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Finding a job in an impossible time

Things are bad right now for so many people. I am not interested in hiding the "keys to the kingdom," as it were, so please find these...

Jennifer

1 min

New Page Alert!

Hi friends! I wanted to alert you to a new page link that you might notice: Resources & Publications. I wanted to start a little home...

Jennifer

2 min

Fear: Does it stop you?

I've been thinking a lot about fear over the past few months. In many ways, fear has a healthy aspect to it -- it alerts us to dangers...

Jennifer

1 min

Gratitude Games

Looking for some Applied Gratitude this Thanksgiving? Here's some games/activities you can do to help reflect gratitude in yourself and...

Jennifer

4 min

Impossible Dreams

I remember drawing a sketch during a team meeting one time of a small unicorn, then a little ornate frame around it, and titled it...

Jennifer

1 min

Refresh Your Routine

We've all fallen into new routines over the last 6 months. They feel lonelier, more exhausting, more claustrophobic, and bare all at the...

Jennifer

2 min

You've Already Earned It

The days all seem to be melting, don't they? Time has become a strange thing this year, as many of us work from home, and work and home...

Jennifer

2 min

Gratitude

"They should be grateful that they have jobs." This was said to me by a manager upon hearing that the large teams of people in their unit...

Jennifer

2 min

Collaborations

I was not a fan of the idea of "Yes, And" when I took my first improv class. In fact, I wasn't sold on improv itself, either. I had...

Jennifer

3 min

Lost in Translation

One group I consistently work with is professionals who, mid-career, want to change jobs or completely change industry. The question is...

Jennifer

2 min

First things first

Thankfully when it comes to jobs and career development, we don't have to worry about wondering what came first -- the chicken or the egg....

Jennifer

1 min

Where to Start

My mother and I were talking about career coaching and executive coaching last night, and she turned to me and asked, "Where do you even...

Jennifer

3 min

Make sure you are listening

Many different takes on the structure of communication highlight the importance of listening: listening is half of communicating, listen...

Jennifer

2 min

Don't forget the team

We are in an unprecedented time, with huge numbers of people working from home now, and teams split up, many for the first time, in order...

Jennifer

2 min

The often-forgotten check-boxes

I was speaking with a fellow professional coach type just last week about what has changed in career development in the last decade and...

Jennifer

1 min

Oh, hey, I wrote a book!

I wrote a book, and you can find it on Amazon right now, in Kindle and Paperback formats! Not only that, but somehow it is a #1 New...

Jennifer

4 min

5 Lessons From: Duke Athletics

I am heading to a conference this week up in Durham, NC for Duke Women Alumni. I love this conference -- I've been before and it is...

Jennifer

1 min

Career Genius: Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is a name we all know, even if we don't all understand his physics theories (I know I am not fully versed in them!). He...

How do I build my network when I am new to town?

Jennifer

4 min

How do I build my network when I am new to town?

I had two different conversations with people just this morning about out-of-town job searching, and another conversation on networking...

Jennifer

3 min

New Year, Minus the Jargon

This is the time of year when I get a number of people reaching out -- December and January are a hot time for career coaches and...

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