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Another Reason Why “Speaking Mastery” Rocked

Feb 27

Carolann Jacobs on February 27th, 2009

What I’ve noticed about attending excellent seminars is that they tend to attract excellent people. The Speaking Mastery Conference attracted exceptional people, and I am grateful for having had the opportunity to connect with them. One of the things that we did at the conference was to each give a 30 minute talk. I was [...]

One Reason Why “Speaking Mastery” Rocked

Feb 26

Carolann Jacobs on February 26th, 2009

Many of you know that I just got back from Business Growth Solutions’ Speaking Mastery Conference in Kansas City because I was pinging about it periodically through the weekend. There was so much great information and energy, I though my cranium couldn’t hold it. For those solopreneurs and small business owners who use public speaking [...]

What’s Your Saddest-But-Can-Now-Laugh-At Red-Flag Story?

Feb 25

Carolann Jacobs on February 25th, 2009

Miriam Salpeter, my partner for “Land Your Dream Job” and I were talking about some of the “horror” stories from her recruiter friends about major faux pas that candidates have done in interviews (such as calling their previous boss an insane a$$hole). She recently wrote a post on her blog about Red Flags and [...]

Inspirational Workplace Q&A – We’re Having a RIF. What Can We Do To Help Our Laid Off Employees Make the Transition

Feb 24

Carolann Jacobs on February 24th, 2009

Q: I am so overwhelmed. I work in Human Resources for a mid-size business, and we’re having to reduce our staff. I’ve worked side-by-side for several years with many of these people, and it breaks my heart that we’re having to do this. How can I make this easier for them. A: First, I want [...]

Top 3 Tips for Choosing a Great Coach

Feb 23

Carolann Jacobs on February 23rd, 2009

Imagine…. I am standing high on my soapbox. Last week, I got an invite to a teleseminar “How To Get Started As A Coach (Even Part-Time), Be Well-Paid To Share What You Know And Help Lots of People” I should have known from the “part-time” that I wouldn’t like what was going to be said. [...]

The Top 5 Mistakes New Leaders Make and How to Avoid Them

Feb 20

Carolann Jacobs on February 20th, 2009

Early in my corporate career, I read something in a management book about the first thing a new manager should do is fire someone. I decided that sounded cruel and capricious, which wasn’t who I wanted to be. As it turned out, nearly every time I took a new management position, someone left within the [...]

Nutritious Food For the Brain

Feb 19

Carolann Jacobs on February 19th, 2009

Happy Thursday! Next to being a co-author in a client’s amazing success story, the best thing about being a coach is the [self-imposed] requirement of being a lifelong learner. Being innately curious and a lover of ideas and language seem to be common amongst the coaching creed. I am so glad to share with you [...]

Why can’t job interviews be honest dialog?

Feb 18

Carolann Jacobs on February 18th, 2009

Wouldn’t it be refreshing? These days job interviews resemble this weird, parallel, Stepford-wives-ish universe in which everyone is perfectly groomed and smiling. Let’s play a game of interview tennis. The interviewer serves the ball: “Tell me about yourself.” The well-prepared candidate slams it the ball just inside the right corner with a well-prepared two minute [...]

Neutered an Employee Today, a Study in Motivation

Feb 17

Carolann Jacobs on February 17th, 2009

Today, as I was attending my Personal Coaching Styles Inventory Certification course, we listened to a case study in which a very frustrated manager was talking to his coach. Imagine, that it goes something like this: “I was going over the project plans. While most of the projects are right on target, there are [...]

10 Ways to Use Linked In To Find A Job

Feb 16

Carolann Jacobs on February 16th, 2009

Guy Kawasaki wrote a very nice post about some more sophisticated ways to use LinkedIn to help you. Most of my recent postings have focused more on using social media to build relationships. This is about the nuts and bolts of doing research. Small Business Owners, the ideas that Guy talks about in his post [...]

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