Susan ShapiroJan 10, 20173 minIt’s 2017: Move to the Front of the Line!Did you make any New Year’s resolutions? Even if you didn’t, there’s still something oddly liberating about a fresh calendar in January....
Susan ShapiroDec 6, 20163 minAn Up-Close Look at Remote ManagementYou land a new role. Exciting? Yes! But then you realize you’ll be managing people all over the country—or even the world. Time for...
Susan ShapiroNov 1, 20163 minCareer Development: Take the Fitness-Tracker Approach!Fitness trackers provide us with constant, real-time data about the health and efficiency of our bodies—distance walked, calories burned,...
Susan ShapiroOct 25, 20163 minIs Your Career Suffering From Tunnel Vision?If you’ve worked hard to differentiate yourself by specializing in a certain area, you may run the risk of over-relying on your...
Susan ShapiroOct 18, 20163 minWhy We Need to Embrace Our Career-Path CurvesWhen my coaching clients struggle to move their careers forward, the roadblock usually is not their managers. Or their organizations. Or...
Susan ShapiroOct 11, 20163 minDefining Your Leadership Style: What’s Your Metaphor?Are you a bulldozer or a Tesla? I promise that question will make perfect sense in less than 60 seconds. Investing the time to understand...
Susan ShapiroJun 7, 20163 minNegotiation Deal-Breakers: When to Walk AwayIf you regularly negotiate to land new clients and projects—or to convince your boss you deserve a promotion—you probably have some solid...
Susan ShapiroMay 31, 20163 minWhen Rage Derails a Career: Coping with AngerWe all experience moments of anger; we’re human. But some people have a hair-trigger temper that takes them from “calm” to “rage” in the...
Susan ShapiroMar 29, 20163 minAre You Cultivating Real Growth for Your Career?As a kid, I always loved Spring—especially when my Dad would help us create a garden. He’d guide us to plant seeds in rows and carefully...
Susan ShapiroFeb 2, 20163 minAvoid a Leadership Coaching Fumble: 3 Game-Changing RulesAre you among the millions of people who love to watch the Super Bowl? Office chatter in the weeks leading up to the event often focuses...
Susan ShapiroJan 26, 20163 minMissed Opportunities: What’s Clouding Your View?Sometimes good leaders can miss great opportunities. I’m not referring to the wing-it-and-hope-for-the-best managers here; I’m talking...
Susan ShapiroNov 17, 20153 minAha Moments! 21 Examples of Coaching-Inspired ClarityWe’ve all experienced “aha moments”—those sudden glimpses of insight or comprehension that change everything in an instant. They are the...
Susan ShapiroNov 3, 20153 minCommunicating a Powerful Vision: Is Your Team Committed? Or Just Involved?Ever heard this saying? When it comes to breakfast, chickens are involved but pigs are fully committed. So what’s the business connection...
Susan ShapiroOct 27, 20153 minWhy Celebrating Success Today Boosts Performance TomorrowDuring my years working at HP, Manuel Diaz was VP of Sales for the Computer Systems Division. During a training event, he spoke to the...
Susan ShapiroOct 20, 20153 minToo Busy To Notice Success Flying By?This time of year is exciting for many of us in Texas. (Not just because of football.) The Monarch butterflies migrating from Canada...
Susan ShapiroSep 29, 20152 minHelping a Job Seeker? Skip the Advice, Start Coaching!Even if you don’t work in HR, it’s safe to bet that someone will eventually ask you for job advice. How to find a better position. How to...
Susan ShapiroAug 25, 20153 minRelationship Mapping: Because Coffee with Bob is Not a StrategyYou check your Enterprise System to get real-time inventory numbers and up-to-the-minute sales figures. But how do you track your...
Susan ShapiroJul 28, 20153 minCamp Stoves, Leadership & the Power of PreparationIt was the first day of our camping trip at Zion National Park in Utah. As a former Girl Scout, I was rather proud of my...
Susan ShapiroJun 9, 20152 minThe Power of Making a Direct RequestColleagues and clients fully expect us to collaborate with them on reaching our shared business goals, and that process involves...
Susan ShapiroMay 19, 20153 minMoving Your Career to Center StageAs I work with my coaching clients, I often use the stage as a metaphor for managing career progressions. Some people step into the...