Q: I was wondering what may be the best way to approach acknowledging to a previous employer, that you made a mistake leaving your previous job. A year ago, I left a well paying consulting position with a large technology company to pursue another job. Unfortunately, the new job has not met my expectations and I now regret my decision to leave my previous employer. ...
Do You Need an MBA to Succeed?
I will give you a consultant answer – it depends. But I won’t stop there. I think too many people get an MBA or a Master’s degree for the wrong reasons and after they finish school, they are disappointed with the fact it didn’t yield the results they hoped.
Don’t make this costly mistake. Do these four research steps before you apply for school. They will help you objectively determine if and which MBA or Master’s degree is worth the investment of your time and money to advance your career. ...
How Gloria Successfully Recovered from Not Getting Promoted
Not getting the promotion we were expecting can be devastating to our self-image. I am here to tell you that you are not alone. In fact, not getting promoted can happen to the best of us. What is important is how you handle this unexpected news and what you do next to keep advancing in your career. ...
Soft Skills: Why Effective Upward Communication is Key to Advancement
We are giving public access to this recording on upward communication to showcase the type of content available in the Soft Skills Gym. For more recordings like this one, sign up today.
Welcome to the first candid conversation with one of our Executive Authors, Louis Johnston. Candid conversations are frank interviews I have with business executives regarding a personal story or some lesson they learned from their career. ...
Speaking Up in Meetings – Instructions & Examples
Workout Objective: Speak up when you are not required to, while feeling uncomfortable – improve your confidence and work reputation.
Lei’s 2013 Experiences
Every year seem to go by faster and faster. Do you feel that too? Well, it’s New Year’s Eve Day and it’s time to look back and take stock of what happened in 2013. It’s my way to slow down today and be grateful for 2013.
At the beginning of this year, I decided to make 2013 about experiences instead of goals. Now I can look back and appreciate all the new and challenging experiences I had this year. Some are big and some are small. All of them taught me something new. As you will see, it’s a work in progress for many experiences. Life is about the journey and not the destination, right? ...
Soft Skills – Note to Self: Shut Up and Take Action
It is New Year’s Eve day. I am supposed to be happy and excited. Instead I wake up very agitated. My mind is teeming with negative thoughts. I have been sick for two weeks. I feel behind. I feel unaccomplished. I feel tired even though I just got a full night’s sleep.
Then I catch myself. I realize that, because I have not done much for my soft skills blog lately, the voice in my head is scolding me. Negative thoughts fill my mind. I feel deflated. These feelings had been building up for a few days already. I knew I had to do something to break this pattern. Instead of letting my negative thoughts control me, I decided to go for a run and de-stress a little. ...