Situation: Mark, a seasoned professional in business development, found himself at a career crossroads after a lay-off. He was offered career and executive coaching services from Recchion & Associates. Despite his extensive experience in sales, Mark found it challenging tooting his own horn. Mark eagerly put time and effort into our STAR (Situation, Task, Action,…
Situation For the first time in her 30-year career, Mary found herself without a job. Getting laid off was a gut-punch. As she says, “It pretty much rocks your world.” Feeling uncertain of what she wanted to do next and a bit vulnerable, she knew she’d be okay, but wanted to find something great, not…
It’s a Wonderful Life is one of the most popular holiday movies and my #1 favorite movie. I’ve not missed watching it over the holiday season in the last 25 years. For me, it’s cathartic, as I’ve always seen it as indicative of the ebbs and flows, highs and lows of life, and probably you, like…
By Dr. Carl Fowles, SPHR, PCC
In our current VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world many organizations struggle to find the right combination of capabilities to manage change and continue to thrive. The intentional and unintentional disruptions in organizations become, as Peter Vaill introduced, the metaphorical “permanent whitewater.”
Jeanne Schulze, MA, Senior Executive Coach As the summer heats up, so do the challenges facing organizations on local, country, and global levels. The uncertainty of a possible recession, staffing up or down, and employee decisions to stay or go make navigating career growth challenging. While we cannot control the future, we can control our…
Jeanne Schulze, MA, Senior Executive Coach For the past 18 months, job seekers have experienced a world filled with multiple opportunities to leave their employers and sign on to something bigger and better. The ratio of offers to job seeker is 3:1. We know this as the Great Resignation. However, this phenomenon is beginning to…
In these sometimes crazy — and far too often, disturbing — times the meaning and purpose of our work (and life) has become more important than ever before. Businesses are reinventing themselves. For many, individual and family priorities, goals and aspirations have shifted. It all begs us to look within and question our purpose, mission…
Margie Traylor is the CEO of Arizona-based Audacious Studios, which she cofounded almost 23 years ago. Audacious is a consortium of b2b and b2c marketing and customer experience agencies serving national clients in multiple industries, including retail, healthcare, CPG and technology. At the apex of her career, Margie realized that she needed help crafting a…
Are you baffled by executive coaching? Is it like therapy? How is it different from mentoring? How do I know if I need a coach? How long does coaching take? And of course… Does it work? These are some of the questions prospective clients often ask us. To help answer these questions, we invite you to…
It’s in times like these, as we search to navigate through unprecedented work/life changes, uncertainty and fear, that I’m prompted to look back and reflect on those past challenges I’ve overcome. There’s power in our own story, knowing that we’ve done it before and can do it again. Digging deep, persevering, overcoming and beating the…