The Haunting Reality of Ghost Jobs In The Job Market
Fred searched the job boards for months. Finally, he found a position with one of the companies he followed for a long time. They had great benefits and the...
What’s Your Future With AI?
As someone who focuses on the changing world of work, this question comes up frequently these days. Hype is not the goal for this article. But we cannot...
Going Beyond - What's In It for Me?
Recently, I worked with a client in my leadership practice that many considered successful. Stephanie was in line for a big promotion. She also started a...
Announcing a New Direction - Staying Human with Tech
Hey there and welcome to our newcomers! I wanted to share something I've been working on for people navigating challenges in their career.. Over the years,...
Setting Waypoints for your Career Trails
Waypoints allow us to mark our journey in our career. Ever look up from your screen during the work day and wonder “What am I doing here?” You’re busy, but...
Find Career Trails Through Connections and Skip Networking
Connections made through my community building in 2016-2020. Does attending networking events give you the “ick” feeling? Me too. That’s why I decided not to...
Skip the Path - Find Your Career Trail
Walking through a shortcut in Talkeetna, AK For years, we've been sold the idea of a "career path" - a straight, predictable line from entry-level to the...
Pushing Through Fear
Photo by Jean Bach / Unsplash Many of us are wrestling with fear these days. For instance, one of my career coaching clients asked a question recently. I...
Finding Safe Harbors in Storms
I’ve attempted to write something useful for the last six weeks. Each time, it’s turned somewhat dark and stormy. 2025 has not started gently with national...
A different kind of gift guide
Photo by Nathan Lemon / Unsplash This will be the last newsletter of 2024. We are all too busy this time of year to take on "new." In the USA (and other...
Reflecting with Gratitude on the Year (The Personal Annual Review)
Photo by McKayla Crump / Unsplash As I approach the end of each year, I like to look back at what happened and what I can learn from it. Whether it’s been a...
The Write Through It Approach to Become Unstuck
Photo by Sergey Zolkin / Unsplash Last time I shared how walking away from a problem and scheduling a time to come back to it helps me unlock some difficult...
Walk Away and Back - Ways of getting unstuck (2)
Photo by Grant Ritchie / Unsplash Previously, I've discussed the dangers of "powering through" your work. I also shared the pitfalls of powering through when...
Ways of Getting Unstuck (part 1)
Photo by Tanja Cotoaga / Unsplash I’m stuck right now. I’ve been stuck in several ways. I thought you might be stuck too and you might find it useful to...
How “Powering Through” May Be Harmful at Work
Photo by Brooke Lark / Unsplash Many people like to “power through” difficult situations. No matter the difficulty, they do their best to reach their goal....
A Resilient Career is Like What?
Photo by engin akyurt / Unsplash How to find a smoother ride with your career. In my career, I’ve ridden through multiple tech bubbles and financial bubbles,...
Retooling
My son's toolbox, but a good representation of all the thinking and skill shifts I've been doing. When change happens, you should consider your own change....
Making connections in a hybrid work environment
Photo by Alina Grubnyak / Unsplash The folks at LinkedIn recently asked me to respond to their post on entry-level professionals making connections in hybrid...
Is It Loss or Letting Go?
Photo by Andrew Neel / Unsplash I hear a lot about loss lately. I lost my job. (Yeah, I’ve been there too.) I lost my country. Let’s make it great again. I...
What's your simpler path?
An analytical mind can be dangerous. Those gifted with such a mind see many possibilities in our work. We also see many problems in those possibilities. We...
