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“Work-life balance is ‘the best lie ever told’–no matter your decade.” -Seconde Nimenya
Having been a career coach since the 1980’s, I have seen generations of clients enter the workforce, grow, thrive, struggle and survive–often despite tough odds. Here’s my take on work-life balance in 2024.
It’s All About the Base
Closing Your Own Workplace Gender Gap means Learning how to Navigate as well as Negotiate
Something remarkable happened in Stockholm today. The Nobel committee awarded the prize in Economics to a woman. This article talks about what can you do to close whatever gender gaps you are experiencing through a two-pronged strategy: navigating your workplace and negotiating to get what you deserve.
Customize your Cover Letters, not your Resume
Most people get it backward. A frequent piece of “common wisdom” in job hunting is to tweak your resume for each job you apply to. If you’ve tried to follow that advice, you’ve probably experienced what a PITA that is. If you have a decent resume, changing the content...
Careening, Careering or Steering?
Only one of these approaches will get you the results you want in your career.
As a Career Coach, I see many clients who work hard at their jobs but don’t work smart for their careers. Ready to start steering your career instead of careering or careening? Here are the 5 steps you need to take.
September–The Other New Year
Is this the year you’re going to make that career move you’ve been thinking about every fall? Last week the new school year began in Ontario. Gill Deacon‒host of CBC’s Here and Now‒asked listeners how they were getting their children ready to ease back into school...
Are You Ready for the September Surge?
Labor Day is just around the corner. Time to update your resumé and make a career plan. Forget January 1; everyone knows that the “real” New Year starts in September. In North America, temperatures and leaves start to drop, kids go back to school, and adults and...
What’s New for 2022?
Happy New Year! In case you missed it over the holidays, Ontario has enacted some new legislation for 2022: New laws and changes coming to Ontario in 2022 | CTV News. Some of these changes directly impact work relationships, so whether you are an employer, an employee...
Latest Posts
Someday
“Work-life balance is ‘the best lie ever told’–no matter your decade.” -Seconde Nimenya
Having been a career coach since the 1980’s, I have seen generations of clients enter the workforce, grow, thrive, struggle and survive–often despite tough odds. Here’s my take on work-life balance in 2024.
It’s All About the Base
Closing Your Own Workplace Gender Gap means Learning how to Navigate as well as Negotiate
Something remarkable happened in Stockholm today. The Nobel committee awarded the prize in Economics to a woman. This article talks about what can you do to close whatever gender gaps you are experiencing through a two-pronged strategy: navigating your workplace and negotiating to get what you deserve.
Customize your Cover Letters, not your Resume
Most people get it backward. A frequent piece of “common wisdom” in job hunting is to tweak your resume for each job you apply to. If you’ve tried to follow that advice, you’ve probably experienced what a PITA that is. If you have a decent resume, changing the content...
Careening, Careering or Steering?
Only one of these approaches will get you the results you want in your career.
As a Career Coach, I see many clients who work hard at their jobs but don’t work smart for their careers. Ready to start steering your career instead of careering or careening? Here are the 5 steps you need to take.
September–The Other New Year
Is this the year you’re going to make that career move you’ve been thinking about every fall? Last week the new school year began in Ontario. Gill Deacon‒host of CBC’s Here and Now‒asked listeners how they were getting their children ready to ease back into school...
Are You Ready for the September Surge?
Labor Day is just around the corner. Time to update your resumé and make a career plan. Forget January 1; everyone knows that the “real” New Year starts in September. In North America, temperatures and leaves start to drop, kids go back to school, and adults and...
What’s New for 2022?
Happy New Year! In case you missed it over the holidays, Ontario has enacted some new legislation for 2022: New laws and changes coming to Ontario in 2022 | CTV News. Some of these changes directly impact work relationships, so whether you are an employer, an employee...