Take the sting out of the painful process of reinvention: 5 ways to take 1 step towards change
Opening quote from Grey’s Anatomy: “The surgical scalpel is made of steel, sterilized, carbonized stainless steel. This is a vast improvement over the first scalpel, which was pretty much a sharp stick. Medicine is constantly reinventing itself. That means surgeons have to keep reinventing themselves, too. There is constant pressure to adapt to changes. It can be a painful process.... [Read more]
Lessons Learned from Anne Mulcahy: Managing a Seamless Transition
One of the dilemmas some of my clients and readers face is letting go and moving forward. Whether it is a project that went awry, a negative performance review, the experience of working with a mismatched... [Read more]
Lessons Learned From Successful Career Switchers
“We change when the pain to change is less than the pain to remain as we are.” - Ed Foreman
The San Francisco Chronicle recently profiled a former investment banker, a national sales director and an executive search specialist who have all transitioned successfully [Read... [Read more]
Action + Persistence = Forward Movement
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Career Shock #001: Starting a New Business/Business Unit
A couple of weeks ago, I discussed how career shocks influenced our leadership development and prepared us to lead in a variety of different situations. It can be exhilarating and overwhelming, when you are tapped to lead a new start-up internally, or contemplating flying solo as an entrepreneur.... [Read more]
