Tag Archives: Career

Choosing the right job

“I itch to do something new”, this is how a PM I’m mentoring explained why she is considering new opportunities. “I really didn’t like the people I talked with, and the business is not going to grow further” mentioned a good friend of mine about his recent experience interviewing at a company.   Changing jobs… Read More »

Embracing change

We all experienced change in our life. Whether small, like moving to a new home, or larger, like changing job or moving to a new country, it always comes with a fair amount of stress. I believe that the stress associated with change is coming from all the uncertainty that change triggers (I’m not a… Read More »

Career superpowers – book summary

I loved this book, career superpowers: succeeding on purpose by James Whittaker. It is refreshing to strategically think about your career and to feel in control. The author breaks down the career superpowers in 8 attributes: ambition, passion, specialization, storytelling, imitation, derivation, creativity, and leadership. Ambition Ambition sets the bar for you career, you increase… Read More »

The first 90 days: Promoting yourself!

I am starting a new series of posts pulled out of a book I recently read. The book was written by Michael Watkins and titled “The First 90 Days: Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at All Levels “. The book is about enabling transitioning leader to reach the breakeven point (when leader contributed as… Read More »