If you’re looking to climb the ranks and reach the c-suite and you don’t have an MBA, you have likely asked yourself along the way, “Do I need an MBA to reach the C-suite?” Because I come across this question so often when working with corporate leaders, I decided to address this common concern. Let’s…
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Great leadership is essential for companies to grow and increase revenue. In addition, being a good leader typically yields career growth, strong relationships and advocates, and new opportunities that can result in a very successful career. Yet the question of HOW to be a great leader, and what leadership skills are needed, has eluded us…
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Today’s blog is from a guest blogger, Dave Murphy from The Alpine Group. The Alpine Group matches great people with great opportunities in the Biotech, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Technology industries. Take it away, Dave…. These days I find myself in the interesting position of helping both hiring managers and candidates prepare for the uncomfortable experience…
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Keeping a remote team motivated has its unique set of challenges, especially if the team had little or no advance warning before becoming remote. Although it may seem glamorous to be able to work anytime and anywhere, it’s very different from operating out of an office — where it’s much easier to stay focused while in…
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There’s a small voice inside of you that has a dream to do something other than what you’re doing now. Occasionally, you give yourself the time and space to imagine what it would be like to chase your dream. But for the most part, you ignore your dream because along with that dream comes fear.…
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Happy New Year! As we say good bye to a year that taught us the value of slowing down and stretched us in ways most of us hadn’t experienced before, it’s a good time to think about what you want to do in 2021, the year we put the pandemic behind us (knock on wood). …
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2020 has been quite a year. I bet you learned a few things about yourself. What’s the best way to pull all those learnings together? I’m glad you asked, I adapted this exercise from a booklet from YearCompass to help you with this. The benefits of reflecting on your year can be really powerful and include:…
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As a high performer, if you don’t get promoted when you think you should, the news can be shocking, disappointing, and it will likely peak your interest to explore outside options. If you receive a great performance review and it wasn’t accompanied by a promotion during a time when it could have been, the company…
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In March of 2020, with very little warning, our lives were changed virtually overnight. For many of us who worked in the corporate space, that meant our office space had been replaced with the need to carve out a work space at home. In parallel, we were navigating a newly remote team, boss, and customers. To compound the…
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To answer the question “does executive coaching work,” think about the last time you sat down with someone for an hour who just focused on you and your needs. They were genuinely curious about what you wanted and what might be getting in your way. They asked you questions that helped you learn more about yourself…
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