How does volunteer leadership open you up to one corporate leadership opportunity after another? According to Angela Shaw, volunteer leadership is playing the long game to ensure career transition success. Shaw is an accomplished Human Resources professional who was recently sought out to become the Chief People Officer of Juiceland, a growing, independently owned
Some people feel stuck in their career coming right out of the college gate. Perhaps they chose a field of study out of a sense of obligation or think it is “what they should study.”In this edition of “How Your Next Executive Role Finds You,” I’m featuring John Kutac, Vice President of Franchise Operations at
Have you worked for the same company for fifteen or twenty years and felt stuck or unable to advance into the next-level opportunity?How do you signal you are ready? How do you help others understand your capabilities and look past perceptions about your readiness to move intoyour next executive job?This edition of “How Your Next
You’ve had a successful career at the same company for many years. Exciting opportunities have kept you energized. You have been fairly rewarded. Despite the benefits and sentiment you’ve developed for some of your colleagues, however, you have many frustrations, and you can’t help thinking there is “more” out there. You’ve thought about leaving to
Are you future-proofing your career? Are you being seen and heard in a crowded job marketplace? Many people run into a career-halting trap. Engrossed in work with heads hunkered downwards, many don’t spend time building a professional development plan or forging relationships that could lead to easier career transitions. This edition of How the
In the middle of a coaching call, I heard a sniffle on the line. “Are you OK?” I asked. Her voice wavered, Over the course of a two-hour coaching call, my client’s self-perception had shifted so dramatically it moved her to tears of relief and joy. Over the past few years, she was doubting
Exercising my networking muscles has become a natural reflex.Instinctively, my mind moves like a pinball that lights up with ideas about who to mentor bring together.I don’t have second thoughts about how introducing two amazing people benefits me because I have a generous mindset, What I give will boomerang back to me.More than ever, connection
What are three moving parts to an effective career transition many leaders overlook?First, they fail to spend time reflecting and assessing who they are and how they deliver on what they do. This essential step helps build the foundation of a cohesive career-story that lands with decision-makers.Second, they do not narrow down a clear target.
The Adaptive Leadership model incorporates the Systems, Biological, Service Orientation, and Psychotherapy perspectives.The seminal book, Leadership Without Easy Answers, by Ronald Heifetz, provides the first description of the modern Adaptive Leadership approach from the early 1990s. At its core, Adaptive Leaders constantly strike a balance between the ability to pull people into solving complex and
Dave Carroll’s 9-5 job is leading the number one Banner Bank in the Seattle metro area – two years running. His career is deeply connected to two industries that cut to the heart of what matters most to people –their health and financial security.With an award-winning leadership approach of positively maximizing people in ways that
