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Whether you are an experienced leader taking over a new team, or a high performer moving into your first leadership position, taking over a new leadership role is challenging. As a leader taking over a new team, your first goal should be to gain personal credibility with your team and your leadership. Bear in mind [...]

What is “success?”  How do you define it?  For some people “success” is making six figures.  For others, “success” is having the time to do what they want.  Many people are driven by the need to take care of their families.  “Success” to these people may also come in many different forms, like providing a [...]

Less than a year ago it was not too difficult for qualified candidates to find great career opportunities. Things have changed. The latest report from industry experts shows a sharp rise in job cuts, and the Labor Department is expected to report unemployment at around 8.5%, up from 8.1% from last month. This means that [...]

Your resume is your professional life raft, especially during tough economic times. Let’s face it, job security is becoming more and more scarce as companies fight to survive and cut costs. It only makes sense to have a quality resume prepared at all times… just in case. The purpose of your resume Before we begin talking [...]

A few weeks back a question was posted on LinkedIn regarding the effectiveness of psychometric testing for staff selection. The LinkedIn user asked: “How reliable and valid are psychometric test results during an interview process?” This is a very interesting and relevant question given the reliance that many organizations place in psychological assessments, usually in [...]

“There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” – Shakespeare, Hamlet Robert Dilts is a foremost developer, practitioner and trainer of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). The notion that language represents our mental experiences is fundamental to the science of NLP. In his book, Sleight of Mouth, Mr. Dilts explores the impact of [...]

A good friend of mine contacted me the other day to let me know that he had been promoted to a senior management position in his company. Of course I was happy for him. After all, I hired him into the company, and was his boss for many years. I enjoyed working with him and [...]

In the first article of the mentoring series, Get a mentor!, we talked about the value of having a network of mentors you can tap to better your personal and professional life. Now we will talk about what you should look for in a mentor. There are many types of mentors. There are peer mentors, [...]

So you now know what mentors can do for you, and what to look for in a mentor, now we will talk about where to find a mentor. Finding a mentor can be a daunting prospect for those who have not already actively sought a mentor before. But take heart, unless you have been living [...]