The Career Narratives Blog
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For mid and senior-level MBAs moving up and into roles with greater responsibility and impact.
So you've had a misstep at some point in your career, and you're getting ready to interview for a new job. How do you explain it?
Whether your "career mistake" was a poor job choice (or choice of boss for that matter) or a project or professional relationship that didn't go as well as you might...
What if I told you that one of the best ways to get noticed by executive recruiters is to network with your competition and let them be your advocates? And by your competition, I mean the other people in your profession who are 1) approximately at your level and 2) doing a job very similar to...
Have you ever said or heard someone else say the following?
I have to negotiate my job offer with [insert company name here].
There's something wrong with that seemingly simple statement at a very basic level. But many of the people I come across or work with don't even realize it. If they...
This is the fourth in a series of posts about my search for a simple, lightweight approach to personal productivity.
Ambitious people, like the people I coach, and probably you, juggle loads of projects and tasks for work and their personal lives. Many have some kind of system,...
This is the third in a series of posts about my search for a simple, lightweight approach to personal productivity.
Your email isn't a to-do list!
If you've followed the latest and ever-evolving thinking in personal productivity the way I have, you may have seen or heard that...
Have you ever had to make a tough decision about your career and reached out to your network for perspective? Was the feedback clarifying or confusing? Or possibly both?
If you're anything like most of the people I coach, conversations with your network can be incredibly helpful. By saying the...
It doesn't matter what career stage you're in, making decisions about what comes next for you can be a challenging, lonely experience.
I've noticed that this is the case for many of my clients. Logically, they know they're not the first or the only person to ever face the career choice that's in...
This is the second in a series of posts about my search for a simple, lightweight approach to personal productivity.
If you've ever had a personal productivity system, has your list of tasks, to-dos, or whatever you call them ever grown so long that it's become unmanageable?...
Have you ever felt that looking for a job is more work than having a job? And that it's especially true when you're in between roles?
Having coached hundreds of people engaged in job searches, one of the most common things I hear from clients is that their job search is exhausting. It seems to...
This is the first in a series of posts about my search for a simple, lightweight approach to personal productivity.
You've probably tried at least a few (or more) apps and approaches designed to help you manage your important projects and tasks. And based on my experience as a coach...
