January 1, 2020 – the beginning of a new decade. It is also special because it begins and ends with the same two digits – like 1919, many of us may not see 2121. This year will definitely go down in the history books but necessarily for good reasons. The year 2020 has been fraught
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All the experts and gurus have told you that it’s time to pivot. The consensus is that somehow your grace period has ended. The truth is that it is very hard to pivot when you’re overwhelmed, exhausted, confused or angry. Although I am clear that this is not the time for me personally to be
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Following World War I, Tulsa, Oklahoma was recognized nationally for its affluent African American community known as the Greenwood District. This thriving business district and surrounding residential area was referred to as “Black Wall Street.” On May 31, 1921, Dick Rowland, a black man, was imprisoned for allegedly assaulting a white woman. A mob assembles
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Black Lives Matter all day, every day! I am a Black woman. Unapologetically Black. I rarely describe myself as African American or a woman or color and never as a brown woman (actually I’m confused by the Black women who call themselves Brown, but that is neither here nor there). I’ve learned how to be
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Despite the civil unrest in the country, or possibly because of it, professionals still need to design, build, and nurture their careers. How are you doing? The more things change, the more they stay the same. We are not in unchartered territory. The events over the last 7 days in 2020 are eerily familiar. Without
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Welcome to June 2020! It’s a new month and I am sitting in expectation of good things happening. I am also putting in work to help usher the good things into my world – that includes the reveal of my new logo. Why Reveal This Today? Despite the enthusiasm that generally arrives as the calendar
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Do you see yourself in your current position in 5 years? What factors did you consider in making this determination? One of the reasons that my clients contact me is because they are unsure whether they want to stay in their current position or begin a job search. Some know that they have outgrown their
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Self-Career Development: Three Strategies To Accelerate Your Career By Jason Wingard, Forbes Senior Contributor For the first time in 24 years, Bill Gates is no longer the wealthiest living American. Jeff Bezos, the centibillionaire founder of Amazon, has ascended to that enviable position of power. Bezos’ path was supported by a myriad of advisers. He
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Titles are official representations of control, duties and responsibilities. Titles give positional authority. Leadership, on the other hand, is representative of power and influence. Leadership is about what you say, what you do, how you engage, and how you support others. Leaders can be found making things happen at every level in a company from
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Set aside time for a bit of reflection: What have you been told you “should” do in your career? What vocational limitations have been placed on you by others? What limited career advancement thinking have you adopted? The strategies that I implemented to advance my career may not work for you. What worked for your
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