The Career Narratives Blog
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For mid and senior-level MBAs moving up and into roles with greater responsibility and impact.
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 the...
Have you ever needed to make a major career or life decision and just can’t seem to commit?
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...
When you think about having a personal mission, is it focused primarily on your own achievement and success? Is it focused on your ability to be a supportive and contributing member of your family? Or is the focus more on the specific contributions you make at work and their impact on other...
You might think you need to find the perfect job right now to have a successful career.
That’s an awful lot of pressure. And you don’t.
Still, it’s the kind of pressure many of the people I coach impose upon themselves. Most are achievement-oriented MBAs and professionals,...
When you think about being mission-driven, you may imagine ‘making the world a better place’ or ‘helping people’ by working for a non-profit. That’s an idea that many of the people I coach have when I first meet them.
The truth is, you don’t have to work at a...
I need to be doing something more. I want to make the world a better place. I want to help people.
As a career and executive coach with a background that includes working in and with mission-driven organizations, I hear some version of those statements practically every week. Clients often seek...
