You Are Worth the Investment

You Are Worth the Investment

I recently facilitated a virtual program about creating a development plan for your professional and career development. I shared a story with the participants that my employers, on average, invested $10,000 per year in my development. You should have seen the look of...
Building Trusting Relationships

Building Trusting Relationships

How likely are you to engage with someone you don’t trust? By engage, I mean things like: Would you hire them? Would you promote them? Would you refer them? Would you invite them to collaborate? I know, it’s a silly question! I’m sure you know that...
How to Give Difficult Feedback

How to Give Difficult Feedback

Raise your hand if you love giving difficult, constructive feedback. If I could look around the room at everyone reading this, I suspect I wouldn’t see a single hand in the air. It’s not fun to tell people they need to improve. Yet, giving clear and honest feedback is...
How Do You Feel About Performance Reviews?

How Do You Feel About Performance Reviews?

Tell me, how do you feel about performance reviews?  If you’re a corporate employee, that question probably stirred some emotion. Most people I speak with HATE, and I mean REALLY HATE, performance reviews!  It doesn’t matter whether they’re giving or...
Setting and Achieving Career Goals

Setting and Achieving Career Goals

As we kick off the new year, many of us are focused on setting professional and career goals that align with our aspirations and ambitions. Goal setting seems simple on the surface. You define what you’d like to accomplish and take the necessary steps to make those...
Reflections from the Past Year

Reflections from the Past Year

At the end of every year, I like to set aside time to reflect and journal my insights from the year. This strategy helps me slow down and get more mileage from my experiences. Sometimes we’re so focused on the “next thing” that we jump right in without taking a moment...