Right Management Had a fantastic time speaking at Right Management– the talent and career management experts in workforce solutions. One of the questions we enjoyed discussing was what to do when your … Read More
5 Tips for Confidently Speaking Up at Meetings By Kaitlin Madden, CareerBuilder Writer: The way you present yourself in company meetings can have a big impact on your career. If you take the role of passive onlooker, for… Read More
Beware the Sixth Sense Real estate agents often tell sellers to have bread baking when potential buyers come calling—the idea being that this “grandmother’s kitchen” smell makes “a house a home,” thereby stimulating fantasies… Read More
Show Me, Don’t Tell Me As you may know, the first rule of writing good fiction is, “Show me don’t tell me.” The idea being that you can’t say a character is resilient, thoughtful, or… Read More
The Power of Moms = Wow I get frequent emails from Moms who have been out of the workforce for a while and consequently have concerns about their ability to re-enter the fray. I also hear… Read More
Stay Composed in the Face of Interview Zingers Originally published on “The Work Buzz” blog by CareerBuilder.com: Have you ever been asked a question in an interview that seems to come out of left field? One that makes… Read More
SILENCE THE CRITICS IN YOUR HEAD 3 Pointers My new article on Maria Shriver’s The Women’s Conference: Although “Innocent until proven guilty” is the law of the land, I find many women more than willing to judge—and convict–… Read More
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“Hi, you’ve reached…” In my last post I mentioned the pleasure I take in a great voice mail greeting, and a number of you wrote in to ask, “What made it so good?”… Read More
10 Ways to be Taken Seriously at Work I was recently featured in an article on MSN Career by Kaitlin Madden, CareerBuilder.com Writer: When you think of the term “executive,” what comes to mind? Most likely, words like… Read More