I’m sharing an article from Monday’s Minneapolis StarTribune where I was quoted on Second Careers. The reporter captured my focus on managing the emotions and anxiety that can come with a career exploration, as well as the creativity and strategy I use to help clients figure out where they [...]
I hope you are faring well and staying safe during this uncertain time! With the spread of COVID-19, I want to do what I can to keep all of us safe – including my clients, their families and close connections, and the entire community. I’ve been experimenting with how to keep my office [...]
Photo 1: In the studio; Photo 2: With Angela Davis I was recently a guest on MPR’s Angela Davis show discussing introversion in the workplace. Behaviors that are highly regarded in professional settings are often challenging for introverts, such as speaking up in meetings, being outgoing, and [...]
Top 10 Reasons to Make a Job or Career Change: How do you know when it’s time to go? When the StarTribune interviewed me for the article below, the first question was: how do people decide when it’s time to make a switch? I answered: reasons vary, but many of my clients share one thing in [...]
Thought you might be interested in this Fast Company article that quoted me. The article was about how to plan for getting a promotion. Here’s a link to the article: Fast Company: Your five-month guide to getting a promotion And here’s a pdf in case the article link is no longer live: PDF of [...]
The recent Target cuts have called attention to how challenging layoffs can be. Whether laid off from Target or another job, anyone who has experienced this knows the unique type of loss and upheaval it creates. First of all, I want to express my concern to people who have been laid off – and to [...]
Earlier this month, I was interviewed on KLBB Radio by the founders of “Aging, but Dangerous” – a local organization recently featured in Time Magazine. Jean Ketcham and Suzanne Bates’ organization “inspires, empowers and challenges women over 50 to self-fulfill, self-actualize and live [...]
Here are two articles where I was interviewed about how seasonal and other life changes can impact career change. A May article on MonsterWorking, the career management blog of Monster.com, begins: Early summer often brings major life changes: weddings, graduations and moves. Along with these [...]
Watch this KMSP interview for an overview of this topic, or scroll past for the full post … On this recent TV interview, I talked about the increase in temporary jobs, and how employees can use them to their advantage. While permanent job hiring has remained constant, temporary job offerings [...]
Watch this WCCO interview for an overview of this topic, or scroll past for the full post … It’s graduation time, but it’s not just graduates feeling job search angst. It’s also: Other job seekers who worry about the new flood of graduates looking for work Parents who worry whether their [...]