What is mentoring? Mentors and sponsors are crucial to your career progression across industries. We all benefit when a senior colleague shows us the ropes and provides us with new opportunities. Who you know matters – industry-wide, about 80 percent of job openings are filled via word-of-mouth. A 2015 McKinsey & Company survey showed that […]
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I thought that if anyone knew how to improve productivity, it was me. I’ve been working from home full-time for just over a year. Working from home seemed like the answer to all my problems – until I had to do it. Then, I wasted precious time wondering what time OrangeTheory offered classes today, what
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What is a Mastermind Group you ask?? The Success Alliance describes mastermind groups as: [A] combination of brainstorming, education, peer accountability and support in a group setting to sharpen your business and personal skills. A mastermind group helps you and your mastermind group members achieve success. Members challenge each other to set strong goals, and more
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Since I launched Wayfinders in March, I have frequently been asked what coaching is and why hire a leadership coach. Unless a person has had a personal experience with executive coaching, I think it is hard to grasp the transformative power of coaching. Coaching helps executives, high potential employees, and ambitious professionals thrive in a
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Here’s why I love time blocking: How many emails do you think you get in a single day? At the peak of my practice, I was getting 200+ emails a day! 😱 Always-on behavior is harmful to long-term mental health and bad for productivity. The constant fragmentation of our time and concentration has become the
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“Your diamonds are not in far distant mountains or in yonder seas; they are in your own backyard, if you but dig for them.” ~ Russell H. Conwell For all my success at the office, the question I most frequently get asked is: How do you have so many friends? This ongoing conversation has taught
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After leaving behind my work as a law partner to become an executive coach, I got asked a lot of questions about how all this works. “Do you know how to find a business coach? How do I hire one? What do they do?” As an executive coach for women, I want for you EXACTLY
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Are you looking to up your executive presence? Certain learned speech patterns can prevent women from showing up as leaders at work. Whether you realize it or not, there are very real barriers preventing women from fully self-actualizing as leaders. First off, opportunity. 155 countries have at least one law that limits women’s economic opportunities;
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“Joy is the simplest form of gratitude.” ~ Karl Barth What do you do for yourself that brings you joy? Not your husband. Not your kids. Not your boss. Not your friends. What do you do for YOU? Not too long ago, I couldn’t list one thing that I did purely for myself that brought
All of us struggle to succeed on our own terms. And, if you want to accelerate your career, working harder is seldom the answer. Fourth century Greek philosopher, Diogenes, said, “Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination.” Here are some key strategies for
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