Q&A with Chuck Martin, Author of “Work Your Strengths”
July 28, 2010
My father spent almost his entire career as a junior and senior high school guidance counselor and while I was growing up, I remember begging him every year to let me take the latest career aptitude tests so I could try to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Do you remember those tests when you were in school? I look back and fondly remember the fun and laughter of taking those tests and seeing what the results would tell me. What those aptitude tests tried to do is determine what my strengths were and then match me to broad categories of careers, based on those strengths.
As a career coach (and someone who still loves taking those career aptitude tests!), I always have an eye out for the latest way to help people find a job that will best fit their skills and abilities so I was intrigued when I came across this recently published book titled, “Work Your Strengths: A Scientific Process to Identify Your Skills and Match Them to the Best Career for You” by Chuck Martin, Richard Guare, PH.D., and Peg Dawson, ED.D. I contacted Chuck and asked him to participate in a Q&A session in order to help the readers of my “Career Memos” blog. Read the rest of this entry »
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How Becoming a Mentor Can Boost Your Career
July 21, 2010
In my last blog (“Why Women Should Have Mentors in Business”) I talked about the importance of women using mentors to help them in their careers. For this blog, I thought I’d take the opposite approach and discuss the benefits of becoming a mentor to other women. Read the rest of this entry »
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Why Women Should Have Mentors in Business
July 14, 2010
During speaking engagements with female audiences I love to ask them to raise their hands if they use mentors to help them in business. Years back, almost no one would raise their hands. Recently, more and more women are raising their hands and I’m ecstatic because I think the message about the importance of using mentors throughout your career is finally getting through to women. But, in case you don’t already have a mentor, here are a few reasons to consider why you should start cultivating mentor relationships: Read the rest of this entry »
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Meet BJ Gallagher in the latest Career Woman, Inc. feature interview
July 7, 2010
There’s been a lot of talk over the years about the power of positive thinking and in the latest Career Woman feature interview, we chat with BJ Gallagher, who takes that notion to the next level with her message of the “Power of Positive DOING”. She believes “thinking isn’t enough – it’s the beginning” and teaches women around the United States how to move forward from “thinking” and into “doing” in order to realize their dreams. Read the rest of this entry »
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Myth Busted! Women are NOT more risk averse than men
June 30, 2010
I’ve been a member of NAFE (the National Association for Female Executives and Entrepreneurs) for about as long as I can remember and I love the articles in their members-only magazine.
In their Spring 2010 issue Betty Spence, PhD, the President of NAFE wrote a very interesting editorial titled, “When Women Hold the Purse Strings“. In the article, she demonstrates how one of the myths about women in business, that we’re more risk-averse than men, “has been busted in the wake of the recession.”
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My Best Advice for Personal Success
June 23, 2010
Antoine de Saint-Exupery, a famous French writer, once said, “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” So dare to dream, but remember to create a plan of action to help you achieve your dreams. My best advice for achieving personal success: Read the rest of this entry »
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Forget the old quote, “Business is business, it’s not personal”
June 16, 2010
At an event earlier this month someone from the audience asked me, “What’s your biggest pet peeve when it comes to business advice?” I laughed and told them I absolutely hate that old saying, “Business is business, it’s not personal.” In fact, I always tell everyone to forget that quote and just wipe it from their minds. Why? Because I’ve always believed everything about business is personal. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Empower Others to Succeed
June 9, 2010
Have you ever been to a restaurant and had your food come to the table either cold or the wrong meal delivered and then had the waitress or waiter bend over backwards to correct the situation (even if it wasn’t their fault)? Many companies are spending more time training managers on how to “empower” their employees. But what does empowerment really mean? Read the rest of this entry »
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Career Woman Inc. Needs You!
June 7, 2010
We love to hear from our readers, and now is your chance to help shape the next edition of our career guide book, “Your Career, Your Way!” If you have read “Your Career, Your Way!”, we’d love it if you would submit a review on our Amazon page. Lisa reads all of the reviews personally, and will incorporate your feedback into the next update of the book.
While you’re there, check out a few of our favorite career oriented books, including “People Styles at Work” by Bolton and Bolton and “Lincoln on Leadership” by Donald T. Phillips.
And don’t forget that “Your Career, Your Way!” makes a great gift for grads. :-)
URL for “Your Career, Your Way!” book on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Your-Career-Way-Lisa-Quast/dp/1595940421/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275418669&sr=1-1
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People – as they apply to career development
June 2, 2010
It’s been about 20 years since I first read Stephen Covey’s book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” – and I’d forgotten how much I enjoyed it. I was with a group of friends recently and someone mentioned a topic from the book. That piqued my interest again and I pulled his book off my bookshelf, only to find it dusty and the pages yellowed with age (I purchased it in 1990). But as I re-read the book, I was amazed at how the advice still rings true today. Read the rest of this entry »
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