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More than 50% of work hours is filled by meetings. The percentage is even higher if you are more senior in your role and you work for a big organization. Being able to lead effective meetings can have a profound impact on your productivity and on your reputation and the types of relationship you can build. ...
I feel blessed to be able to talk to some members through our monthly coaching calls. Last months, we touched on two subjects
I am thankful for members who shared their personal experiences with all of us. Here is the 15 min discussion on the second topic above. I will be sharing the recording for the first topic next week. ...
In part 1 of our talk with Executive Author, Jane Lin, we discussed the Best Secret to Finding Your Dream Job. Assuming you have a job offer, now what? Should you negotiate?
We will have on average seven jobs in our life time. Knowing how to negotiate job offers and initial salary at each new job can means the difference in ten of thousands of dollars in pay and give you a chance to impress our employer before we even start!
Yes, you heard me correctly. By negotiating your salary and job offer, you can actually impress your employer and future manager. This is because
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Do you want to find any job or your dream job? The focus of this post and podcast is for all those who want the latter – a dream job! Finding any job requires many of the same things – a great resume, good interview and networking skills, and a relentless effort to keep applying. However, there is one difference in finding a dream job – a secret shared by Jane Lin, our newest Executive Author to the Soft Skills Gym.
I have known Jane for over 10 years. We became really good friends over the years and I am thankful she agreed to contribute to our community. Working at Deloitte in the San Francisco office, was Jane’s dream job coming out of college. In this one-on-one candid conversation with Jane, she shares how she was able to get her dream job. We almost didn’t meet at Deloitte if Jane didn’t use this secret to get the job.
Find out what it is in this short 7 minute interview with Jane. Audio Transcription of this podcast is below as well. Best wishes to finding your dream job.
This is the first part of a three-part conversation with Jane. Stay tuned in the future weeks for two more podcasts
Your comments: What are you doing to find your dream job? How easy is it to follow Jane’s advice? Share your questions or comments here
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Are you worried about keeping your job? Is your company announcing layoffs? If so, you need to listen to the recording below.
It is my distinct pleasure to introduce a new Executive Author, Helena Light, to our site. Helena has been a friend and neighbor of mine for the last 10+ years. She is also the Partner and COO of a small start up company in the financial industry. She has over 30 years of experience, and is one of the most humble, personable executives I have ever met. I am truly blessed to have Helena in my life.
After I told Helena about this blog and my passion for helping other professionals, she gladly joined as an Executive Author. The following is the first of three candid conversations I had with Helena. In this interview, she talks about how she successfully kept her job for eight years at the same company, even when they had laid off over 20,000 people during that time.
What is Helena’s secret in keeping her job?
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Being laid off is inevitable. Almost everyone will experience it once in their career. It is how you handle the layoff that will determine your career progression afterwards. This is why it is so important to listen to this candid conversation I had with one of our Executive Authors, Nadia Drew.
In this 15 minute recording, Nadia and I talked about:
I learned a lot from this conversation with Nadia, and I know her story can help you in your career advancement!
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