Three ways working with a coach can help you land a job you love
Before becoming a coach, I had two opportunities to receive coaching. Both were instrumental in getting me where I needed to be. The first one was a single call with a coach I found online when I was considering leaving my first job, after seven years. He validated what he heard me saying “It sounds […]
Reactivity To Thoughtfulness- A Corporate Manager’s Journey
“He doesn’t work well with others.” “He has issues dealing with bad news.” “He is a star performer, but he is lacking executive presence.” These are some of the typical “pain points” I have seen when organizations hire coaches for their mid-managers. Organizations often spend a lot of time, energy and money on the symptoms, […]
Seattle HR Collective: Shannon Anderson of Madrona Talks Goals for Talent Strategy and Moving Beyond Order Taking
The energy was buzzing at the last Seattle HR Collective MeetUp, the fourth in a series of monthly meetups featuring top Seattle area HR leaders. The meetups have a goal of elevating the status and impact of the Recruiting and Human Resources in the Seattle area. Word must be spreading because the turnout last […]
Gender Diversity Makes Leaders #BetterTogether: Here’s How
I waited eagerly for Jonathan Sposato’s book Better Together to arrive. This is not a review but a collection of nuggets that resonated with me. Better Together is my first shot at reading and writing about one book a month in 2018 that will make me a better leader and contributor in my job, my community, and hopefully to […]
