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Marcia Zidle, a certified career strategist and business coach, works with high potential, high impact executives, managers and professionals to advance their careers and grow their leadership capabilities. [Read more ...]
Watch Out For These Bad Habits: They Can Stop Your Career
Are you your worst enemy? Are you holding yourself from moving up? A Business Week article listed 20 of the most common behaviors or bad habits – complied by executive coach Marshall Goldsmith, that can hinder an aspiring manager or professional from moving up. Whether you’re a leader today or want to be one tomorrow, take heed. Which of these apply to […]
Getting the Recognition You Deserve
You stay late at work, never miss deadlines, never show up late and your work is top notch. You’d think that by doing all of this, you would, at least once in a while, get thanks and recognition from your boss. Unfortunately, your boss is busy dealing with a the latest crisis. As a result, […]
Your Career Goals: Are You On Track or Side-Tracked?
How do you want 2013 to be different than 2012? Are you on track? What usually happens is that we get all excited about changing something in our personal or professional lives. We truly want to change but then as I say “life and work intervenes”. We get busy with other commitments. And our hopes, […]
New Job and New Boss: Get Off On The Right Foot
Carla, a system analyst, has just been hired after months of job search. She ‘s highly motivated to succeed because her last position did not work out as she had hoped, particularly with her boss. She requested career coaching to help her start out right foot. Here are 5 questions I suggested to help her get to know […]
What Are Your Career Goals For 2013?
This is the time for New Year’s resolutions – to set goals and to make changes in our personal or professional lives. Let’s focus your attention on your career for 2013. Whether you want to find a more satisfying job, make more money, get that promotions make a job change, push for that promotion or […]
What’s Important to an Employer?
Experience of course. So is loyalty, dedication and a strong work ethic. However, none of these alone is enough to ensure your job security – that you continue to be employed in the future. You must add value. That means what you do contributes specifically to your organization’s bottom line. After all, you can work long and […]
Career Advice For Young Professionals and Leaders
How many of you in college or graduate school had a course, or even a workshop, on managing your career? I bet not many because too many young professionals and emerging leaders come to me for coaching with all kinds of career and leadership concerns. Career Intelligence #1 gave 20 real world practical ideas about managing one’s […]
The First Six Months On the Job: What You Need to Do!
I was once told that the first six months in an organization are the most important. Do you agree? What advice would you give someone entering a new organization? Absolutely true! the first 6 months in a new job is your opportunity to learn, to be seen, to make a name for yourself and build […]
Are You Ready For a Promotion?
I’ve had my current job in accounting for a little over two years. I’m very good at my job to the point where some of my colleagues and friends are urging me to go after a management position. Having confidence in yourself and your abilities is essential to getting ahead. It helps to establish trust, respect and […]
Five Career Killers For High Achievers
Why is it so many smart, ambitious professionals are less productive and satisfied than they should or could be? If you’re a high achiever, then you’re used to winning and you’re accustomed to turning out remarkable performance. But what happens when you’re in over your head or find yourself in hot water with your boss […]