This Week’s Tip Is….. Beware of job myopia. Do you know the bigger picture? Becoming a Leader or a senior executive usually requires having a holistic and bigger picture view of the business and the industry that you are working in. When meeting with someone in your firm or a client, remember to ask broader […]
This Week’s Tip Is…. Addressing your skill blindspots. Many people who I coach talk to me about gaps in their professional development ( either their firm doesn’t provide it or there is something specific that they want to develop that isn’t necessarily easy to learn in a course). Make a list of the tasks or […]
This Week’s Tip Is….. All jobs have tasks that we prefer over other tasks. Be honest with yourself, how strategically important are the tasks that you are avoiding? If they rank highly either for your current role or as a development skill, then consider setting time aside formally in your calendar to undertake them on […]
This Week’s Tip Is… Do you have so many meetings in your calendar that you don’t have the time to do the actual work? In a world of constant contact of live and virtual meetings and a flurry of emails to answer, it is hard to find time to do uninterrupted work sometimes. Schedule time […]
Most of us have already been, or will at some point in our careers be, subject to at least one personality test. According to Bersin by Deloitte, the use of personality tests at work is on the rise. Tests are now used on 60%-70% of prospective workers in the US, compared to 30%-40% in 2009. […]
How much of your time should be spent managing others? The answer to this question depends on how you are rewarded at your firm and in your role. Look back at your job description and see if what you are doing lines up with what you are supposed to be doing! If you are tasked […]
How can it be 2015, and yet brilliant and talented women are still stuck in the pipeline? The “glass ceiling,” coined way back in 1979, is still impenetrable for many women. To a senior businessman like me, this is misguided and unacceptable. So I recently published a book to do something about it. Make Way […]
This Weeks Tip is…. What are you recognized and rewarded for? Are you experiencing task creep? Have a look ( or make a list) of what you do every day for a period of a week to see what is officially within your remit and what creeps in there. It might be illuminating to see […]
This Week’s Tip Is… Expert, Manager or Worker Bee? Which category do you fall into? Where do you want to be? Are you doing what you need to do to get there and stay there? If you want to be the expert, are you the master/mistress of your domain? Think about ways to specialize your […]
This Week’s Tip Is… What is the job that you want next? Are you working on building the skills for this next job as well as the job after that? Make sure your skills development plan is lining up for your next promotions. Have a think about how to close any experience gaps that you […]