Category: On-the-job Success

The Single Best Presentation Tip: Tell a Great Story

by • Building a Business, Getting Interviews, Interviewing, On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness, Presentations •

Whether your goal is to sell, inform, or land a job offer, telling engaging, relevant stories can turn even a so-so presentation into a great one. Illustrating your points with the right stories will have a far stronger impact than many other things you can do, including slide design, body language, eye contact, and so forth. More

Improve Productivity with Effective Contact Management

by • Building a Business, Career Centers, Job-Search Strategy, On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness •

Note: This post originally appeared on the MENG website
Having an effective contact management system can save you a lot of time and missed opportunities, whether you are in business for yourself, in a job search, or on the job.  It’s just too easy to let your inbox grow to unmanageable proportions, miss an important follow-up, waste time with things like “filing” or looking for that one email, or lose touch with potential clients.  The key to solving all these problems and more, for me and for my clients, is to have a desktop-based or cloud-based system where all communication elements for a contact are associated with the contact, together in one place.  These elements include: More

Performance Reviews, Part 1: What Managers Should Know

by • On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness •

This post first appeared on the Five O’Clock Club’s website
Performance reviews are widely used in organizations, yet are implemented inconsistently and are often controversial: Do they work? What’s the best way to implement them? Don’t unfair grudges or favoritism, or other forms of bias, fatally compromise them? I’ll begin to share with you a few thoughts on each of these questions in this first of a two part blog post. More

Six Keys to Success On-the Job Part 1 (Keys 1-3)

by • On-the-job Success •

I’ve created a podcast from the mini-talk that I gave on January 17th as part of my weekly Monday seminar series, “Ask A Career Coach“.  You can access the podcast HERE.  FYI, the Six Keys are:  1) The New Goal is Marketability, 2) Manage Up, Down and Across, 3) Develop a vision for your Career, then a Plan, 4) Build and Maintain a Network, 5) Know when it’s Time to Move-on, and 6) Demonstrate Leadership.

Leadership vs Management: A Client’s Story (Part 2)

by • On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness •

fernglasIn Part 1, I shared with you how a seasoned executive was able to succeed early in her new position by demonstrating leadership.  Sometimes more junior employees, or those without staff to manage, don’t realize how much real leadership they can demonstrate in their jobs as well.  More

Performance Reviews, Part 2: What Managers Should Know

by • On-the-job Success, Org. Effectiveness •

This post first appeared on the Five  O’Clock Club’s website
In Part 1, I summarized how performance reviews can help individuals and the organization as a whole. In this blog entry, I’ll share with you some of the key details that can help you to conduct the actual review and get the most out of the process. More

Thoughts on Salary Negotiation

by • Interviewing, On-the-job Success •

The Five O’Clock Club has a four-step approach to salary negotiation that I have used to help clients (and myself!) negotiate thousands more in compensation. Thought I would mention a few highlights from this approach. More

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