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Careening, Careering or Steering?
Only one of these approaches will get you the results you want in your career. Most people know the word “careening,” defined as “bouncing from side to side in an unsteady way.” You may not be as familiar with “careering” which means “to move swiftly in an...
The 3 Career Management Skills You Need Right Now
To say that these are tumultuous times is an understatement. Since March of 2020, we’ve been sent home to work, locked down/opened up/locked down again, furloughed and recalled, let go, rehired and more. We’ve seen the Great Retirement of Boomers, the Great...
What you can learn from Tom Brady about managing your career
Another Super Bowl, another ring for Tom Brady, undeniably the GOAT. Brady haters gonna hate, but for those of us who have been fans of the Brady Bunch through good times (lots) and bad (that heartbreaking almost-perfect 2007 season), yesterday’s Super Bowl victory...
Why I Became a Coach
Like many people, I did not “choose” my career path, so my bio doesn’t help answer the question of why coaching. In fact, a bio doesn’t really answer the question of “why” anyone chooses any profession; it can only show the “how.” The one notable aspect of my career...
Career Management for Challenging Times
We are living in and through challenging and unprecedented times. The global Covid-19 pandemic has not only impacted each of us personally, it has and will continue to change our relationship to work‒clearly for the short term and most probably for the foreseeable...
Why I am a Coach
When my daughters were old enough to understand what I did for a living, they sat me down one day for a talking to. Indignantly, they noted, “Your job is a racket! You ask people nosy questions and then tell them what they should do. You do that ANYWAY!.” My reply?...
Hard Evidence About Soft Skills
I was asked to speak at a pre-shut down International Women’s Day event on the topic of “soft skills.” This was gratifying, as I can recall a time when soft skills that occurred “naturally” were thought to be the only skills women had! Even though the range of “hard...
Latest Posts

Careening, Careering or Steering?
Only one of these approaches will get you the results you want in your career. Most people know the word “careening,” defined as “bouncing from side to side in an unsteady way.” You may not be as familiar with “careering” which means “to move...
The 3 Career Management Skills You Need Right Now
To say that these are tumultuous times is an understatement. Since March of 2020, we’ve been sent home to work, locked down/opened up/locked down again, furloughed and recalled, let go, rehired and more. We’ve seen the Great Retirement of Boomers, the Great...
What you can learn from Tom Brady about managing your career
Another Super Bowl, another ring for Tom Brady, undeniably the GOAT. Brady haters gonna hate, but for those of us who have been fans of the Brady Bunch through good times (lots) and bad (that heartbreaking almost-perfect 2007 season), yesterday’s Super Bowl victory...
Why I Became a Coach
Like many people, I did not “choose” my career path, so my bio doesn’t help answer the question of why coaching. In fact, a bio doesn’t really answer the question of “why” anyone chooses any profession; it can only show the “how.” The one notable aspect of my career...
Career Management for Challenging Times
We are living in and through challenging and unprecedented times. The global Covid-19 pandemic has not only impacted each of us personally, it has and will continue to change our relationship to work‒clearly for the short term and most probably for the foreseeable...
Why I am a Coach
When my daughters were old enough to understand what I did for a living, they sat me down one day for a talking to. Indignantly, they noted, “Your job is a racket! You ask people nosy questions and then tell them what they should do. You do that ANYWAY!.” My reply?...
Hard Evidence About Soft Skills
I was asked to speak at a pre-shut down International Women’s Day event on the topic of “soft skills.” This was gratifying, as I can recall a time when soft skills that occurred “naturally” were thought to be the only skills women had! Even though the range of “hard...