by Jennifer Anderson | Oct 15, 2015 | Networking, social media
While facilitated a book club style meeting, there was an attendee who shared something personal about his life and that share allowed him to connect with the other attendees at a deeper level. The group consisted of many professionals (both unemployed and employed)...
by Jennifer Anderson | Oct 5, 2015 | social media
Between speaking to groups, client interactions, attending networking meetings, and all the various people who are referred to me, I receive LinkedIn invites nearly everyday. Most of the invites have this same comment: “I’d like to add you to my professional network...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 29, 2015 | career, communication, strengths
I finally saw The Bee Movie. Such a sweet movie packed with a lot of great messages about life and especially about work. Being the ever-alert career coach, I picked up on some great life and career lessons to be learned while watching The Bee Movie; including: Barry...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 23, 2015 | communication
Recently, a client found herself struggling with some direct reports. It felt like she was often hitting up against a wall when trying to communicate with the people who she was supposed to be managing. She wanted to be able to have good, solid conversations with...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 15, 2015 | communication
When it comes to communication, I think people feel like they are better communicators than they really are. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you communicated something really well and yet the receiving party seemed to just not get it?...