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Episode 107: Career Change: From Production to Sales with Margee Hocking

One of the questions job seekers often ask is how to navigate a career change. Career transitions can be tricky without clarity and guidance from others who have done them. In this episode, I talk to Producer turned Enterprise Sales Lead Margee Hocking, who mastered her career transition. I also had an opportunity to ask her how she. . .

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Episode 105: How to Support your Colleague Who's Been Laid Off

If you’ve been laid off, you know how it feels. There’s a mix of emotions.

If you’ve survived the lay-off, now is not the time to hold back, hide, or wallow in YOUR discomfort.

Now is the time to show up for others.

After watching layoffs, working with hundreds of clients who have shared their layoff experiences, and coaching those who have been laid off, here are the top tips for supporting your colleagues and friends through their layoffs. . .

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Episode 104: Closing the Confidence Gap with Kelli Thompson

Kelli Thompson holds an MBA, has served as an adjunct management professor and has more than ten years of senior leadership experience in financial services and technology organizations. Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, Parents Magazine, HuffPost, and Working Mother. She is the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck

In this episode, we talk about what she did when she realized that her first career choice was not aligned with her values . . .

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Episode 103: Workplace Friendships and Betrayal

Most people assume that workplace friendships lead to positive organizational and personal outcomes. Friends can drive connection and culture, plus improve morale and output.

What we don't often talk about is when the workplace feels like a high school drama and what to do about it. In this episode, I discuss . . .

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Episode 100: Cultivating Teams and Culture with Rebecca Panico, Media Strategy and Planning, Hilton

It takes an inspired leader to cultivate a positive and high-performing team culture. Rebecca Panico, senior director of global media strategy and planning at Hilton, is an incredibly talented leader known for developing high-performing teams. She is responsible for leading the global media strategy for Hilton’s enterprise and 18 trading brands. In this…

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Episode 98: Choosing your Word of the Year (with examples)

Tired of resolutions that never stick? Move beyond resolutions and set intentions in 2023 by focusing on a word of the year.

If resolutions feel like rules made to be broken, then selecting a word that fuels your intention might be the perfect guide and gentle reminder that helps you FEEL positive to take an ACTION.

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Episode 96: Greatest Hits Episode: How to Manage Your Boss

What people want is a leader that can help them shape and shift towards changes in the organization and the marketplace. They want someone who will support, stretch and guide them so they can move the professional mountains in front of them.

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Episode 95: The Seasons of Your Career

There are seasons in life and your career. We all have Springs and Winters. Maybe even within the same quarter. You can't treat each season the same. You need to pivot and refresh your approach depending on your season. In this episode, I discuss: 

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Episode 94: You got laid off. Now what?

You just got laid off. Getting laid off is no reflection on you. It’s not about your strengths or skills. It’s about your company’s lack of planning for marketplace conditions. This is the time you need to be gentle with yourself. Here are some actionable tips on what to do next.

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Episode 92: Is Your Mindset Holding You Back? What to Do When You Have a Case of the But..Firsts

I recently did an episode on the fixed mindset phenomenon of the …yeah, buts (Check out Episode 88). It’s rationalized fear. This week I am talking about the other BUTs in your life. The But Firsts Mindset. The But Firsts Mindset shows up in ways that look rational. They look responsible, and they resemble preparedness. Maybe. Are your But Firsts stopping you?

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Episode 91: Building a Career Based on Trust with Sky Holden, Head of Industry, Global Business Solutions at TikTok

Many people will tell you the secret to career success is to take risks and apply focus. What if the faster path to success was built on authenticity, trust, and kindness? This week I host Sky Holden, Head of Industry, Global Business Solutions, at TikTok. Holden is a digital and media sales veteran with over 20 year’s experience.

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