Everyone can tell you about at least a couple of career mishaps on the way to the top. The faster you make them the faster your career advancement. Just don’t make the same mistake more than once.

It’s a truism, that we all have our strengths and weaknesses. They make us complete. But it’s the former that make us successful.

Assertiveness is a skill you will need to develop to continue to be effective and experience career advancement.

 Candid feedback and discussions have given way to political correctness by most to avoid offending and alienating others. Most remain quiet to be seen as a team player or to avoid criticizing the idea of someone held in high regard or someone who has presented an idea with great confidence. People don’t speak their minds [...]

by Caroline Ceniza-Levine
  As a recruiter turned career coach, I have seen the arc of many careers, including where careers stumble and the fears that accompany an uncertain future. Maybe you started out on the fast track, but have now hit a plateau, you need to propel yourself forward but you are anxious about your next [...]

We’ve heard the story of Thomas Edison’s multiple failures before successfully illuminating the light bulb. But with all of his persistence in spite of failures, Thomas Edison tried to persuade Henry Ford to abandon his fledgling idea of a motor car because he was convinced that it would never work.
Edison suggested Ford work for him [...]

Your mind is your greatest tool and ally to achieve your success goals. But as anyone who has been consumed by frustration, disappointment or worry knows, it can also be your greatest opponent and an obstruction to success.
Whether you’re concerned about not having the respect of your professional peers, or that a client may be [...]

Stan Johnson graduated with high honors from an Ivy League MBA program. He was hired right out of school by a national health insurance company, where he quickly became a star sales executive. It was clear to everyone who knew Stan that he was extremely smart. Selling came naturally to him and within a few [...]

The choices you make in your personal and professional life will affect your career and your ability to be an effective leader. Read about how you make decisions and how you can take the anxiety out of decision making to make the decisions for your personal life and your career.

Thomas Fox
 
Just like companies need to innovate you need to innovate and develop professionally to stay competitive. The skills that got you to the position you now hold may not be sufficient enough to take you further or even keep you where you are in such a fast changing global employment market. You will need [...]