How Leaders Can Nurture Patience By Janice Perkins, GC4W Thought Leadership Contributor In a world where we can get food delivered in a click, a new car can be delivered to our driveway without ever leaving the house and working from home is the new normal – how do we deal with waiting? How do we handle things that haven’t…
The One Thing You Must Know Before Changing Jobs The strength of the current jobs market means it is an ideal time to try something new and aim for a role for which you might not be an exact fit. Sally Patten Nicole Forrester, head of the office of purpose at business solutions group Fujitsu Australia, loves to collaborate and…
Setting Stretch Goals That Leverage The Moment By Joan Michelson Imagine if Serena or Venus Williams only set goals of being good tennis players winning their local tennis tournaments. Imagine if Tom Brady only sought to be on his college football team. They set stretch goals, setting the bar high. Where you set your gaze directs your choices, your attitude, how…
6 Questions To Ask If You’re Considering A Career Change By Joan Michelson Julie Lenzer, Chief Innovation Officer of the University of Maryland – who is also the former head of the Economic Development Administration under President Obama and a successful serial entrepreneur – just completed her Masters in Machine Learning. She was following the advice she gave on my Electric Ladies podcast…
Why You Should Ditch Your Day Job for Your Dream Job By Kanika Tolver If working for someone else isn’t making you as happy as you expected, it might be time to quit your 9-to-5 and start your own business. There’s nothing more discouraging than going to a job you hate every day knowing you have a dream or a business…
How to Be Your Best Professional Self, This Year & Beyond By Katie Farrell Over the past year, workplace culture went from conference room meetings to Zoom calls and from coffee in the office to coffee in your kitchen. Working remotely is now all the rage, and it just might be here to stay. Many businesses have gone on hiring…
A temporary departure from your professional career goals doesn’t mean that all is lost. By Dorie Clark For almost every professional, there are times when your career path deviates from what you might have hoped — for instance, a layoff, reassignment, relocation, or the need to take time off for health issues or caregiving. The pandemic, of course, has compounded the…
Having your dreams and goals laid out in a visual display can really help you get excited to stay on track and keep working towards what you hope to achieve, and that’s why I’ve compiled a list of ideas and tips for you to design your personalized vision board for 2021.