Career Wisdom

November 15, 2015

Tips For Landing A Job Over 40: Putting the 3 P’s To Work

There’s no doubt that being back in the job market in your 40s and 50s can be more challenging than earlier days on the job-hunting trail. Many of my 40-plus coaching clients feel out of interview shape and daunted by the job-search process – especially if they’ve been steadily employed for years, or even decades. […]

November 7, 2015

Give, Give, Get in Life and Career!

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

My life and career philosophy focuses on authentically giving to others. As the recipient of priceless wisdom and generosity from others throughout my life, I want to share ideas that will help you focus on paying-it-forward. When You Give – You Also Receive – Consider how you can give of your time, talent, or treasure […]

October 31, 2015

How to Keep Your Colleagues Engaged Through Better, Faster Meetings

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Time is money: it’s been said and proven again and again. But never before has the definition of time been so clear-cut, drastic and incredibly precise—through advancements in business technology and communication, companies can track every second of work done by every single employee, with time management tools and productivity trackers to aggregate levels of […]

October 24, 2015

Landing the Job: 4 Sales Strategies For Interviews

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

It’s fair to say that we’re all sales people to some extent in our work lives – selling the team on a new strategy…selling the boss on granting a raise or promotion – and we’re most definitely in sales mode when it comes to interviewing for a job. When you walk into an interview, you’re […]

October 17, 2015

Blissful Beauty Sleep Can Help Your Career

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

I am delighted to feature this guest blog post from Jen Owen, an Adult Nurse Practitioner specializing in Integrative Medicine. She has over 20 years of experience working with natural remedies for health, including herbs, supplements, and nutrition. She combines this knowledge with conventional medicine to find the very best plan for each patient. Jen […]

October 10, 2015

A Survival Guide to Dealing with Difficult Colleagues

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Professional behavior should be a given expectation amongst working adults but in reality, most of us have experienced unprofessional conduct in the workplace. You can choose your friends but you don’t always have the luxury of choosing your colleagues. In the iconic words of the late leadership guru, Peter Drucker, “We spend a lot of […]

October 4, 2015

Is Working Remotely For You? 5 Questions To Help You Decide

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Have you ever considered trading in your daily commute, travelling several miles from home, for a commute where you’re travelling several feet to the closest computer in your home? More and more of my coaching clients are interested in exploring the option of working remotely, and according to an American Community Survey, there are 3.3 […]

September 27, 2015

Women Climbing to the Top in the Oil and Gas Industry

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Many thanks to Miley Green for her insightful guest blog. Miley has investigated past and present gender biases across various fields of work. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree, hoping to delve further into the world of feminism and discover new ways to help women succeed in male-dominated industries. While men may dominate the […]

September 19, 2015

Cool-Power Leadership: 4 Guidelines To Cultivate Yours

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

What do you value most in a leader? The 4th annual Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor (KLCM) recently came out with some interesting findings that point to changing views about leadership around the globe. An online survey went out to six thousand people in different parts of the world last spring – asking what they valued […]

September 12, 2015

It’s Time to Focus on Your Career Future

Caroline Dowd-Higgins

Summer vacations have ended and the kids are back in school so it’s a great time to prioritize your professional journey. According to a global LinkedIn study, September is one of the best months of the year to get promoted. “Now is a great time to check your career plan, and make sure that you […]

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Career Wisdom

Tips For Landing A Job Over 40: Putting the 3 P’s To Work

Give, Give, Get in Life and Career!

How to Keep Your Colleagues Engaged Through Better, Faster Meetings

Landing the Job: 4 Sales Strategies For Interviews

Blissful Beauty Sleep Can Help Your Career

A Survival Guide to Dealing with Difficult Colleagues

Is Working Remotely For You? 5 Questions To Help You Decide

Women Climbing to the Top in the Oil and Gas Industry

Cool-Power Leadership: 4 Guidelines To Cultivate Yours

It’s Time to Focus on Your Career Future

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