new role. But, also a little unsettled because you’re trying to figure things out as you go. Unfortunately, your preparation to step into a leadership role has been minimal to non-existent. Or, given the demands of your … Read more

Not sure where to go in your career?

I remember when I was growing up our travels would often take us through windy, narrow mountain roads. Now those roads have been turned into four-lane highways that make it easier to get to your destination quicker and more efficiently. Sometimes your career can feel like those old narrow mountain roads. You can’t see the … Read more

Want to take the next step in your career?

You may be at a stage in your career where you’re not sure what to do next. Maybe you didn’t get that promotion? Maybe you don’t like your boss? Maybe there’s nowhere else to go in your company? The decisions you make in times like these are crucial. You can either stay in a position … Read more

Stuck in your career?

When was the last time you were facing a crossroads in your career? Probably not that long ago. You may be facing one right now. You’re at a point where you have some decisions to make about the course your career will take. Are you in a dead-end job? Have you found yourself with seemingly nowhere … Read more

Work the Problem

I am really happy to announce the launch of the new book published by the Association for Talent Development, “Work the Problem: How Experts Tackle Workplace Challenges“. I am a contributing author to the book, my second for ATD, providing expert strategies and advice for leaders and individual contributors. In the book, I talk about Career Crossroads. … Read more

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