Personal and professional growth starts with self-reflection. Good leaders take the time to understand their strengths and weaknesses, reflect...
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Employee Development: Building a CULTURE of Learning!
Karen Colligan, Career, company culture, Development, Engagement, Hiring, Interviewing, Kindness, Leadership, learning and development, Personal development, Personalities, Planning, Possibilities, Professional and team leadership, Professional development, Soft skills, Succession planning, Teams, Thoughts, Career, communication, health, leadership, leadership development, life, opportunity, people, personal development plan, team diversity, 0Employee development is a strategic process of helping people to enhance their skills, knowledge, abilities, and performance in places...
Looking for a New Opportunity? Start Here!
leedsley, Career, Career planning, Job search, Leadership, career inventory, opportunity, 0Before you start a job search take inventory to get clear about who you are and what you want.
Soft Skills Win in the Race for Job Success!
Karen Colligan, Career, learning and development, Professional development, Career, skill set, 0Think about this: 85% of job success is due to having well-developed soft skills, and only 15% is due...
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...
Putting Your Job Search Plan Into Action
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, job search, 0In my last blog, I gave you some tips to get started on your job search – commit to...
5 Tips to Jump Start Your Job Search
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Job search, Career, job opportunity, job search, 0If you’ve been putting off looking for a new opportunity because of summer play and the kids being out...
Preparing for an Interview? Avoid These “No-No’s”
Karen Colligan, Career, Interviewing, Job search, Career, interview, job search, 0You would think that a person would strive to be sensible when they are in job interview mode. Sorry...
Dare to Dream – About YOUR Possibilities!
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, life, opportunity, working on a dream, 0When was the last time you allowed yourself to just sit still, let your mind run wild, and dream...
Stress at Work – 5 Tips for Managing It
Karen Colligan, Career, Life, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, life, personality types, 0A recent survey by Towers Watson showed that stress is the number one workforce risk factor. Not at all...
Color Your Year Fulfilling: 3 Key Career Questions for 2014
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Learning, Career, opportunity, planning, working on a dream, 0The beginning of the year is a good time for self-reflection. In my last blog, I talked about reflecting...
Professional Development – Are You Preparing for What’s Next?
Karen Colligan, Career, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, resume, skill set, 0You’re in a job you like, you can do it almost on autopilot, and your performance reviews are stellar....