You’re in a job you like, you can do it almost on autopilot, and your performance reviews are stellar....
Professional/Career Development – Key to Keeping Your Employees Engaged
Karen Colligan, Career, Engagement, Leadership, People, Professional development, Career, leadership, people, 0Now would be a brilliant time for organizations to be thinking about how to engage their employees, and keep...
Want to Succeed as a Leader? Cultivate your Emotional Intelligence!
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, People, Professional and team leadership, Uncategorized, communication, Emotional Intelligence, leadership, people, 1We’ve all experienced them. Those bosses who are incredibly good at the business or technical side of their role...
Turning Team Conflict into Productive Discussions
Karen Colligan, Communication, conflict resolution, Leadership, People, Professional and team leadership, Teams, communication, diversity, leadership, team diversity, 0Conflict on teams is inevitable. And when managed effectively, it can actually be a good thing. New ideas are...
Leading in the Age of Peanut Butter
Karen Colligan, Engagement, Leadership, Management, People, Teams, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, team, 0Talk to just about anyone in Corporate America today and they’ll tell you that their team is spread pretty...
Creating the Most Important Brand: Brand YOU
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Uncategorized, Career, elevator pitch, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job search, resume, working on a dream, 0In my last blog I talked about STEP 1 in your search for a new opportunity: Taking Inventory. Now...
Ready for a Job or Career Change? Start by Taking Inventory!
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, job search, jobs, opportunity, skill set, values, 0Statistics show that a lot more of us are beginning to think about moving on – to a new...
So You Think Your Employees Have Nowhere to Go? Think Again!
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, Management, People, employee satisfaction, leadership, people, 0If you’re one of those employers who has been regaling your employees with the refrain: “Just Feel Lucky You...
Individual Styles and High Performing Teams
Karen Colligan, Diversity, People, Performance, Professional and team leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, diversity, people, personality types, professional and team leadership, team, team diversity, 0We all tend to gravitate toward people who are like us. This is true in our friendships, our relationships...
Virtual Team Communication – Pick Up the Phone!
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, People, Professional and team leadership, Teams, Uncategorized, communication, diversity, team, team diversity, virtual teams, 0Most of us have worked on a virtual team at some point in our careers. And we know that...
How to Recognize and Adapt to Your Interviewer’s Style
Karen Colligan, Career, Communication, Interviewing, Job search, Career, communication, elevator pitch, interview, job search, personality types, 0In my last blog – Want to Ace That Interview? Make Time to Prepare! – I gave you some...
Want to Ace that Interview? Make Time to Prepare!
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Interviewing, Job search, Career, elevator pitch, interview, job search, opportunity, 0You’ve done a lot of work to make your resume focused and compelling. You’ve networked. You’ve found what you...