To let you know that you’ve made a difference in their life! Here’s an email from an executive I recently coached through a job transition: “Chris, I could not have done this without you, especially these last few steps,  when I was honestly running out of steam with all the stuff going on, on the … More How nice when someone takes the time…

Physics describes momentum as mass times velocity (P=MV). To understand the primary variables of “career momentum” think of career “mass” as the strength of your professional profile and “velocity” as the degree to which you have access to opportunities in the job market. The greater your mass and your velocity, the greater your career momentum. … More Understanding “Career Momentum”

What Recruiting Firms are Saying ·      Search firms are now strictly working “virtually” with employees in home offices through Zoom, Blue Jeans and GoToMeeting audio-video apps. One consultant I spoke with mentioned that he’d just experienced his first 100% virtual senior level placement, in other words, with no live person to person, face to face meetings. However, I … More Job Searching in the Midst of Corona

During my almost 30 years in executive search with Spencer Stuart I met, assessed, presented and tracked the careers of countless executives. This activity provided numerous insights about how successful careers are formed, and derailed. Many of these observations have been underscored in my current executive coaching activities. Without a doubt, the most critical decisions … More Your Most Critical Career Decisions

Self-awareness is defined as “conscious knowledge of one’s own character, strengths, and weaknesses, feelings, motives and desires.” And, rewarding business careers rely on the ability to lead, manage, motivate, influence, and build positive relationships which require well-developed interpersonal skills and emotional intelligence – at the very core of which lies self-awareness. Think about an instance … More What does self-awareness have to do with job satisfaction?

Effective career management is critical to achieving career success. An executive’s success is only 35% attributable to the innate skills and talents they are born with. The far larger determinant, 65% is attributable to their training/education, how they build and position their professional profile, the decisions they make, and effective career management . Doing these … More THE RIGHT MOVES – For Achieving Greater Career Success