Staying Positive Amidst Corporate Changes Maren Perry was recently asked to speak on this topic by New York Women in Communications. Here are the seven hints she recommended that night: Get a Life. Don’t make work everything or where you get all your value from. ...
Becoming an Olympian I love the Olympics. I’m one of those people who records every moment I can get my hand on. Yes, even the ones on ESPN2, 3 and 4. For the past couple weeks I’ve been coveting the limited play of the Olympic trials. That’s where the athletes...
Choosing a Career Coach People come to us frequently when they are in a transition from job to job – or career to career. It’s natural to want some assistance in this process. There are so many types of support out there though, how do you select which kind is...
It's been a big year for me so far. In the past twelve months I've gotten married, moved, hired additional people to work with me, traveled, built a new website and started writing a book. Big, right? As I look at even that partial list I'd think I would be...
Ahhhh! 4 Steps to Combat OVERWHELM Ah, Spring.... That delightful and peaceful time where buds pop up through the winter surface to bring us color. Yet along with these bursts of scent and beauty, everywhere I turn, people are stressed out and feeling...
Pitfalls to Powerful Goal-Setting: Six Ways NOT to Set a Goal for 2012 We hear it everywhere... it's practically in the air we breather in January... Resolutions. Plans. Goals. There's something instinctual about taking a look at the beginning of the year at what...
Somehow working hard has become a badge of honor. One HR Director recently reported to me that her boss got up in front of a group and said "I've been traveling everywhere so I've stopped running and gained twenty pounds" in order to show his work ethic and how...
Office Authenticity To say or not to say, that is the question.... How much do you actually share with people you work with? We've all had the experience of asking someone 'how are you" and they say "fine" and to ourselves we think, "yeah, right." Why do we do that...
from Maren Perry, Executive Coach With Autumn right around the corner, many of us are wondering... where did the time go?! All those plans I had to complete things during the "quiet" summer months... thwarted! So as we move into the bustle of Autumn, I offer some...