I’m Nicki Sanders, a master’s level social worker and nonprofit leader who specializes in career development, professional development, and organizational development. There’s also a bit of personal development thrown into the mix. I have many amazing things happening right now (I live in answered prayers) which has resulted in a bit more self-reflection and […]
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT 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. The three pillars in my Strategic Career Management framework are clarity, credibility, and congruency. Career Coaching
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What Can I Do With My Social Work Degree Series: Video 1 This is the first video in an August 2024 career development series inspired by my popular LinkedIn post that had 77 reactions, 92 comments, and 188 shares at the time the video was posted. Will my nearly 3 decades of professional experience
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What I’ve encountered recently is a lot more professionals in a state of sheer confusion, unable to decide how to move forward but “needing” to move forward. • Busy but not feeling productive. • Hard on yourself for not doing the things you “need” to do. • Wanting to prioritize impact in your work
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Even though I LOVED my work, my staff, and our program participants… Here are 3 times I knew it was beyond my time to leave a job that had become toxic for me: (1) I started showing up late to my own meeting that I scheduled and planned to lead (2) I woke up
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I’m Nicki, a Fractional Chief Program Officer & Leadership Consultant building healthy workplaces with strong teams and powerful programs and a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach dismantling the outdated, narrow view of social work. DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? • Want someone to bounce ideas off? • Want a nonjudgmental listening ear? • Want to
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Hey Social Workers! Welcome to May 2024! We’ve completed one-third of quarter 2. What’s on the horizon for you? Want to know what’s going on in my world? Yesterday I received a super surprising but full download on how to solve multiple problems for financially strapped, first-generation, and former system-involved college students. It started
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Every day in March for Social Work Month 2024, I shared one social work career empowerment tip. These are more than tips. What I shared was a part of my career coaching framework, my professional declarations, and lessons learned while developing a social work career that I love. I have spoken and lived by
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Currently, the world can seem like it’s upside down or that it is ushering in a much-needed shift. Look around and you can see fear and faith. Hatred and love. Optimism and despair. Biblical Principle: Seek and you shall find Matthew 7:7; King James Version 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek,
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Here’s my truth… I want to go out and meet new people, experience new things, spend quality time with loved ones, and make a positive impact in my community…while simultaneously staying home alone quietly reading a good book. Strange? Am I the only one? I’m closing out Black History Month 2024 with events I
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