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Join Our Purse Packing Party on 12/7/19

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 4, 2019 | Comments Off on Join Our Purse Packing Party on 12/7/19

The day is near! 13th Annual Pack A Purse Drive™ November 1, 2019 – December 3, 2019 We collected purses (totes and other handbags) filled with personal hygiene items for teen girls in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. The personal hygiene items we requested aretoothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant, lotion, soap, and individually wrapped […]

Get Promoted With A Career Portfolio

By Nicki Sanders | Dec 2, 2019 | Comments Off on Get Promoted With A Career Portfolio

A professional portfolio is an organized collection of important documents that record and highlight your talents, skills, and education, and chronicles your professional path. In addition to your resume, cover letter, and reference letters, a professional portfolio should also contain examples of projects, reports, articles, certificates, awards, publications, and other items that are integral to […]

GET PROMOTED Black Friday Offer Ends Tonight!

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 29, 2019 | Comments Off on GET PROMOTED Black Friday Offer Ends Tonight!

If You Are Black Friday Shopping For Yourself: The countdown is on! TIME IS RUNNING OUT! Give yourself the gift of career advancement! I created GET PROMOTED Group Coaching Program specifically for women in mid-level management because I spent 12 years in your shoes. During our 6-week program, we will combine professional portfolios and the support of […]

Wishing You A Very Happy Thanksgiving

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 27, 2019 | Comments Off on Wishing You A Very Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving! I am grateful that you have joined my community. Wishing you and your family more joy and blessings! Since 2007, JaMai Sanders has organized the Annual Pack A Purse Drive™. Due to generous donors and amazing volunteers, we have collected and delivered 7,101 purses (plus hundreds of wallets and cosmetic bags) to 64 […]

5 Signs You’re Ready to Get Promoted NOW!

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 25, 2019 | Comments Off on 5 Signs You’re Ready to Get Promoted NOW!

Life is about growth and transition. In fact, the only thing that is constant about life is change! Your career is no different. As we grow and develop as individuals, our career interests and goals naturally change or expand. Is now your time to GET PROMOTED? 5 Signs You’re Ready to Get Promoted Now You […]

Developing My Career Priorities, Plans and Processes

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 22, 2019 | Comments Off on Developing My Career Priorities, Plans and Processes

Do you have a reminder set for Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at 1:00pm? Don’t miss this last installment in “3 Questions Mid-Level Managers Need To Look In The Mirror And Ask…But Only If They’re Ready To GET PROMOTED”.  I’m looking forward to seeing you on Facebook. I’ve covered questions #1 and #2 in my Facebook Live series on my Nicki Sanders Leadership […]

What Is My Why?

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 20, 2019 | Comments Off on What Is My Why?

Cupcakes and Conversations with Nicki Sanders is a monthly virtual session for professional women held on the second Wednesday at 1:00pm focused on leadership, career advancement and sisterhood. During the month of November, I decided to create a Facebook Live series on the Nicki Sanders Leadership Consulting Facebook page. The series is titled, “3 Questions Mid-Level Managers […]

What Do I Want In A Career?

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 18, 2019 | Comments Off on What Do I Want In A Career?

Your boss thinks you’re too lenient. Your staff thinks you’re too strict. Your friends think you have the perfect job. Your family thinks work can’t really be that bad. What do you think? You feel misunderstood. You’re taking on additional responsibilities but not being intellectually stimulated. One of your employees is dealing with a difficult […]

‘Sesame Street’ turns 50

By Nicki Sanders | Nov 15, 2019 | Comments Off on ‘Sesame Street’ turns 50

‘Sesame Street’ turns 50 today by Associated Press Sunday, November 10, 2019 NEW YORK (AP) — Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets. Blink and you might miss it, but Burnett followed a cartoon about a witch called […]