There’s no question that work has changed. With hybrid and fully-remote jobs, side gigs and portfolio careers, return to office mandates and threats of layoffs, the landscape for building a successful career path looks nothing like it did just a few years ago. The good […]
Managers, it’s easy to put all your focus on the importance of your people being lifelong learners. And they should be. But you, too, need to make continuous learning one of your core competencies. And that includes learning about your people. What really matters to […]
Like many people over the past few years, you may be considering a change in role, organization, industry, or other situation right now. And while options aren’t as plentiful as they once were, and there is no one right time to make a change, the […]
Have you ever wondered how people get to leadership roles, especially those who don’t look like anyone who has come before them? In this conversation on the Read with Jenna podcast with host Jenna Bush Hager, Ruth Simmons, former president of Prairie View A&M […]
When was the last time you gave someone critical feedback? Do you think you gave it fairly and equitably? Chances are, if you were giving feedback to a woman, you may have “softened” your message. In this piece in the Harvard Business Review, authors […]
Written by Cassaundra Young (’07), MPH, CPHQ, VP, Care Model Advancement, Equality Health As recently as a generation ago, people stayed in one place for most of their career. And while that serves some, in my experience, I have found great value in navigating […]
In this post for the Wharton @ Work newsletter, Joanne Lipman, author of the book Next! The Power of Reinvention in Life and Work (Mariner Books, 2023), describes four unique yet predictable stages of any career pivot: searching for new information, struggling to move […]
We all have times when we wonder, “Am I at the right company? Am I in the right job? And is this all there is?” These questions are especially agonizing for mid-career professionals who may be searching for fulfillment while juggling demands at home and […]
It’s a common scenario: You’re ready to move up into a managerial role, but you’ve been told that you’re not qualified because you lack management experience. But how do you gain that experience until you get to manage? Moving from individual contributor to people manager […]
You know you need a mentor. But do you know why? Or what qualities to look for? Or how to make the ask? In this piece for BetterUp, Elizabeth Perry covers all of this and more, so that you can find the right mentor […]
