by positadmin | May 19, 2020 | Career change
Originally Published by Fast Company Written by Susan Peppercorn Making a career change in the midst of a global pandemic might seem wild at first. After all, the unemployment rate is currently at 14.7 percent—the highest since the Great Depression. But many people...
by positadmin | Jun 14, 2019 | Career Coaching, Retirement
Susan Peppercorn, founder and principal of Positive Workplace Partners, a career coaching consultancy whose clients are in their 50s and 60s, was recently featured in the Careers Now Section of TribuneContentAgency.com in an article titled How Do You Know When it is...
by positadmin | Apr 16, 2019 | Career Planning, Interviewing Skills
Susan Peppercorn, executive transition coach, principal with Positive Workplace Partners, and author of Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work: Evidence-Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career, was recently featured on IvyExec.com in an article titled, 7 Questions to Ask...
by positadmin | Dec 14, 2018 | Harvard Business Review
Originally Published By Harvard Business Review A client (who I’ll call “Alex”) asked me to help him prepare to interview for a CEO role with a start-up. It was the first time he had interviewed for the C-level, and when we met, he was visibly agitated. I asked what...
by positadmin | Nov 27, 2018 | Career change, Career Transition
You get up on Monday morning with that sinking feeling that another week is in front of you and you have to get back to the grind.“There has to be something better,” you think. It’s not necessarily about wanting more money or a bigger title but rather, a general sense...
by positadmin | Aug 8, 2018 | Harvard Business Review, Onboarding
Originally Published By Harvard Business Review When Liz was offered a job as a product manager at a growing biotech firm, she was ecstatic. She had spent considerable time on her job search, found a company and a position that felt like a perfect fit, nailed her...
by positadmin | Aug 1, 2018 | Career Coaching
Originally Published By FastCompany.com Being laid off is one of the most difficult experiences that you can face in your career. As an executive coach, I’ve seen firsthand the shock, grief, and anxiety that generally accompanies this type of job loss. Layoffs can...
by positadmin | Jul 9, 2018 | Harvard Business Review, Inner critic
Originally Published By Harvard Business Review Being laid off is one of the most difficult experiences that you can face in your career. As an executive coach, I’ve seen firsthand the shock, grief, and anxiety that generally accompanies this type of job loss. Layoffs...
by positadmin | Jul 3, 2018 | News, Press
Susan Peppercorn, executive transition coach, principal with Positive Workplace Partners, and author of Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work: Evidence-Based Strategies to Thrive in Your Career, was recently featured on HigherEdJobs.com in an article titled, How to Quell...
by positadmin | Jun 18, 2018 | News, Press
A recent NY Times column by Rob Walker — The Workologist — titled, How to Separate Harmless Work Chatter From Gossip, asked readers to offer their personal rules for avoiding trouble at the water cooler and how not to get caught up in inappropriate talk...