UPDATE (January 2021): There’s a brand new set of questions for Dec 2020/Jan 2021! Get them here: Before you kick 2020 to the curb ask these 12...
Who Will Be Your “Teachers” In the Year Ahead?
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Curiosity Helps You Cope and Thrive in Times of Change and Disruption
I’m curious – are you? I believe having the strength of curiosity is a wonderful gift. When you are curious, you pay attention; ask more questions;...
The Whys and Ways of Assertiveness (with Webinar)
This article was originally written for Charity Village who has graciously invited me back to present another webinar on May 31 at 1pm ET. The topic...
Networking: 5 Easy Ways to Break the Ice
5 Easy Ways to Bring Conversational Intelligence® to Your Professional Networking I had a coaching session with one of my clients this week. We'll...
Hub Talk: No More “Icky Networking”
Complimentary Hub Talk (via Zoom) - Brought to you by Big Cheese Coaching / Facilitated by Eileen Chadnick In an earlier post, I wrote about 10...
Ten Common Career Limiting Mistakes
NOTE: a version of this article has also been published at Huffington Post (Canadian and South African versions). Here's the Huff Post SA story and...
Career Security in the Gig Economy
NOTE: This article was also published at the Globe and Mail Lately I’ve been having a lot of conversations about career stability. Clients – of all...
Six Ways to Beat the Back to September Blues
If you have been with me for some time you know I’ve written many articles offering tips on how to deal with the ‘back to work blues’ – after a...
What Do You Do When Your Boss Gets Fired?
I was recently invited to comment for an article Workopolis was doing titled: What to do when your boss gets fired. When your boss gets fired it can...
When Nothing is Wasted – Everything has Purpose
“Nothing is wasted. Everything has purpose.” I’ve been living in this mantra a lot these days. I’ve been using it with myself and with my clients....