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Author Archive for: Karen Colligan
Year of Possibilities: Let’s Check In
Karen Colligan, Goal setting, Life, Personal development, Possibilities, working on a dream, 0Earlier this year I declared 2017 the “Year of Possibilities” and I challenged you, dear readers, to keep your...
Take a Hike, Take a Cruise, Take a Vacation!
Karen Colligan, Health, Jersey shore, Life, wellness, Work-life balance, health, life, 0The average American worker earns 22.6 days in vacation. Yet in 2016, they only used an average of 16.8...
Giving New Leaders a Strong Start
Karen Colligan, Leadership, leadership development, learning and development, New leaders, bench strength, leadership, leadership development, 0Imagine yourself in the shoes of someone who has just been promoted to their first leadership role. This may...
Sink or Swim is Not Effective Leadership Development
Karen Colligan, Leadership, learning and development, New leaders, employee engagement, frontline leaders, leadership, 0Organizations spend a fair amount of their corporate training dollars on leadership development. And the biggest chunk goes toward...
Leading to a Great Company Culture
Karen Colligan, company culture, Engagement, Leadership, communication, leadership, values, 0We hear a lot about the importance of company culture and its role in attracting, engaging and retaining employees....
Don’t Give Up, Give Back!
Karen Colligan, Gratitude, Health, Life, wellness, giving back, life, people, 0It seems that everywhere I go these days, people tell me that they’re not feeling like their “best selves.”...
Women Supporting Women – Getting Real About Your Career
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Development, Learning, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Women, Career, personal development plan, 0One of the most satisfying aspects of the work I do is helping other women create a strategy to...
Women Entrepreneurs – We Rock!
Karen Colligan, Development, Entrepreneurship, Women, Women entrepreneurs, opportunity, working on a dream, 0Last week I attended the SheEO Activation Summit, in Denver. SheEO World is a nonprofit organization that brings together...
Start the Conversation and Unleash the Possibilities
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, Relationships, communication, diversity, people, 0George Bernard Shaw once said, “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion it has taken place.” Most...
Possibilities Abound as Baby Boomers Retire
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Possibilities, Professional development, bench strength, Career, opportunity, 0A few years back, when the first baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) began to reach retirement age,...
From Possibility to Reality – Creating Effective Goals
Karen Colligan, Learning, Planning, Professional development, opportunity, personal development plan, working on a dream, 0We’re nearing the end of the first month of what I’m calling The Year of Possibilities. I hope you...