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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 ...]
10 Job Stress Tips
Life’s little hassles mount up until you say to yourself, “If one more thing goes wrong today, I’ll explode.” Stress. Pressure. Anxiety. Tension. Whatever you call it, there is no shortage of it in today’s fast-paced workplace. Can we totally eliminate them? No. The trick is to manage the stress versus being overwhelmed by it. […]
Criticism: How to Handle Negative Feedback From Your Boss
Has this happened to you? All along you thought you were doing fine. Then you get hit with this bomb from your boss: “Peter, we need to talk about your team. I’m concerned about……..” As you listen to the criticism and your adrenaline starts to flow, pause – take a deep breath – and heed […]
Manage Work Stress Before It Manages You!
Stressful situations are all too common in a workplace that’s facing budget cuts, staff layoffs, and department changes. It may become harder and harder to manage your emotions under these circumstances. But it’s even more important now for you to do so. After all, if management is forced into making more layoffs, they may choose […]
Career Satisfaction: You Don’t Have to Leave “Home”
“I love the company, the culture, and the people. The problem is that I’m bored in my current job. Things are too predictable, and you’re not challenged in the way that you used to be. You’re thinking of looking elsewhere.” Finding a new position within your organization may be easier than searching for a new job at […]
My Success Portfolio: Why Have One?
During my time as a career transition coach, a client came into my office, opened his briefcase and dumped 20 years of performance reviews and said: “Write my resume.” Two thoughts came to my mind. The first was that I help YOU write your resume. The second was how can I make it easier for […]
Are You a Workaholic?
Getting consumed with work is easy to do, especially when we spend most of your waking hours working. We get caught up in exciting projects with superhuman deadlines or works under a boss who thinks 8 hour days are for sissies or maybe it’s because we just can’t say no to a request because it […]
Don’t Wait Until Job Search, Think Resume In Everything You Do
When job seekers are developing their resumes, they have to identify what they are selling. In other words, what skills and experience do they bring to the employment table. Are their skills state-of-the-art and in great demand or are they rusty or too specialized to be sought after? How many are transferable to different positions, different industries […]
Build Your Change Muscles! Build Your Career!
As the pace of change in the workplace continues to increase, managing the many disruptions in our lives is one of the most important tasks in managing our careers. The Challenge of Change Although we don’t always like to admit it, we seek and want control. We use our past experiences to establish expectations about how things […]
Career Misfire: You’ve Said Things You Now Regret
I’ve had a disagreement with a coworker. In the heat of the moment, I said things that I wish I hadn’t. How do I remedy the situation? We have all said things we later regretted. That’s human. The important thing is to remedy the situation immediately. Here’s what you can do in a communication or career […]
7 Keys to Career and Life Success
What makes a great life and a great career? Here’s what high performing professionals and managers have said during my seminars on The Career Edge. Key #1: Life Comes at You Fast – Be Prepared, Plan and Anticipate During change, don’t be an ostrich hiding your head in the sand. Be aware of what’s going on. […]