by Susan | Mar 22, 2024 | Career, Executive, Mindset, Women at Work
The term “managing someone out” has emerged in recent decades as a strategy in corporate America. This approach is a strategy for subtly (or, in some cases, not so subtly) encouraging an employee to decide to leave on their own, rather than being directly...
by Susan | Mar 18, 2024 | Career, Empowerment, Women at Work
When your goal is professional advancement, making your achievements known without sounding like a used car salesperson is an art form in itself. This delicate balancing act requires finesse, especially when you’re engaging with those who hold the keys to your...
by Susan | Feb 16, 2024 | Career, Job Search
In the competitive landscape of job hunting, it’s easy to fall into the trap of targeting roles where you perfectly align with every qualification listed. However, this approach, while seemingly safe, may actually work against you in the long run. Particularly...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2022 | Career, Leadership, Personal Growth
For every new thing you take on, there’s a set of skills that will help you master that new thing. When you start anything new, you might not do so well at first. That’s probably because you haven’t mastered the skills required for what you’re...
by Susan | Jul 1, 2022 | Career, Deep Work, Mindset
Funny thing: frequently my clients and I delve into this question. Why? Because pretty much everyone on the planet is deeply impacted by something called “childhood wounds.” Even if you had a normal, healthy childhood, you have these...
by Susan | Jun 29, 2022 | Career, Executive, Leadership
Every day I talk to people who want to move their careers forward. Some of them are clients and some want to be. After 20 years in this work, I can often see very clearly who will be successful in their career progression, and I can see who will be...