Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Posts by Caroline Dowd-Higgins:
Your Working Life with Erin Cech
Erin Cech talks about the “passion principle,” a popular mantra for professional decision-making.
Design Your Career Trajectory with Smart Growth
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I am a big fan of Whitney’s Johnson’s work and featured her in a new episode of my Your Working Life podcast where she shared wisdom about helping people develop their potential – enabling them to articulate and become the best professional self they want to be. Her new book, Smart Growth: How to Grow […]
Your Working Life with Whitney Johnson
Whitney Johnson helps people develop their potential enabling them to become the self they want to be in the short and long term.
Interview Your Prospective Boss Before You Accept a New Role
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You’ve heard the adage, people don’t quit their job, they quit their boss. If you are looking for a new career opportunity, don’t miss out on the chance to interview your prospective boss to determine if they are a fit to empower you to do your best work. Your success and satisfaction are aligned with […]
Five Ways to Reinvent Your Professional Self
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In the pandemic economy many people have changed careers by necessity and others, by choice. This is the perfect opportunity to take charge of your destiny and reinvent your professional self to reignite your career and your life. There are five essential self-assessment action steps to pursue for your professional reinvention. These steps will empower […]
Happiness and Workplace Influence
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It’s no mystery that happy employees are more productive but unhappy employees can become extremely debilitated and unwilling to follow leaders. This lack of influence leads to a breakdown in organizational morale, positional power and stability within organizations. Crystal Miller wrote a great piece on Blogging4Jobs about how asserting influence is not a passive thing […]