Blog – Power Connections

25 Sep 23

Mastering the Art of Executive Coaching Communication Styles!

Mastering the Art of Executive Coaching Communication Styles! What’s as essential as a strong handshake in the business world? Communication Styles Imagine a symphony where every note complements the others perfectly. That’s what effective communication achieves. It’s the dance between words, tones, and gestures that bridge understanding and collaboration. As leaders in your field, our […]

18 Sep 23

Unlocking Growth: The Importance of Addressing Bad Behavior in The Workplace

Unlocking Growth: The Importance of Addressing Bad Behavior in The Workplace When you’ve been serving organizations for as long as I have, you get pretty good at what you do. One of the ways I serve organizations is to help the leaders address employees who exhibit non-productive, divisive, or destructive behaviors. It’s essential for organizational […]

11 Sep 23

Attention Job Seekers: The Ultimate Mistake You Need to Fix!

Your resume is often your first chance to make a lasting impression on potential employers. Yet, time and time again, I come across a common mistake that can hinder your chances of landing that dream job. What’s the number one offender, you ask?

02 Aug 22

Career Management is Hard!

Managing one’s professional path, sharpening one’s skills and developing one’s unique persona and brand, takes making a plan, it takes patience as it is built over time and it requires behavioral consistency, and maybe most difficult of all, being on the receiving end of direct feedback along the way.

11 Jul 22

Career Ups and Downs

As Outplacement Consultants and Executive Coaches, we help people in every stage of their career. Through the ups and downs, and going sideways, we believe that everyone can find their upward trajectory. Where do you find yourself at this moment with your own career?

20 May 22

The Great Resignation and Entrepreneurialism

What Happened to Everyone? Over 40 million people have resigned from their jobs in 2021. Where did they go? What are they all doing? Did they quit corporate America to start their own gig?

06 Oct 21

KISS: The Elevator Speech

Don’t think for a second that your elevator speech isn’t important! It is so important that it is one of the most critical elements of an effective job search. No lie. It’s true.

15 Apr 20

The New Job Search Accountability Group Rules!

After working in and watching Job Search Accountability Groups form and fold through the years, I have a theory about what makes and sustains an effective Accountability Group. I have created a set of rules that may help those of you who are in groups already and want to create some structure to the group’s interaction or for those of you who are considering forming a new Accountability Group.

05 Apr 20

Job Search Success

Are You Ready for Some Good News? Honestly, this is really happening! Ring the bell! Sound the Gong! Our success is generated from the success of our clients – who received Power Connections outplacement services from our generous corporate customers.

27 Mar 20

Job Search Tip: Answer Your Phone! Your Cat Will Thank You

Recruiters are calling, but candidates aren’t picking up. Sounds implausible doesn’t it? During this time of our lives, when the unemployment rate sky rocketed over the last 4 weeks, when companies have been mandated to shut down operations and we are all in pseudo-isolation mode, why wouldn’t someone out of work answer their phone?