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Leadership insights, practical strategies, and fresh thinking on the future of work for leaders who want to stay ahead.

Why We Need a New Definition of Career career May 26, 2021

What comes to mind when you hear the word "career?" What comes to mind about your own career?

The traditional definition of a career is “an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’...

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Changing Careers After 45, What You Need Know career May 20, 2021

I've made a few significant pivots in my career out of both necessity and choice. However, when I reached 50, I decided to make a more radical career change because I wanted to do work that I enjo

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Do What You Love...How to Discover Your Life's Work career Apr 23, 2021

When we send our kids off to college at 17 and 18-years old, we're in effect asking them to determine the course of their lives in a year or two. We're asking them to figure out what they want to be w...

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Affirmation: I'm Stepping Into My Promotion affirmation Apr 16, 2021

I'm stepping into my promotion.

For me to get a promotion, I must first promote myself. I must first feel worthy of a promotion. I must set my intention, frame my mindset, and position myself for my ...

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How Gender Inequality Has Worsened For Women Due to Covid-19 career advice guest post Apr 15, 2021

This is a guest post written exclusive for Carol Parker Walsh, LLC by Alicia Grant

The global health crisis has devastated the country, leading to a widespread economic crisis and causing hundred...

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Reframe Your Mindset and Reap the Benefits of Effective Networking career advice leadership mindset Apr 14, 2021

One of my favorite songs in the musical Hamilton is Guns and Ships. While the song starts by talking about Lafayette, it soon changes to being a song about Lafayette telling George Washington that he ...

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7 Ways to Position Yourself for a Promotion leadership Apr 11, 2021

If you're thinking this is the year you're going to land that promotion, now is the time to start positioning yourself for success. Stepping into a leadership role is as much about talent as it is a...

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3 Ways to Make the Best of a Job You Hate career Apr 09, 2021

Are you one of the 85% of people in the world who dreads Monday morning?? Everyone, at one time or another, has been unhappy in their job. In fact, if you've gone through your life without hating at l...

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