As one who has moved and changed jobs often, I used to receive a considerable amount of unsought commentary : “When will you settle down?” “Are you running away from something?” “Get real!” Since I was financially sound and there were no outstanding warrants for my arrest, my response was, “None of your [insert cuss […]
Finding Balance
When people begin to investigate career change, often they don’t want a new career at all. They love their career — but they also want time for creating a life outside work. As a lifetime leisure-seeker, I’ve created ten tips to help you get started on the quest for “more time in your life — […]
Seven tips to deal with a negative performance review (and ace the next one)
Q. “I wasn’t happy with my last performance review. Should I dispute the review? Write a letter for my file? Talk to a lawyer? Or just let it go?” A. Most professionals feel you should offer some kind of response. But whether to respond, and the way to respond, will depend on your company’s culture, […]
Career Strategy: When you win by walking away
“Winners never quit and quitters never win.” Maybe you’ve heard this line before. I disagree. Sometimes winners are the ones who walk away. Thinking of leaving a program, course, job or career? Here are some ways to frame the decision. (1) Are you a misfit? Example: Carly Fiorina quit law school for a secretarial job […]
Career strategy: Change of boss means change of job?
Last week I was chatting with a colleague about the topic of changing bosses. During my own career, I’ve had the experience of getting hired by “Paul” only to arrive and find “Jim” in charge. It’s rarely easy. I wasn’t alone. In her wonderful (but sadly out of print) book, Thursdays Till 9, advertising superstar […]
Handling criticism on the job
Many years ago, when I was a college professor, we had a dean who could be more than a little temperamental. Department heads would come out of meetings swearing and upset. They rarely stood up to the dean. (If you’re not familiar with academic hierarchy, deans are like directors and department heads are more like […]