by Susan Peppercorn | Feb 17, 2014 | Career Transition, Change Management
Would you buy a house without looking at it or a car without driving it? Then why would you consider making a career change without testing it first? This is a question I often ask my coaching clients when they tell me they plan to change jobs or careers without...
by Susan Peppercorn | Jan 21, 2014 | Career Transition
As a coach working with individuals in career transition or thinking about making one, clients often say to me “I want to reinvent myself and do something totally new.” When I ask why, the answer I hear the most is that they feel that their work isn’t valued. On the...
by Susan Peppercorn | Jan 13, 2014 | Change Management
This year, instead of making resolutions, I’d like you to give yourself a gift – stop multitasking. In our crazy, busy world, we assume that we must do multiple tasks simultaneously, and do them well. The fact is, our brain takes in information sequentially and can...
by Susan Peppercorn | Dec 30, 2013 | Career Planning
In her book Forget a Mentor, Find a Sponsor: The New Way to Fast-Track Your Career, Sylvia Ann Hewlett retells the story of how Walt Disney inspired his team that planned Disneyworld. Build the castle first As Hewlett explains, “Disney understood that everyone...
by Susan Peppercorn | Dec 12, 2013 | Emotional Response
It happens at the same time every year. Shortly after Thanksgiving my attention turns to buying gifts for people to whom I want to show my appreciation. No sooner do I begin to look around – online or in a store then I start to feel overwhelmed. Just today, I was in a...