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Career Tip Tuesday with Nicki Sanders on Facebook

By Nicki Sanders | May 4, 2021 | Comments Off on Career Tip Tuesday with Nicki Sanders on Facebook

Near the end of 2020, I decided that I would livestream on the Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting Facebook page weekly on Tuesdays. My schedule wasn’t very predictable, but I didn’t let that stop me. I decided that at some point in the 24-hour period of Tuesday I would post a video or go live about […]

LAST DAY to Register for Uplevel Your Position Email Course

By Nicki Sanders | May 3, 2021 | Comments Off on LAST DAY to Register for Uplevel Your Position Email Course

Strategic Career Management is the lifelong process of investing resources into your career to maintain or increase your value in the workplace, undertake work that is personally satisfying, strive for work/life balance, and achieve financial security. My Strategic Career Management framework encompasses three pillars – clarity, credibility, and congruency. What is your greatest career challenge […]

Musical Self-Care: Expect Miracles Playlist

By Nicki Sanders | May 2, 2021 | Comments Off on Musical Self-Care: Expect Miracles Playlist

Happy Self-Care Sunday! Manicures and massages are great ways to treat ourselves and seem to have become a standard part of our collective self-care plan. I am on the path of making self-care a lifestyle instead of thinking of it as a set of activities. Music is an essential part of my life and lifestyle. […]

What’s Happening in May 2021?

By Nicki Sanders | May 1, 2021 | Comments Off on What’s Happening in May 2021?

Happy Saturday!Happy First Day of May 2021. New Month, New Opportunities. May 1st is Mother Goose Day.May 2nd is Sibling Appreciation Day.May 8th is Mother’s Day.May 3-7, 2021 is Teacher Appreciation Week May 9-15 is National Women’s Health WeekMay 30th is Memorial Day. May is National Foster Care Month.May is National Mental Health Month.May is […]

Pack A Backpack Drive 2021: Get Involved…In New Ways

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 28, 2021 | Comments Off on Pack A Backpack Drive 2021: Get Involved…In New Ways

  May is National Foster Care Month. Coronavirus is still an active health threat. For the second year in a row, I will not be coordinating large groups of volunteers and collecting donations in the same way as years past, but there are still ways that we can support teen males in foster care. There […]

I Am Correcting A Huge Business Mistake

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 26, 2021 | Comments Off on I Am Correcting A Huge Business Mistake

In my article, “Are You Making These Same Mistakes?”, I revealed that the three biggest mistakes I made in my career were: Hiding in the background Accepting low wages Becoming emotionally attached to my job The mistake I made in my career that fed into my business was doing work and not asking for testimonials […]

The Dos And Don’ts Of Managing Up

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 23, 2021 | Comments Off on The Dos And Don’ts Of Managing Up

The Dos And Don’ts Of Managing Up By April Greene, Idealist As the phrase “managing up” has risen in popularity in recent years, it’s taken on a slew of definitions. Here’s a primer on the basics, along with some dos and don’ts. What is managing up?In a nutshell, most career experts agree that managing up […]

9 ways women can grow the confidence to take their seat at the table

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 21, 2021 | Comments Off on 9 ways women can grow the confidence to take their seat at the table

9 ways women can grow the confidence to take their seat at the tableBusiness Chicks’ resident leadership coach, Margie Warrell shares her tips I must tell you — I love being a woman. And I have long felt very fortunate to have been born in a time when women have so many opportunities and choices […]

Five Ways High Achievers Can Eliminate Overwhelm And Get Un-Stuck

By Nicki Sanders | Apr 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Five Ways High Achievers Can Eliminate Overwhelm And Get Un-Stuck

Five Ways High Achievers Can Eliminate Overwhelm And Get Un-Stuck By Janet Authorine James Mahon – Ellevate, Contributor at Forbes Women You are on your way to an abundant life, enthusiastically checking every box on your to-do list, and you unexpectedly become stuck. You try your usual tricks to free yourself, but this time nothing […]