By Marcia Zidle on June 28, 2011
How do you manage your career when you work for a non profit or community organization? That was a question asked of me during a recent presentation at a conference for community health care professionals. No matter if you work in human services or business services, one thing is for sure…your career is your responsibility. […]
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By Marcia Zidle on June 21, 2011
What to do when you hate your job? In an earlier post on job satisfaction – “have you lost that loving feeling” – I presented three reasons to stay and three reasons to leave your present job. Well here are additional options to consider before making that critical career decision. It is based on the principle that […]
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By Marcia Zidle on June 7, 2011
At some one point in our career, many of us wanted to tell our employers, “I quit!”. We may even have fantasized going out in a blaze of glory, like former Jet Blue flight attendant Steve Slater. However, there is a right and a wrong way to transition from one job to another within or outside the […]
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By Marcia Zidle on May 31, 2011
If you were asked in a behavioral interview for examples of being a team player, what would you say? This came up during a recent leadership coaching session with a department manager who would be adding eight new people to her team over the next several months. One of the key selection criteria is that the new […]
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By Marcia Zidle on May 24, 2011
One career success strategy we have all heard is to build, maintain and leverage your network. But a recent Harvard Business School article, states it important to develop three separate ones. Yes, you read right….three separate ones. Before thinking that’s way too much work, take a look at the rationale. 1. Your operational network It’s comprised […]
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By Marcia Zidle on May 17, 2011
Every profession or specialty has its own terminology. So does career management. How familiar are you with these latest career terms? 1. Career Activist: Someone who is proactive in planning, evaluating, directing, and controlling his or her career rather than simply reacting as situations arise. A career activist has an enduring interest in understanding and […]
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By Marcia Zidle on May 10, 2011
Do you “work to live or live to work”? In a recent Leading News, e-newsletter, from Marshall Goldsmith, the premier executive coach, asked that question. Why? Because if you figured how time you spent at work – approximately one-third of our waking hours – then you realize that your job has a significant impact on […]
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By Marcia Zidle on May 3, 2011
Since being promoted into the new position as manager of operations, I have detected an aloofness from my team. I feel like an outsider. Congratulations on your promotion. I know that there will be a lot of challenges associated with your new job. One of them are the feelings of unfriendliness you have detected from your […]
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By Marcia Zidle on April 26, 2011
What’s the best way to find out about a career? Talk with those who do the work. In workshops, I ask people how did they get into the work they’re doing today. Some said: I just fell into it; I knew a company was hiring and thought it would be cool to work there; I […]
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By Marcia Zidle on April 19, 2011
Searching for a new job is hard work. In fact, it can be the toughest “job” you’ll ever have. That’s why the key to job search success is treating the entire process like a business. You are currently in the “job hunting” business. Like any successful business, you need a plan that has goals and […]
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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.