It’s that Back to School time of year, and as we happily watch our kids embark on a new...
Archive for category: Learning
Midpoint Musings – A Plan for the Rest of the Year
Karen Colligan, Learning, Life, Performance, Professional development, personal development plan, skill set, working on a dream, 0In the leadership development workshops I conduct I always include some kind of action planning at the end. After...
What is Your Leadership Mantra?
Karen Colligan, Leadership, Learning, Personalities, Professional and team leadership, leadership, personality types, 0One of the activities I often incorporate into the Leadership Workshops I facilitate is having each participant develop their...
Time to be Accountable to Yourself!
Karen Colligan, Accountability, Learning, Life, health, planning, working on a dream, 0When was the last time you woke up and decided it was going to be “your day” and you...
Overcoming the Barriers to Your Success
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Life, The Get Real Guide to Your Career, Career, Get Real Guide to Your Career, life, 0In this crazy world where we are so busy trying to get things done (due yesterday!) and, frankly, a...
Focus on the Future: Develop the “Soft Skills”
Karen Colligan, Career planning, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, 0There’s an old saying among recruiters and other hiring professionals – “Hire for attitude, train for aptitude.” Yet how...
Do you ever wish that you could call up the person you were 20 years ago and share of...
Color Your Year Fulfilling: 3 Key Career Questions for 2014
Karen Colligan, Career, Career planning, Learning, Career, opportunity, planning, working on a dream, 0The beginning of the year is a good time for self-reflection. In my last blog, I talked about reflecting...
Professional Development – Are You Preparing for What’s Next?
Karen Colligan, Career, Learning, Professional development, Uncategorized, Career, personal development plan, resume, skill set, 0You’re in a job you like, you can do it almost on autopilot, and your performance reviews are stellar....
Oh the Places…Navigating Life with the Wisdom of Dr. Seuss
Karen Colligan, Career, Job search, Learning, Uncategorized, Work-life balance, Career, employee satisfaction, fear, life, opportunity, working on a dream, 4One of the topics I frequently speak about is how to define and achieve the career (and life!) you...
4 Tips for Communicating Effectively to Improve Your Results
Karen Colligan, Communication, Diversity, Learning, People, Uncategorized, communication, personality types, 0According to Harvard Business Review, 87% of business issues are due to the lack of interpersonal communication skills, and...
How Would YOU Say It in Only Six Words?
Karen Colligan, Communication, Leadership, Learning, Management, Professional and team leadership, communication, elevator pitch, leadership, professional and team leadership, 0What are the chances you can convey your message in 6 words? Impossible, you say… A few years ago...