The Career Narratives Blog
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For mid and senior-level MBAs moving up and into roles with greater responsibility and impact.
So you've had a misstep at some point in your career, and you're getting ready to interview for a new job. How do you explain it?
Whether your "career mistake" was a poor job choice (or choice of boss for that matter) or a project or professional relationship that didn't go as well as you might hav...
Have you ever had to make a tough decision about your career and reached out to your network for perspective? Was the feedback clarifying or confusing? Or possibly both?
If you're anything like most of the people I coach, conversations with your network can be incredibly helpful. By saying th
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It doesn't matter what career stage you're in, making decisions about what comes next for you can be a challenging, lonely experience.
I've noticed that this is the case for many of my clients. Logically, they know they're not the first or the only person to ever face the career choice that's in fr...
Have you ever needed to make a major career or life decision and just canāt seem to commit?Ā
You could be choosing between two competing job offers or trying to decide if you should pivot to a new career direction. Or you could just be trying to decide if you should paint your bedroom gray.
As a c...
You might think you need to find the perfect job right now to have a successful career.Ā
Thatās an awful lot of pressure. And you donāt.
Still, itās the kind of pressure many of the people I coach impose upon themselves. Most are achievement-oriented MBAs and professionals, so anything less than a...
One of the toughest challenges I face with the people I coach is convincing them to focus their positioning in the market, even just a little. When I talk about positioning, Iām referring to a phrase or sentence you might use to describe what you do, who you do it for, and what the benefit of that w...
When you think about being mission-driven, you may imagine āmaking the world a better placeā or āhelping peopleā by working for a non-profit. Thatās an idea that many of the people I coach have when I first meet them.
The truth is, you donāt have to work at a non-profit to be mission-driven. You ca...
