As parents of a (terrific!) teenager, my husband and I want to be intentional about our parenting processes. Like all good parents, we want continued growth in our daughter’s capacity to problem solve and make decisions. It struck me that some of the skills we’re trying to develop in ourselves to be better parents are [...]
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Oftentimes people choose careers based on what is stereotypically associated with their gender. It’s important that individuals be aware of all of their career options. Depending on your role, you may want to educate parents, students, or your clients on reasons to consider a nontraditonal career, i,.e., one that is male or female dominated. … Read more
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Most people experience a very
brief uplifting moment when one their achievements gets mentioned or when they're complimented for an accomplishment by a friend, work colleague or family member. They hear and internalize the compliment or recognition, feel an immediate surge of self-satisfaction and/or a sense of self-worth, and then
the moment evaporates -- a brief, uplifting moment. The conversation moves on.
The MANNER in which WE respond to hearing about someone's good news, achievement or accomplishment can, however, leave them with more of lasting and memorable positive sense of self-worth, a stronger sense of self-satisfaction, a heightened boost in their well-being, and .... can positively impact OUR own sense of worth and well-being as well - if we help them briefly"relive" the experience related to the accomplishment.
Try this today ....
Learn from the Coaching Industry’s Top Minds. Mission is to improve the success of business and executive coaches the world over. Looks like a great tele-summit event to me. And, they are offering a series of complimentary “taster” sessions from...
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Gender stereotypes are ingrained in children from an early age and continues throughout their lives. What can teachers and others do to help challenge those stereotypes? Creating lesson plans that “test” females and males assumptions can help. Below I share some ideas on lesson plans or exercises you can use as discussion points. … Read more
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The annual Career Thought Leaders Conference was in Baltimore this past month, and it was a blast to BE WITH colleagues who are normally confined to social media communications. (Although a good substitute, nothing compares to face-to-face, twinkle-in-the-eye, hug-sharing networking!) On Coaching Day, I spoke about new coaching concepts. Perhaps my favorite is the “Everything [...]
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Career Coaching & Counseling by
Susan Whitcomb.
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SATISFYING your clients, your manager, your team mates by getting things done on time and producing good work seems to be an acceptable goal to many.
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It’s International Coaching Week! In honor of the event, The Academies is releasing a series of interviews we’ve done over the past six months with career coaches who are doing significant things in the world and experiencing success on multiple levels. Check out the first one here: The Academies/Career Coach Academy’s Success Series: Kim Avery, [...]
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Career Coaching & Counseling by
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| Whether you are a career coach, counselor, advisor, educator, or parent, your values and beliefs can affect how you interact with females and males. And, ultimately it may affect how you guide a student, client, or your child in exploring their career options. These options include careers traditionally held by females or by males. Take the quiz below and jot down if you respond never, rarely, sometimes, or always to each question. … Read more |
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I am currently coaching several leaders who wish to make major changes in their careers, for example:
- A former corporate Marketing VP wants to leverage his market insight, Big Brand product management, strategy and ‘category first’ expertise into building a different type of marketing consulting practice
- A senior executive decided to research and ‘try on’ two interrelated roles and make a decision on moving efficiently into one or both roles
- A Global Business Consultant with excellent competitor analysis and developing and emerging (D&E) markets expertise needs to revise her business model by creating new options based on social media re-positioning and constructing new strategic alliances
- An executive with a sought-after professional expertise wants to move from a private consultancy to a larger firm or private company
- A senior manager who is in an economically unhealthy company wants to move to a larger role in a healthy company with future career growth opportunities
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