I would love some feedback on how others are handling pandemic work search. I was fully employed up until July 2020 and then laid off (from a job I held for three years). I took some time to be with my family during our stay at home period and then resumed my work search. I have…

Where your focus goes, your energy flows... Where are you placing your focus right now in your career? It can be easy to get caught up in the day-to-day, especially if we feel overwhelmed or focused on short-term goals. But I want to hear how everyone is focusing on what they…

Reluctantly Staying put during the Pandemic while Proactively Improving my Current Position. I entertained a job offer but due to recent COVID spikes, I decided to stay with my current company. It was a dream opportunity that any other time, I would have jumped at the chance.…

How to Develop Pandemic Skill-Crucial skill to escalate career Adaptability also know as Flexibility: It mean the ability to adapt, be flexible to adapt to different situations. Which simply mean to be ‘flexible’ The question is why do I need to be flexible? The reason is that…

Negative feedback As a manager, how do you differentiate between negative feedback from your team that can help you build better processes and negative feedback that is more an indicator of a complainer?

If we don't know where we want to go, how will we know when we get there? Let's fill in the blank. By the end of 2022, I want _______________ in my career. Let's set our intentions together so we can make 2022 our year!

I have some very ambitious goals. I run a large department, am responsible for a P&L and it's coming up to the end of a long, exhausting year for everyone. I need people to give it their all but I also want to respect their time off, the holidays. The "human" side of me wants to…

What soft skills have you obtained that you suggest everyone obtain

Calling all seasoned professionals and managers! What advice would you give to your younger self, that could help new and entry-level managers succeed in their roles? What are your best team and work management tips? Share below! ⬇️

What's something you look forward to in 2022?

Unlimited Vacation? I’m interviewing for a job with unlimited vacation listed as a benefit. Is it a benefit, a perk or a right? Meaning, is it my right to use it? Does this really mean unlimited or will managers make it difficult to use this time?

With the holidays quickly approaching, various employees will be taking time off, and some will not be as much. How do you prepare for and mitigate people contacting you off-hours? How do you respond to co-workers who do not respect those boundaries? Let us know below!

We've all been there - staring at a blank resume thinking "but what did I even DO at that job..." The worst part about this is that staring at that blank resume can really hit your confidence too. You start to think maybe your skills aren't transferable, no one is going to want…

Whenever I start a new job, I make sure to set up some personal connection time with my team and beyond. I believe that the best way to work well with others is if you know them on a personal level. ❓When new employees start at your company, what strategies do you offer to get…

Job hopping I'm actually asking this for a colleague. Her department has an incredibly toxic culture and she is not happy. She joined the company in March of this year and is concerned about how it will look on her resume if she tried to leave already. How would you advise her?…

Best Career Advice: Be Nice to Everyone. You never know who the person is, they may be in street clothes the day you see them. Also, they may not be in a position of influence when you first meet them, but they may be promoted to be your boss. I've seen people make an ass of…

When one person isn't connecting with the rest of the team? Hi, I run a small creative team all working remotely right now (return to an office would be mid-2022 at the earliest. The team works well together. We've found ways to make it work remotely since March of 2020. We have…

How to navigate a team member who mansplains and undermines one professional standing. I love my company and have moved off the project onto a new project. But next time how does one navigate without seeming like the issue or benign labeled as a combative woman?

I came to know my boss advocated for a lower bonus than me relative to peers. This is when I worked harder, acquired more expertise, did the work that got another person promoted, and was still constantly demotivated by my boss. I still want to learn some material in this group.…

What is the best career advice you ever received? For me one of the best pieces of advice was to think about my career in a series of 3 buckets and looking at how everything I have done supports or feeds into one of the three. It has helped me both with interviewing and getting…