Caroline Dowd-Higgins
About Caroline Dowd-Higgins
Posts by Caroline Dowd-Higgins:
Your Working Life with Kelly Palmer
Kelly Palmer talks about the changing world of work and how the talent pool must be qualified and credentialed for success in the new normal.
Play At Work: Incorporating Fun On the Job
For many of us, work is often characterized as “serious,” “nose-to-the-grindstone,” “no-nonsense” and “down to business.” There’s this idea that work is work and play is…well…for after work. In an INC column, Brendan Boyle, a partner at the design firm, IDEO, says play in the workplace has a “PR problem.” “Some think of play as […]
Your Working Life with Susan Zheng
Susan Zheng co-founded Planted to help people build careers in the start-up or high growth companies.
Approach a Micro-Manager with Empathy
Reframe your frustration with a micro-managing boss and lead with empathy to learn where they are coming from so you can establish healthier ground rules at work.
Avoid Workaholism and Get More Sleep
This guest post was contributed by William Loper, a freelance writer who loves to spend time researching new and exciting topics. On the weekend he enjoys a glass of wine and a non-fiction book. In today’s day and age, both young and mature people feel the need to work harder in order to feel they contribute […]
Your Working Life with Allison Shapira
Allison Shapira talks about how her operatic skills have helped others boost their speaking skills and instill authenticity and purpose.
Job By Design: Forging Your Own Path
If you’re looking for more challenge in your job, and there doesn’t seem to be a promotion in the offing, you may be asking yourself, ‘What’s next?’ That’s how my coaching client (I’ll call her Dawn) was feeling when we first met. Dawn was a manager at a non-profit and felt like she’d gone as […]
