by mfreedman | Dec 7, 2021 | Career Storybook
The Career Storybook Academy’s unifying goal is to increase participant engagement. After all, only engaged participants learn and grow. We do this with the power of interactive learning experiences and quality relationships using an Organizational Learning...
by mfreedman | Oct 17, 2021 | Coaching Perspectives
by Coach Liz Have you heard of Career Branding? Many people do not realize that Career Brandingeven exists! They are familiar with branding for business, products and/or services but not career branding. Why is that? Let’s start by defining exactly...
by mfreedman | Sep 22, 2021 | Coaching Perspectives
by Kristina Bennett, As an entrepreneur, I practice these strategies regularly as I reach out to potential clients, and I help my clients leverage them to transition into meaningful jobs they love. The first key to successfully selling yourself in a job search...
by mfreedman | Aug 31, 2021 | Career Storybook
Current Reality The old employment system was a cradle-to-grave model. Get with a good company, grow with them, then enjoy your retirement funded by your company pension. The school system supported this by training graduates for a single career, too often with...
by mfreedman | Apr 16, 2021 | Career Storybook
In our culture, we celebrate the individual. We each have to get up and out on our own. The individual is the source of all ideas. The individual gets the jobs done. The final decision rests with each of us. Each of us decides what classes to take, what jobs to...
by Kathy Parks | Apr 15, 2021 | Coaching Perspectives
Some people love to network, others do not. And especially now in the time of Covid, in the middle of a worldwide pandemic, people are worried that it might not be ‘appropriate’ to network, especially if you are looking for a job, or want to pivot your...
by Kathy Parks | Apr 6, 2021 | Coaching Perspectives
Well, here we are a year into the pandemic, and unfortunately no end in sight! While it has been a tough time for all, my heart especially goes out to those who have lost their jobs during this difficult time. So I’ve created a quick checklist for those of you who may...
by Mark Crouter | Mar 17, 2021 | Coaching Perspectives
by Mark Crouter, PCC, Certified Strengths Coach We all have stories to tell about our experiences–stories of success, disappointment, resilience, learning, and growth–and these stories can be powerful ways to represent ourselves to others. But many of us...
by mfreedman | Nov 19, 2020 | Career Storybook
by Mark Crouter, PCC Many of us have heard that question from parents, teachers, and friends when we were growing up, and we may have asked that question of our own children. In my own coaching practice, I sometimes hear from clients—even those well into their...
by mfreedman | Oct 22, 2020 | Success Stories
The Starting Place Carlos was a seasonal ski instructor and a part-time bartender living in a local ski area. He divided his typical day into two shifts: Teaching ski lessons by day and tending a bar at night. He enjoyed both jobs equally. He loved the...
