By Tiffany Waddell Tate (’07, MA ‘11), Associate Director for National Engagement in the Alumni Engagement Office at Wake Forest University Tiffany Waddell Tate is also a career coach & professional development consultant, passionate about helping others develop themselves while adding value to organizations and the world. Stay […]
By Allison McWilliams (’95), Ph.D., Assistant VP, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Management, whether of people or projects (or, more often, both) can be challenging in the best of circumstances. It requires setting and executing on strategic goals, motivating others […]
This article from nextavenue.org highlights why your retirement may be the right time for you to start that business you always dreamed about. This post is in collaboration with Camp Third Act, a new signature program to help you contemplate the “third act” of your […]
Making the leap to transition to a new industry or life chapter is filled with both excitement and challenge. In this Wake Forest Magazine story, Kerry King (’85) interviews Cameron Kent (’79) about how he’s pursued his creative passions after a career as a […]
By Ed Southern (’94) Ed Southern is in his tenth year as Executive Director of the North Carolina Writers’ Network, a statewide organization dedicated to connecting, educating, promoting, and leading writers in all genres, at all levels of skill and experience. This guest post is a […]
Most companies do performance reviews once a year to share feedback with employees. But really, who wants to wait months (or even a year!) for positive affirmation, or to be blindsided by constructive feedback? This article by Glenn Leibowitz outlines why we may want […]
By Lauren Beam (’07), Associate Director, Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Wake Forest University Recently the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) published their 2018 Job Outlook Report and Class of 2017 Student Survey Report. In their article, “Are College Graduates […]
By Austin Belcak (‘13) Austin is the founder of Cultivated Culture where he helps people use unconventional strategies to lands jobs they love along with salaries they deserve. Most recently, he’s helped people get hired at places like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, and Facebook. […]
By Jessica Long (’05), Assistant Director, Career and Professional Development, Wake Forest University At some point, we all find ourselves wondering if it’s time to leave our job. I’ve had conversations with several young alumni about this over the past few months. So, how do […]
Executive coach and author Joel Garfinkle shares the 5 Qualities of Emotionally Intelligent Leaders as well as tips for how you can start to incorporate these strategies into your style, in SmartBrief.
