While making the most money we can (or at least enough to be comfortable) is the goal, sometimes a high-paying job costs you more in the end. You might have to give up things that are important to you like job security, stress-free work, and work-life balance. So, when should you leave a high-paying job
Landing a management job is a big deal. You’re moving up in your career and getting recognized for all of your hard work and accomplishments. But it takes more to be a good manager than just experience and an impressive resume. We’ve all had managers at different points in our careers, and let’s be honest:
Although we shoot for perfection and success at work, we all experience failure at some point in our careers. Failure can be difficult to handle in a professional setting. Executives and other leaders in the workplace—our mentors, the ones we look up to at work—have all failed. Not only that, but they’ve recovered from failure
When the media glorified “work from home,” I felt confused and conflicted. I’d been working remotely for the better part of six years before COVID-19 entered my lexicon, but there was one caveat: I didn’t have a “home” to work from. As a digital nomad, throughout any given year, I had many places I lived
I’ve been my own boss for 14 years and have served over 50,000 students teaching them how to build digital courses and online businesses. Throughout this journey, I’ve learned there are a million opportunities to make mistakes and fall into what I call a “Boss Trap” while building a business. A “Boss Trap” arises when
Cultural connections and disconnections can alter and affect how you view and experience the world. They can derail your career and your ability to feel fulfilled. When you feel culturally disconnected, you have experiences, whether explicit or implicit, in which people make you feel wrong or bad for being who you are. You’ve had experiences
Networking has changed dramatically in the past decade. The rise of social sites like LinkedIn and webinar software has changed professional life forever. The prevalence of online networking may mean that you need to brush up on your digital skills. You should be able to host engaging webinars and should know how to like, comment,
Supply chain slowdowns. Inflation challenges. Whiplash-inducing markets. Workplace turnover. Return-to-office turbulence. Work-life balance (or lack thereof). Just a few of the issues creating chaos in today’s business marketplace. Then add in personal challenges such as racism, ageism, sexism, illness, disease, disability, inequality and more, and we’re facing more career and life chaos than ever before.
Investing in personal or professional growth is always an excellent idea — and not just because it can help you advance your career. Adopting a continuous learning mindset can help you achieve great things, and those great things are not limited to your professional life. In fact, it could be said that continuous education is
We recently asked our leading executives what’s the number one skill they need to see in every employee who works for them. Here are their responses… John Schembari, Senior Education Executive Growth mindset. We live in a world of constant change. Even the best-laid plans are often shifted due to unexpected circumstances. For example. educators
