How to Set Goals at Work That Lead to Higher Performance
One of the best ways to achieve any goal that you might set is to utilize your strengths. The same is true in the workplace. In this article from Gallup, get tactical strategies for writing and implementing strength-based performance goals. Whether you are a manager or an employee, figuring out how to maximize what you […]
Categories: do the work, goal-setting, human resources, power skills, skill-building, work strategies, young professional
Great Managers Matter More Than Ever
Research has demonstrated that effective management is critical to people’s job satisfaction and overall health and well-being. And, overwhelmingly people report that that most stressful aspect of their job is their manager. Is it any wonder that people are looking to leave their jobs (if they have not already)? Effective management isn’t hard. But it […]
Categories: feedback, goal-setting, management
Getting Started at Work
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University For anyone getting started at a new job, whether you are twenty years into your career, or fresh out of college, those first few weeks and months are a critical time of learning. This is when you see […]
Categories: do the work, first job, goal-setting, work strategies, year one, young professional
Managers: Do Onboarding the Right Way
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University If you are in the people management business, chances are you might be onboarding some new graduates right now. With the best of intentions, we all have had the experience of bringing on new people and forgetting to […]
Categories: first job, goal-setting, management, year one, young professional
Get a Grip: Decision-Making for Decision-Making Procrastinators
Do you often find yourself stuck when it comes to making decisions? If you identify as a decision-making procrastinator, then this latest webinar from our LEARN with @LifeAfterWake platform is for you! Wake Forest alumna and OPCD Fellow, Katherine Laws (’20), shares tips and strategies for taking steps towards making a decision, whether big or […]
Categories: change management, decision-making, goal-setting, own what's next, positive life habits, skill-building, young professional
The World is Not Your Oyster
Our AVP for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Allison McWilliams, drops some truth bombs in her recent article in Psychology Today. Have you ever been told that your options in your life and career are unlimited? If so, how did that make you feel? For many of us, the idea of unlimited options […]
Categories: build a life, career exploration, career planning, decision-making, goal-setting, own what's next, positive life habits, stress management, values, work strategies, work-life balance, young professional
Think About 2021 Goal-Setting Differently
If we learned anything in 2020, it’s to expect life to veer off in a different direction at any moment. As you contemplate career and life goals for 2021, this article by Joan Michelson in Forbes offers up practical tips and prompts for crafting your goals moving forward.
Categories: build a life, do the work, goal-setting, own what's next, positive life habits, practice reflection, reflection, self-exploration, work strategies, work-life balance, young professional
The Core Four Skills to Build a Life of Intention
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University In January 2021 we celebrate National Mentoring Month, as we do each year, to recognize and honor those fabulous mentors and mentees across our community who show up for and with one another and commit to developing relationships […]
Categories: create community, EQ, feedback, goal-setting, mentorship, practice reflection, relationship-building, skill-building
The Best of Intentions
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University We all struggle with goal-setting (don’t worry, it’s not just you!). Why is that? It’s hard to plan forward. Often we don’t have all of the information that we need, or can’t identify next steps. It can be […]
Categories: decision-making, do the work, goal-setting, own what's next, practice reflection
Why Making Plans Helps Manage Pandemic Stress
In this piece by Kate Morgan from the BBC, the act of planning is examined as a coping mechanism for our mental health and wellbeing, especially during this current time of stress. By scheduling future events, our brains must acknowledge that there actually will be a future. Additionally, as Wake Forest professor E.J. Masicampo notes, making […]
Categories: decision-making, do the work, goal-setting, own what's next, stress management, work strategies
