Instructions: Use the worksheet below to calculate the expected value of your current job versus alternatives. The expected value of a job is the sum of its present value, future value, plus or minus intangibles. Value Component Current Role Opportunity #1 Opportunity …
Best Books to Manage Your Career
I want everyone to reach their full potential. Whether you are about to graduate from high school or college, just got your first manager role, were recently promoted to the executive level, or planning to retire, there are resources that will help you succeed in your current situation and prepare …
Get Ready for Year-End Reviews
At many organizations, the end of the calendar year is an important performance management time that includes employee self-ratings, calibration meetings, performance reviews, and succession planning. The information gathered during this process is used to determine employee performance and …
Be a Great Sponsor
All Fortune 500 companies have mentoring programs. They understand the importance of helping mentees tap into the knowledge of those with more experience to learn faster and perform at a higher level. But to really move the needle on talent development we need better sponsorship. A sponsor is …
Who Is in Your Players’ Box?
I am an avid tennis player that enjoys watching professional tennis on television. On the surface, tennis is an extreme individual sport. Players stand alone on one side of a court, a net separating the competitors, and no contact until the end of the match. You sit in a chair alone between odd …
Create Your Success System
What do financial guru Dave Ramsey, hall of fame basketball coach John Wooden, and professor and leadership expert Bren`e Brown have in common? They all have a blueprint for success, or a success system. Ramsey created “The 7 Baby Steps” to becoming a millionaire and achieving financial freedom. …
Grow Your Career or Business by Expanding Your Spheres of Influence
What is your current career situation? Are you looking to get promoted to the next level? Maybe you like your job and want to insulate yourself from future layoffs or being labeled a “blocker” to younger talent. Are you an entrepreneur looking to grow your business? While these scenarios are …
Build Effective Leadership Teams
Over my career, I’ve observed, coached, and guided thousands of clients, from CEOs and presidents of Fortune 500 companies to entrepreneurs and small business owners. Getting promoted to the executive level, or the c-suite is difficult. In my experience I’ve identified three critical abilities to …
Activate Your Network!
There are four types of networking that help accelerate our career development. Do you know what they are? And if so, are you spending enough time on each? In previous blogs I identified the importance of exploring the possibilities and communicating our value as two of three keys to finding …
Want a Great Job? Communicate Your Value!
Want to find a great job? Be a great storyteller. The ability to communicate the value you offer an organization is a critical skill. Interviewing well, receiving plum job assignments, and getting promoted are a result of good preparation that allows you to distill a lifetime of experiences into …
How to Explore the Possibilities
In a previous blog I identified the importance of exploring the possibilities as one of three keys to finding the right job (communicating your value and activating your network are the other two). Readers have asked me to share more about what “exploring” means, and how to do it well. I will …
Dreaming of Great Talent Development
The Beatles had seventeen #1 songs and thirty-eight Top-40 songs on the UK charts, but “Yesterday” is the most covered song in The Beatles’ catalogue. Recorded in 1965 by Paul McCartney on an acoustic guitar, the song was simple, but beautiful. After hearing it the other band members – John, …