by Fredia Woolf | Jan 25, 2011 | Advice, Job Seekers
“I am not blessed with patience,” said Kevin when he stepped into my office. He had been laid off from a Vice-president’s position seven weeks ago, and he was feeling restless, scattered and out of control. At the end of our time together, he was calmer, more...
by Fredia Woolf | Jan 18, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
In my last post, I said I was going to start the year by walking you through five critical elements to master if you want to advance your career. They are the following: 1. Organize, synthesize and crystallize your accomplishments and the key themes of your career. 2....
by Fredia Woolf | Jan 7, 2011 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
The New Year is always filled with tips for a fresh start for your career. But, what if you are not in the mood for all of the wholesome advice coming your way at this time of year? What if you are fed up with your situation, but an artificial date is no reason to...
by Carmel Napolitano | Jan 3, 2011 | Featured, Job Seekers
Many of us make New Year’s resolutions to kick start a job search or to commit to self-reflection about what direction our career it taking. Who isn’t trying to figure out what to do with their lives? To untangle our own thoughts, it can be useful to look no further...
by Fredia Woolf | Dec 24, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers, Management
No matter how senior you are in your organization or how secure you believe is your position, you would do well to take an entrepreneurial attitude toward your career. It is comforting to believe others will take care of you, and it’s easy to become either...
by Fredia Woolf | Dec 17, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
What are the reasons we work? – To earn money – To be a contributing member of society – To have an outlet to use our education, talents and skills – To give some structure to our days – To give us a place to...
by Fredia Woolf | Dec 10, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
Losing your job must be one of life’s more painful experiences. Whether you are the subject of what HR specialists like to call a large scale reduction in force or you fall victim of cost containment or a reduction in funding, the dramatic, unchosen transition from...
by Fredia Woolf | Dec 3, 2010 | Featured, Job Seekers, Management
Where do you stand on the now famous publicizing of embarrassing diplomatic gossip? Is it a treacherous, malicious act of betrayal of those who spoke frankly under the cover of diplomatic immunity by those who revealed what they said? Or, is it a welcome...
by Fredia Woolf | Nov 12, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
I spent some time this week listening to the sage advice of marketing gurus who share the mission to teach small business owners and operators how to attract more clients. As I listened, I realized that what they were talking about is applicable, with some tweaking,...
by Fredia Woolf | Oct 29, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers, Management
I have had the happy fortune in the last few weeks to attend talks by two of the leading “Happiness Gurus”, Doctor Barbara Fredrickson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Doctor Tal Ben-Shahar, who has taught one of the most popular classes at...
by Carmel Napolitano | Oct 22, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
In my recent posts, we’ve been talking about making a switch from the for- profit sector to the nonprofit sector. We’ve looked at what you need to ask yourself before making the switch, and we’ve outlined some of the practical steps you can take to make a move. So,...
by Fredia Woolf | Oct 15, 2010 | Advice, Featured, Job Seekers
By chance more than planning, I have found myself delivering Career Development seminars to MBA students in Massachusetts and California in the past week. The first group with whom I worked were all women wanting to follow an entrepreneurial path, and the second...
by Fredia Woolf | Oct 1, 2010 | Advice, Job Seekers
Renee was the consummate professional. For ten years, her career was the model of upward mobility. Yes, she had had a slow start, but after her first couple of jobs trying things out, she accepted an entry-level position and soon hit her stride. She was eager to...
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 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 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...
