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2007

Judith's Take ...
Lose the Losers and Keep the Keepers

Sometimes it’s hard to pinpoint the breaking point when you decide that enough is enough. Whether you’ve been overlooked for a promotion, put down by a coworker or manager or work in a toxic workplace, you’ve decided that you are out of there.

The excuse you give, and it is usually an excuse and not the real reason, is that you want to work closer to home, need more family time or have a better opportunity. Not that all of those are reasonable—they are rarely the core reason why you depart.   Read on ...

2006

Judith's Take; A Little Play Helps Your Work

Do you go out to play? When was the last time someone knocked on your door and asked you out to play? When you are on vacation, are you able to leave the office, the Blackberry, Palm, or the cell phone behind?

When was the last time you allowed yourself to restore or re-create yourself?

In the movie Mary Poppins, Michael’s banker Dad tells a joke to the elder owner of the bank when he’s called on the carpet for bringing the kids to the bank during the workday. Dad gets fired, then the elder ends up dying laughing when he recalls a joke that young Michael told his Dad who in turn told the bank board when he gets the boot. In the end, Dad is welcomed back, but not without a major lesson … a little fun now and then is good for the soul.

Laughing, as in laughing out of control, is taboo in most workplaces. ..


Judith's Take;  Fluffy Resume's are in the Midst

It’s not uncommon to get the career itch in the summer…is it time to move to where it’s not so hot (or cool)?  I’m sick of the mosquitoes, give me the desert or I can make more money on the West Coast. Or maybe you just can’t stand the new CEO. 

If you decide it’s time to see what’s out there and determine if the grass is really greener, make sure that what you put in print is squeaky clean.  It’s easy to fudge sometimes about what you created, contributed or earned.  Don’t.  The magnifying glasses are out when looking at management and leadership candidates. 


Judith's Take;  Changing Careers . . . Is it for You?

When it comes to working and careers, data says that you aren’t going to be doing what you are doing throughout your workplace lifetime.   

If I’m any example, I’ve been a retail clerk, nurses aide, secretary, stock broker, financial planner, hotel operator, developer, syndicator, author, trainer and speaker.  And, my time in the workplace is not coming to a close.   The retail clerk, nurses aide, secretary and hotel operator were all jobs--nothing I viewed as a career and areas that didn’t have a lot of vested time. 


2005

Staying Visible, Rules for the Workplace and Martha

Over the summer, I've had several print interviews--magazines that range from Cosmopolitan, InStyle, to Fitness. All on the same topics--women, power, sabotage, conflict and bullying.

The topic of Martha Stewart always surfaces. What do I think, what do other woman say/think, and was Martha targeted?


Taking Stock ... Being Visible the Rest of the Year

It's time to take stock . . . summer is around the corner; the year is almost half over. Here's a few ideas to stay connected (or start up) with friends, family, neighbors, workplace and business contacts.


Get Your Engines Started ...

It’s post time for the Holidays, you've been to a ton of gatherings and parties in the past month. Your Rolodex is a mess and you’ve got a stack of new business cards that you can’t remember who they belong to and where you got them from.

Who's in your network and is it time to spruce it up a tad? How do you go from a networking nobody to super schmoozer? You’ll get yourself to the "place" to be at, then what? What do you do to get your networking act together now?


2004

Through Changing ... Than You're Through
How’s your workplace life been — calm, serene, laid back, tranquil . . . or maybe, a tad hectic? If the latter, the change factor is most likely the creator. You and your career have a choice. Get on the change train, or get run over. You might say, “I’ll leave, get another job . . . or, start my own business.” Either way, you won’t avoid change.


Martha and the Female Factor
My, My, My . . . what a messthe jury is back and proclaimed that Martha Stewart lied.  She was convicted of obstructing an investigation relating to insider trading—a charge never levied at her.  She (and her legal team) made lots of mistakes.  Probably her first was even speaking to anyone from the government without fully understanding that she was a target coupled with the simple fact she started with the wrong attorney


A Toast to you . . .
This past year has been one of challenges for many of my friends, clients, family members and self.  Ranging from bad news about health, to fears about loved ones overseas, and to business challenges, many have ...


2003

Caring for the Caregiver
As this summer winds down, my thoughts continually turn to someone I miss dearly. Last summer, my beloved Heart Mom died.  Joyce wasn’t my birth Mother, she was ...


Can You Be Too Successful?
I write a monthly column for the Denver Business Journal.  In June, I focused on Martha Stewart and her recent indictment for obstructing justice ...


2002

Where we are . . .
There's no question that the workplace euphoria of a few years ago has been replaced with workplace scarcity-employees ask, "Will I be next . . .

 

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