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Author Archive for: Karen Colligan
Adapting Your Leadership Style for Improved Results
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Leadership, Management, People, Professional and team leadership, Uncategorized, leadership, people, personality types, professional and team leadership, team diversity, 0As leaders, each of us has a certain leadership style. Much of it stems from who we are at...
Have you ever walked away from an interview, a meeting or a presentation and had that sinking feeling that...
Cranky Employees Rule!
Karen Colligan, People, Teams, Uncategorized, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, 0Yep…you read it correctly, Cranky Employees are Ruling our world. And…that is not a good thing. There have been...
Building Your Bench Strength – The 4 Key Steps
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Professional and team leadership, Succession planning, bench strength, leadership, planning, 0As the economy begins to rebound and more opportunities become available, many companies will be faced with the harsh...
Who is THE Boss? Is There a Question? Talk About an Extraordinary Leader!
Karen Colligan, Bruce springsteen, Leadership, New jersey, Professional and team leadership, bruce springsteen, leadership, life, music, 0There is not one question in my mind about who is “THE Boss.” I am fresh off my gazillionth...
Management vs. Leadership – What’s the Difference?
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Management, Professional and team leadership, leadership, professional and team leadership, strategy, 0You have people reporting to you. You’re accountable for your team’s results. You write performance reviews. Are you a...
5 Tips for Building a High-Performing Team
Karen Colligan, Diversity, Leadership, People, Performance, Professional and team leadership, Teams, new jersey, 0Building and leading effective teams is a key leadership competency. But how do you create that special magic that...
Valuing Diversity to Improve Team Performance
Karen Colligan, Diversity, Leadership, Performance, Professional and team leadership, Teams, diversity, leadership, personality types, professional and team leadership, team, team diversity, 0Someone once said, “If both of us think exactly alike, one of us is unnecessary.” We all know that...
Your Job Search Elevator Pitch
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job opportunity, job search, strategy, 0Picture this. You’re at a networking event (as part of your job search strategy) and someone says to you,...
Get Real About Your Career – Start by Taking Inventory
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job, job opportunity, job search, planning, skill set, values, 0The start of the New Year is typically when we “resolve” to make changes: eat less, exercise more, learn...
Dollars on My Mind
Karen Colligan, Bruce springsteen, Career, Jersey shore, New jersey, Performance Reviews with The Get Real Guide to your Career, Professional and team leadership, Career, employed, human resources, interview, jobs, leadership, life, planning, strategy, unemployed, 0Let’s continue our walk through The Get Real Guide to Your Career. We’ve been very busy in the last...