by Fredia Woolf | Sep 24, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
Bob Johansen, a professional Forecaster, authored a book called “Leaders Make the Future: Ten New Leadership Skills for an Uncertain World”. He wrote about the VUCA forces operating in the world today, referring to the increasing amount of volatility,...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 22, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
There is good reason beyond seeking a mission driven career to consider making a move to work in the nonprofit sector. Despite the economic downturn of the last two years, the sector continues to grow. In 2000, the number of nonprofits was about 800,000. By 2009, the...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 15, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Thanks to such people as Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Angelina Jolie, philanthropy and nonprofits now enjoy a glamorized reputation. I can’t count the number of times a disaffected accountant, investment banker or lawyer has said to me that they now dream of...
by Carmel Napolitano | Sep 9, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
Engaging an executive recruiting consultant for your organization’s position search shouldn’t cause you anxiety. You hired a search consultant to ease your anxiety. So, take a look at my Four R’s to get some pointers on how to make the most of the...
by Fredia Woolf | Sep 3, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
I am working with a experienced client who just accepted a leadership position with an organization on the other side of the country. To displace his rumbling sense of guilt at his act of “disloyalty” – did he place his own career interests ahead of his allegiance...
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 27, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
I am on vacation this week on Cape Cod. It has been a very hot summer, and I was looking forward to a pleasant week of relaxation, enjoying the warm sun, long walks on the miles of golden beaches, biking along the sand dunes and indulging in fresh seafood and summer...
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 20, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
I am reading the novel Parrot and Olivier in America, by Peter Carey. It is based on the travels of a young French nobleman, Alexis de Tocqueville, who visited the United States in the early 1800s and wrote about the young country. His observations about the American...
by Carmel Napolitano | Aug 17, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management, Recruiters
Organizations large and small benefit from the use of retained executive searches. Each nonprofit, and even each department within a nonprofit, has a unique set of leadership needs, and retained search is one way to plan an organization’s future. For the use of...
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 13, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
In preparation for an upcoming workshop I am conducting with a Board of Directors, I have been rereading the excellent book Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton and Sheila Heen. The need for this workshop arose during the last Board Meeting I...
by Carmel Napolitano | Aug 11, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Interviewing, Interviews, Job Search, Job Seekers, Nonprofit Employers, Recruiters
As a recruiter for the nonprofit sector, I often find that candidates see my role as one of a sentinel hired to prevent them from gaining even just a glimpse at a dream executive job opportunity. But, it doesn’t have to be that way! By understanding the roles and...
by Fredia Woolf | Aug 6, 2010 | Advice, Management
People often adopt a myopic attitude at work. They focus on what they, themselves, need to do, lock themselves into their own universe and are often blissfully unaware of the impact they have on other team members or stakeholders. Communications are scattered via...
by Fredia Woolf | Jul 30, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
A client of mine was told that, in order to be promoted, she needs to demonstrate greater “Executive Presence”, which is the new buzz-word phrase in Leadership Development circles. But, she is puzzled about what exactly that means. It seems to be an elusive...
by Karen Alphonse | Jul 28, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
Last week, a client contacted me with the question, “How should I update my resume to meet this market?” I quickly realized that talking about updating the resume is just the beginning of the story because when seeking a new position, it’s not just about the resume...
by Fredia Woolf | Jul 2, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Management
Giving, gathering and receiving feedback is on my mind this week as I have conducted thirty six interviews with managers, peers and direct reports of six of my executive coaching clients, five of whom are ending a six month program and one of whom is at the start of...
by Jessica Holbrook | Jun 28, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
How many of you can honestly say you know exactly what you want to be when you grow up? Maybe you already have it figured out, and maybe you are already living and working it. If so, does your resume know? Every day, I work with clients, and every week, I speak to...
by Jessica Holbrook | Jun 25, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
At times, navigating the waters of career advice is murky. Everyone has an opinion about what you should or shouldn’t do and what you should or shouldn’t write. Have you read every article on resume writing or submitted your resume for free evaluations...
by Fredia Woolf | Jun 25, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
Search firms are useful job market intermediaries. They are used as brokerage firms and clearing houses between organizations and individuals. The experience and expertise of professionals in these firms in finding, filtering and evaluating candidates can be extremely...
by Fredia Woolf | Jun 10, 2010 | Advice
At times, organizational life by virtue of its structure has the capacity to stamp out the human spirit. It can shut down the spark of creativity, cramp boldness and individuality and perpetuate mediocrity. The result is a pitiful waste of human potential. Careers...
by Fredia Woolf | Jun 4, 2010 | Advice, Management
Your career is a solitary journey, and leadership is a lonely business, so when you have the opportunity to work in a team or serve on a board, it can be an energizing and fulfilling experience. Though, it often isn’t. So what makes for a great experience and...
by Fredia Woolf | May 28, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
The job search is over! You have an offer in hand, and you are the bees’ knees! They chose you above everyone else, so you must be really good. Was it your perfect resume, your flawless networking or your stellar interviewing skills? It was probably all three as...
