None of us are immune to moments when personal life must come first. And those moments don’t diminish us as professionals — they deepen us. They make us more understanding, more grounded, and ultimately, more authentic.
In a world that celebrates constant achievement and visibility, it’s easy to forget that resilience and character are often built quietly, behind the scenes, when no one is watching.
A Cheeky Career Coach’s Guide As a career coach, a seasoned executive search professional and coach of leaders in recruitment business, I’ve seen it all in this particular world .As I will always have a soft spot for improving recruitment experience, I thought to share some of my insights with a touch of humor and … Read More
Potential can certainly exist without action, but it’s only through action that it can be realized. Same as goals. There are several ways you can increase your potential and ability to take action.
Even if we do not celebrate Thanksgiving, we may still use the occasion to connect with gratitude and benefit from its power. Let me help you do that with a question: What are you grateful for to the good leaders in your life? Here is what comes to my mind: Who do you think of … Read More
Today I feel like sharing a personal story. This morning, I talked to a client of mine about the power of creating a strong life vision and shared with him a powerful exercise called “Your Ten-Year Plan For A Remarkable Life” (by Debbie Millman). Later, while browsing through some files in my computer I came … Read More
Career coaching usually starts with topics related to professional change in one way or another- making sense of the current career situation, building a personal professional brand, growing in the current company, upgrading and developing professional skills, undertaking change.
However, career development can hardly be “mechanically” separated from personal development. Therefore, career coaching often goes beyond formal frameworks and is useful in a much wider range of topics.
Here are a few, hopefully useful, vantage points to get you started if you’re in the process of putting together an up-to-date CV:
Think of the “recipient”. Without clarity about who you are targeting to read your CV and also clearly articulated career goals, there is no way to make a great CV.
It is up to us to design HOW we go THROUGH the changes. We have the power to manage a transition in such a way that it is optimally good and successful for us.
Coaching is all about questions, active listening and curiosity about what is important and meaningful about the other person. And while becoming a professional coach takes years of training and practice, ongoing development of skills and a constant work for personal and professional improvement, implementing a coaching approach in our daily communication is fairly easy … Read More
Switching from fixed to growth mindset can be a big challenge for many of us. We may well know the theories, but when time for integration and “walking the talk” comes, it can be tough. However, as a wise man recently reminded me, we often have to “crawl before we walk” for important and difficult … Read More