Jun 7, 2021Your resume is as useful as a nutrition label on a can of beans.Think about it for a second. What does a resume do? It contains words and data about your past so that someone can identify what you’re made of. Your resume is a representation of your ingredients. You are more than just your ingredients. I hope you already know that. Here’s…Employee Value And Brand4 min read
Jun 1, 2021Why does the Future You need to be recognizable and original?“Well, that’s super boring.” Raise your hand if I’ve said that to you about you. If you could see my network of brilliant friends, my guess is you’d see several hands sheepishly raise. Why? …Employee Value And Brand5 min read
May 24, 2021The glass slipper was not an accident and why you might need an executive version of your own.I’ve always thought it was weird that when the bell completed the midnight hour’s toll, all the magic surrounding Cinderella vanished except for the shoe. Why is that? And frankly, as a bit of a shoe connoisseur, I’m not sure I would have left it on the stairs. I would have…Career Development4 min read
May 17, 2021Contradictions & the Future You — holding humility and self-promotion in the same hand.Humility: freedom from pride or arrogance, the quality or state of being humble. Self Promotion: the act of furthering one’s own growth, advancement, or prosperity, the promotion of oneself. When I’m working with someone on how to talk about the Future You, I get excited when I hear contradictions in…Promotion4 min read
May 11, 2021Teaching others about the Future You — Finding the balance between recognizable and original.Somewhere along the way, I’m guessing you’ve seen one of my famous live transformations. I’m known for taking how someone talks about themself from boring to brilliant in a matter of moments. …Career Development4 min read
May 3, 2021Are you wishing for the Future You? Thoughts about turning wishes into reality.If all the tales are true, Fairy Godmothers make all your wishes come true. Except isn’t it also true that often when our wishes come true, they don’t turn out quite as expected? Here’s a lovely line in Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods where Cinderella’s mother, the wish-come-true-maker in…Career Development4 min read
Apr 26, 2021Plan B, Pivots and having an army of Fairy Godmothers.Yesterday I spent a glorious day with a group of women who’ve been part of my brain trust for years. I’d say that the pandemic has kept us apart most of this year. Still, in reality, all of these women have a seat at the executive table at their respective…Future You3 min read
Apr 20, 2021You’re actually exceptionally good at self-promotion. But are you promoting past you or future you?Yes, you, and, for that matter, so is everyone else. Every person you interact with today is promoting themselves to you and you to them. Do this little thought exercise for a second… Think about the last conversation you had with someone. Now answer the following questions: Did it reinforce…Career Development3 min read
Apr 12, 202110 Better Phrases Than “May I Pick Your Brain?”Here’s what I hear when someone asks me if they can “pick my brain”. I want a cheat code to complete a project. I only wish to hear about the good bits. It’s all about me and my needs. Blech. It’s why I intensely dislike the phrase. It reeks of…Future Of Work4 min read
Apr 5, 2021“How can I help you?” Why you need a better answer to this question.“How can I help you?” It’s the first question I ask when I’m working with someone. I need to know what you want to manifest in your future. Why? …Employee Value And Brand4 min read