Strategies for Career Success

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Pathways Career Success Strategies

 Strategies for Career Success - Mid-February 2009


in this issue

  • Top 5 Job-Keeping Strategies

  • Client Comments

  • Coaching Survey

  • Quote

  • Upcoming Workshop

 

Joan Runnheim Olson is the expert and visionary behind Strategies for Career Success, a no-cost bi-weekly e-newsletter for professionals, managers, and executives. Each issue delivers simple strategies you can use right away to create the career of your dreams. Go to http://www.pathwayscareer.com to learn more.

 

Editor's Note

Welcome to the Mid-February issue of Strategies for Career Success.  I hope you had a nice Valentine's Day! And just think....Spring is just around the corner.

 

Many folks are worried about losing their job. This issue includes top 5 tips for keeping your job. Also, check out our blog which includes other career-related tips.

 

If you live in the Twin Cities or Western Wisconsin area, check out  our "Take Charge of Your Career!" workshop which is being offered at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College in New Richmond, WI on February 26. To learn more, read below. 

 

Enjoy!

 

Joan Runnheim Olson  

Certified Career & Leadership Coach

 

   
Top 5 Job-Keeping Strategies

 

With people getting laid off left and right, here are some tips that may help you keep your job.

1. Get along with your boss.

More people get fired because of a personality conflict than because of their ability to do a good job.

2. Toot your own horn.

Keep your boss and your boss’s boss apprised of your accomplishments. 

3. Be visible.

Volunteer to serve on committees, special projects, and at company-sponsored charity events. 

4. Give 110%.

This is a given in today’s workplace. 

5. Keep on learning.

To keep pace with the rapid changes in today’s workplace, due in part to our global economy, keep learning. Attend classes, read trade journals, and  join an industry-related professional association. 

 

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Client Comments

I was referred to Joan and Pathways Career Success Strategies by a friend who had used Joan's services.  I am so glad I made the call to Joan.  Joan helped me focus on my strengths as well as my weaknesses to find the career that was a good fit for my skills and personality.  After a bad experience in my former job, Joan gave me the tools to help me get my self esteem back.  Even in this tight job market, I had four interviews scheduled and two job offers in a few short weeks.  I recommend you call Joan today, and get your new career on track."
        
                                                                             -  Dawn Marquart

Coaching Survey

The Harvard Business Review conducted a survey of 140 leading executive coaches and discovered the reasons companies engage coaches has changed. Ten years ago, most companies hired coaches in to help fix toxic behavior at the top. Today, most coaching is used to develop top performers.

 

                                        Source: Harvard Business Publishing School

 

Quote

"All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible."

                                                      - Orison Swett Marden, Author  

Upcoming Workshop


Take Charge of Your Career!
Plan today for your best tomorrow

The statistics are staggering!  Every week, another company downsizes, outsources, or off shores. We are all responsible for our own careers, but don't worry - taking responsibility for your own career management doesn't have to be a scary experience! This presentation is designed to inspire you to begin your journey toward successful career management. Get started on creating a career development plan to move you in the right direction.

 

Thursday, February 26, 2009

8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, New Richmond, WI

715.246.6561

$49

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Pathways Career Success Strategies

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Hudson, WI 54016

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