Employee engagement has been a hot topic for awhile now, with some pretty staggering statistics around engaged vs. disengaged...
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Focus on the Future: Develop the “Soft Skills”
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, 0There’s an old saying among recruiters and other hiring professionals – “Hire for attitude, train for aptitude.” Yet how...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Oh the Places…Navigating Life with the Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
Karen Colligan, Career, Job search, Learning, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, employee satisfaction, fear, life, opportunity, working on a dream, 4One of the topics I frequently speak about is how to define and achieve the career (and life!) you...
4 Tips for Communicating Effectively to Improve Your Results
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Learning, People, Uncategorized, communication, personality types, 0According to Harvard Business Review, 87% of business issues are due to the lack of interpersonal communication skills, and...
As this year draws to a close, many of us will breathe a collective sigh of relief and whisper...
There’s a Reason It’s Not Called a Workation. Time to Unplug!!
Karen Colligan, Career, Performance, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, life, values, 0Imagine this: sitting on the beach, feet in the sand, watching the ocean waves. There are surfers, and kids...