Nancy Fredericks
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Disastrous Career Misperceptions
Let’s get something straight. It may not be your company holding you back. Rather, your belief about how career advancement transpires in companies today may be the real issue. When working with executives, I’m shocked...
The Power of Relationships: Boost Your Career With Strong Connections
If you aim to climb the corporate ladder or increase your influence within your current role, Relationship Building is a must-have mastery for your career advancement. It’s hard to envision any executive advancing...
Maximize Your Virtual Meeting Impact
Remember those carefree days of Zooming the freeways with a smile on your face, top-down, wind in your hair, and off on some grand adventure? Nowadays, the word Zoom elicits more of a tired sigh than a sense of...
The Currency of Career Success … Words …
Words have immense power. Research indicates that how we phrase things can influence our brain’s response, either supporting or limiting growth. This phenomenon underscores the importance of words in shaping your...
Favoritism… Toxic
Creating a vibrant and inclusive workplace absent favoritism should be the desire of any leader. But why is this so crucial…? Research of senior executives from Penn Schoen Berland and Georgetown University found that...
Restore Accountability…. It’s Needed!
In the not-too-distant past, accountability was the cornerstone of businesses. Regardless of level, employees risked termination if they didn't meet the stated standards. Surprisingly today, accountability is the...
Yup! Adapt Or Take A Career Nose Dive
There is no question that executives in companies today are in the middle of a chaotic, challenging season. Unprecedented, according to experts. But you don’t need them to tell you about the topsy-turvy business world....
YES… AND
Becoming the leader you desire is a YES… AND journey. Unfortunately, employees often lean heavily on just one side of the success equation and then wonder why promotions remain elusive despite all their hard work and...
UNdone By Your UNs?
Do you ever hear yourself saying you’re unsatisfied, unrewarded, or unhappy? You may be living a UN life that slowly and surely spirals you downward into disappointment, choking the life out of your enthusiasm. Let me...
Shush! Don’t Tell Anyone… I’m Not Creative
Executives experience an emotional mixed bag where innovation and creativity are concerned. For the most part, it is an unhelpful negative mindset harming an employee’s contributions. What do I mean? When I’m...