Tech Free Retreat and The Benefits of Turning Off the Tsunami of Information What I love about taking my tech free retreat day each month is the ‘cognitive dissonance” it causes me. An out of my comfort zone kind of ‘cognitive dissonance’. I leave the house as close to 8:00 a.m. as possible and drive to a friend’s office who so graciously lets me use it for my tech-free retreat day. And then it hits me - WHAM! It’s different. Feels different. Looks different, smells different. It will be a … [Read more...]
Why Should You Consider Online Professional Development
Online professional development has become one of my “go to” ways to learn. I can’t believe I have been teaching online for 17 years! I began with the Facilitating Career Development (FCD) class when Cathy Van Dyke and I combined the face-to-face class with a “home built” discussion board. This kind of hybrid course was very new then. I have since added online seminars using a learning management system called Haiku LMS. Providing online professional development has become a cornerstone of my … [Read more...]
Why Relationship Building is so Important
Relationship Building requires time, energy, and consistent interaction. Relationship building is where you can move your career forward. It is more than “networking” or communicating with your “connections”. Both these words, “networking” and ”connections” feel hollow to me. A “network” has an old school feel to it like something business people do to sell something. A “connection” almost feels like a number to me. A “relationship” is something that feels stronger and has more give and … [Read more...]
Time Management with purpose
Time management with purpose. Be true to yourself and manage your time to reflect it. Recently I participated in a three-week webinar series by Dr. Spencer “Skip” Niles called “Reclaim your soul from work: Making choices that honour your authentic self.” This was very thought-provoking. Skip describes your “soul” as your highest, best, and truest self. Your authentic self. He presented how by getting in touch with your “soul” you pay more attention to intuition, imagination, relationships, … [Read more...]
The Five Most Common Interview Mistakes
Common interview mistakes. Did you ever wonder what they are? Well, I did. So I created a survey and asked career practitioners and recruiters what they thought. Here is what I learned. Interview Mistakes #1: Not doing the research strategically --or at all. By far candidates not doing the research on the company was the number 1 of 5 interview mistakes. "It's only a phone interview, I will wing it" was one quote that was shared in the survey. This continues to amaze me as there are … [Read more...]
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