Category Archives: Careers and Career Development

Coaches & Coaching Programs – Not All Are Created Equal

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Tweet How do you know if a coaching program will work for you? How do you know whether or not a coaching program is any good, or will do what it claims? Frankly, how do you avoid getting ripped off … Continue reading →

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How to Get a Management Position: Leadership Development

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Tweet Right before Thanksgiving I had the privilege of being included on the interview panel for a candidate who was interviewing for a managerial position. The candidate had years of industry experience, but had never been a manager before. When … Continue reading →

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How do I Get A Job in the Oil and Gas Industry?

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Tweet As my coaching practice has evolved, I find myself doing a lot more career coaching. Lately I have had a burst of people calling me to inquire about jobs in the Houston area. Many of these are colleagues that … Continue reading →

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Risking: Staying where You Are vs. Moving Forward

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Top 3 Warning Signs of Bad Companies

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Tweet When you are interviewing for a job, sometimes it’s tough to tell from the outside looking in whether or not you are leaping into a good situation or a bad one. You certainly don’t want to unknowingly leap into … Continue reading →

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Corporate Leadership

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Tweet What defines good leadership at a company? What is bad leadership? What is the difference between a manager and a leader? These are some of the topics we will be covering in the next few blog posts. Some companies … Continue reading →

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Is it Giving Up or Pursuing New Opportunities?

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Tweet As a career coach, I frequently run into interesting (to say the least), and seemingly unique situations that my clients face over the course of their careers. Given that I work with women and a few men who are … Continue reading →

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Criticism: How do you Handle It?

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Tweet Fabienne Fredrickson recently posted a video where she had an interesting take on criticism. Basically the bigger you get, and the more well-known you become, the more you become a target for criticism. According to Ms. Fredrickson, there are … Continue reading →

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Why Do You Hire a Coach?

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Tweet Nowadays there are a lot of people who call themselves coaches. In fact, almost everyone offers “coaching” as a back-end or add-on piece of their business. But there are really two kinds of coaches (at least!):  1) there are … Continue reading →

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Speak To Sell vs. Paid to Speak

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Tweet Yesterday I had the opportunity to hear the very enjoyable and memorable Charlotte Stallings at a luncheon meeting. She is a professional speaker who did a marvelous job. Everybody raved about her afterwards! Her talk was titled “Ready, Set, … Continue reading →

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