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Susan Shapiro
- Jan 10, 2017
- 3 min
It’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 Shapiro
- Nov 1, 2016
- 3 min
Career 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 Shapiro
- Oct 18, 2016
- 3 min
Why We Need to Embrace Our Career-Path Curves
When my coaching clients struggle to move their careers forward, the roadblock usually is not their managers. Or their organizations. Or...
Susan Shapiro
- Oct 4, 2016
- 3 min
Moving Beyond the Fear of Asking for Help
In my last post, I talked about the Fear of Asking for Help (#FOAFH) and how that can damage our careers. Now I want to give you some...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 26, 2016
- 4 min
It’s Real: The Fear of Asking for Help
Your manager finally trusts you to lead the big project. That joyful feeling of confirmation is soon interrupted by the queasy reality...
Susan Shapiro
- Jun 21, 2016
- 3 min
The Power of Being Precise
Sometimes accuracy is a requirement, not an option. I was reminded about the importance of precision in business after reading a recent...
Susan Shapiro
- Jun 7, 2016
- 3 min
Negotiation Deal-Breakers: When to Walk Away
If you regularly negotiate to land new clients and projects—or to convince your boss you deserve a promotion—you probably have some solid...
Susan Shapiro
- May 31, 2016
- 3 min
When Rage Derails a Career: Coping with Anger
We 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 Shapiro
- Apr 12, 2016
- 1 min
Building Your Brain’s Gray Matter: The Unexpected Strategy
Professionals go to great lengths to expand their knowledge and success: taking courses, reading voraciously, networking with industry...
Susan Shapiro
- Mar 29, 2016
- 3 min
Are 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 Shapiro
- Mar 22, 2016
- 3 min
The Shark Tank Principle: The Big Take-Away for Leaders
If you’ve seen the popular TV show Shark Tank, you know the moment I’m talking about. The wildly enthusiastic entrepreneur starts...
Susan Shapiro
- Feb 9, 2016
- 3 min
Driving Alignment: 10 Best Practices Leaders Can’t Ignore
One of my coaching clients (we’ll call her Cindy) was in trouble. Cindy’s department was responsible for delivering content marketing for...
Susan Shapiro
- Jan 12, 2016
- 3 min
Leadership 2016: Prepared to Feed Your Creativity?
“Everything is raw material. Everything is relevant. Everything is usable. Everything feeds into my creativity. But without proper...
Susan Shapiro
- Dec 1, 2015
- 3 min
Lessons for Leadership: Moving Past the Hurdles to Happiness
“Happiness doesn’t always make you feel happy. Often, happiness requires you to do things that make you feel anxious, resentful,...
Susan Shapiro
- Oct 13, 2015
- 3 min
Increasing Your Productivity by…Being Unproductive?
Yes, you read that correctly. Instead of kicking into high gear to increase your personal efficiency and get more done, try doing the...
Susan Shapiro
- Sep 21, 2015
- 3 min
What Color is Your Decision-Making Hat?
Face it, decision making can be hard. We sometimes get into the same old thinking patterns, which may not serve us in every type of...
Susan Shapiro
- Jul 28, 2015
- 3 min
Camp Stoves, Leadership & the Power of Preparation
It 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 Shapiro
- Jun 23, 2015
- 4 min
Your Brain: The New Competitive Edge
In this week’s blog, I interviewed Tony Pottle about the business implications of advances in neuroscience. Tony is the Chief Business...
Susan Shapiro
- May 5, 2015
- 2 min
Break Out Of Your Reading Rut!
As professionals, many of us spend our days reading. The morning news. An endless stream of emails and text messages. Social media...
