Denise Corey Coaching Blog: An occasional blog on a wide range of topics including leadership, managing difficult work situations, and gaining new business skills.
I just finished a lovely slip of a book written by Boyd Varty, The Lion Tracker's Guide to Life.
Boyd's family owns and runs a no-kill safari operation in Londolozi, South Africa. Boyd's father and uncle restored an overgrazed ranch their father had purchased on a whim to a lush landscape filled with native plants and African animals.
Read MoreA former client (let's call him Bob) returned yesterday. Bob insisted that his job was fine except:
He was underpaid
He was serving as a VP but didn't have the title
His boss was always looking for 110%
YOU MUST MAKE A JOB CHANGE. NOW!
Many of my clients reluctantly come to the decision that they must find a new job. After working for 10 or 15 years, they have skills, experience, reasonable pay... but no more tolerance for:
Bad leadership
Uninspiring work
Career limitations
Staying with a sinking ship
The realization that a job hunt is on their horizon, does not excite my clients. The task of finding a new, better job is really hard. These experienced professionals know that the search will tax their resilience, confidence, and stamina. The reward is a bespoke position--a job that's exciting, energizing, engaging and created with you in mind.
Finding a company that needs an experienced professional's unique set of talents and experience takes more than clicking through Monster.com or Indeed. My clients are not round pegs looking for round holes.
Read MoreI recently reconnected with Kelly Eppley, one of my clients, to learn what our coaching meant to her.
We started to work together when Kelly's beloved boss left her organization, the last in a series of events that had Kelly questioning her tenure and direction in her organization. Kelly loved her co-workers and her boss, so she had stayed beyond her "expiration date" even though she had grown restless.
Read MoreReaching out to cold, or even cool associates to ask for help during a job hunt is intimidating and can even feel a little presumptuous. But, if you spent time now nurturing your network, it’s much easier to reach out if a job hunt is in your future.
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