Why knowing your natural work style will help you succeed in your job
Dear Readers, I find it so interesting to see the varied management styles that bring the best out of people. Some people flourish when they have a lot of structure and direction. Others do best when they are given a broad mission and left to design a full plan of action on their own. Some […]
Want to quit your job right now? Why you should wait
Dear Readers, I’ve had two clients this year who quit their jobs, feeling justified that the environment was so bad, and the boss so outrageously horrible that they just couldn’t stay for one more day. In fact, one of them was asked to work in an area with toxic materials and refused to for her […]
Top 3 Career Resolutions for 2018 – Get Moving Now!
Dear Coach Joan, I have been at the same job, in the same position, for three years. It’s gotten too comfortable,and I’m getting bored. And this year has been a wash for me, like many of us in Sonoma County. Between complacency, perhaps laziness, and then the fire, I’ve gotten next to nothing done toward career […]
Let’s Improve the Hiring Process in 2018!
Dear Readers, There is a lot of bellyaching and complaining about the hiring process. I hear it from both job seekers and from employers. Both sides have problems with the ‘other side’. Yet, both sides are fully justified in their complaints. The chief compliant from job seekers is that they often feel that they are […]
Local Writer’s Fascinating Stories of West Sonoma County
Dear Readers, I’m learning that Sonoma County has a bounty of unique and creative people with unusual career paths and a mix of great talents.One of those is Andrea Granahan, who has been living, writing and working in Sonoma’s west county for decades. She just wrote a truly wild and wonderful book of true stories […]
Holiday parties in these sensitive times
Dear Readers, Last year I wrote about some Do’s and Don’ts for your office holiday parties; including some light-hearted and humorous messages about not dressing ‘sexy’ or drinking too much, not getting stoned or high, or mistakenly thinking you were partying with your friends. But it was written a bit tongue-in-cheek, knowing that there might […]
Another career phase: Retirement
Dear Readers, Retirement is not a period. Retirement is a comma! Many people go into retirement planning for up until the day they retire. They put a lot of time reviewing the financial aspects of retiring, carefully considering where they will live, and they might make some travel plans. What’s missing? What’s missing is that […]
Good boss, bad boss -Different leadership styles after the fire.
Dear Readers, The wide range of human behavior never ceases to amaze me! BAD BOSS Yesterday I was talking to a someone who works for a large Santa Rosa organization that was severely impacted by the fires. He was complaining about his manager, the new executive director. The executive director was a fairly new hire […]
A Community in Stress Goes Back to Work After the Sonoma County Fires
Dear Readers, Everywhere I turn, from family to friends, to colleagues and acquaintances, I hear the following complaints and concerns: * exhaustion * headaches * distraction * irritability * anxiety and fears * memory problems * disorientation * sleeping issues * eating issues * depression Not surprising that our county’s mental health […]
After the Sonoma County Fires: How Can We Get Along at Work?
Dear Readers, Getting back to work after the devastating fire is not easy. It’s most difficult for those who lost their homes and those that are still displaced. But all of us in the NorCal fire region are experiencing collective grief and weariness. Given that stress, how do we strive to get along? We are […]