This Is Not The Career I Ordered™ Blog
Savvy Professional Career Wisdom by Caroline Dowd-Higgins
This is Not the Career I Ordered is read by thousands of careerists around the globe. With savvy tools, inspiration, and resources, this timeless book empowers you to enjoy your career, and love your life!
A Teamwork Reboot for the New World-of-Work
Change is ubiquitous and the world-of-work is evolving at a relentless speed. Hybrid work environments, labor shortages and 55% of Americans looking for new roles has made creating team culture a moving target. It’s time to rethink how you lead a team or contribute as a colleague, and as you would expect emotional intelligence tops […]
Can You Hear Me Now? Active Listening 101
The human attention span has decreased from 12 seconds in 2000 to 8 seconds in 2022. Goldfish have a 9 second attention span. Ponder that. The over-stimulation of too many meetings and not enough process and creative time have exacerbated the situation. The good news is that active listening is a learned skill we all […]
Are You “Leaning In” to Your Career?
It takes courage and conviction to seek out your career destiny so it doesn’t happen by default. So many people let the momentum of a job take them on a path that leads them to a place they have no desire to go. Power is not given but taken. You have the power to take […]
Career Opportunities and Sage Interview Advice – Cummins, Inc. Has Both!
In order to land the job you must first ace the interview. Cummins Inc., a global power leader, is a corporation of complementary business units that design, manufacture, distribute, and service engines and related technologies. Not only do they have 5,000+ global jobs they are eager to fill, Cummins has designed the Excellerator: Career Development […]
Practice Saying No
We’ve all heard it a million times – just learn to say no, make time for yourself and put your own oxygen mask on first. I still believe in this philosophy but I also know it’s easier said than done. True confession time – I don’t always practice this mantra as much as I preach […]
The Girl Scout Oath Needs A Rewrite
I have dedicated my career to the empowerment of individuals, especially women so I have a bone to pick with the Girl Scouts of America. Having never been a Girl Scout I only came upon the Girl Scout Oath recently when the difference between the Girl Scout Oath and the Boy Scout Oath was brought […]
Jumpstart Your Career Passion
According to a Gallup survey, 71% of US employees are disengaged and this is not just linked to productivity but your health and wellbeing. I read a great piece in The Glass Hammer by Henna Inam about reigniting your career passion. Sometimes we all need a little jumpstart to reinvigorate a fading career passion when […]
The Science of Gratitude
You may have heard about the power of gratitude but you may not know that Psychologist, Robert Emmons is leading a research team studying the positive effects of daily gratitude and how it can actually change a person’s life. Dr. Emmons’ University of California Davis research team says the payoff for gratitude can be significant […]
Catpult Your Career
It’s tough out there for women and if you want to advance your career you need a strategy and the resolve to follow-through with your plan. Stephanie Chen wrote a great column for CNN Living detailing ways that women can get ahead in the workplace. Interviewing a group of business experts, researchers, and authors, Chen […]
Take Action!
You can distinguish yourself as a leader at any point in your career from entry-level to seasoned executive. Lead through collaboration, bring out the best on your team, and ask for what you need in a work environment. You won’t ever get it if you don’t ask! Consider these points as you develop your career […]
