by Laurie Swanson | Jun 17, 2019 | Career Blog
In business there is always talk about adding value. The term value-add has been used in several industries from finance to manufacturing but the premise is the same. When you take something that already exists (a product, a service or your role at work) and add a...
by Laurie Swanson | Jun 10, 2019 | Career Blog
A job search can be tedious. Daunting. Boring. Scary. And necessary! You have made the decision (or maybe someone else made it for you) to find that next great job. You have taken steps to move things forward but you are not getting the results you have hoped for-like...
by Laurie Swanson | May 31, 2019 | Career Blog
I recently complimented my assistant on her totally cute skirt and top and she remarked that’s it’s the most comfortable thing she has that she could wear to work that isn’t pajamas. And this got me thinking about inclusion and the concept of bringing your whole...
by Laurie Swanson | May 27, 2019 | Career Blog
I’m not a church-going gal but I am a faith gal. Being an entrepreneur pretty much requires that you need to have faith…trust…that things are going to work out to your benefit. The same is true when you are considering making a change in your career-join a new...
by Laurie Swanson | May 20, 2019 | Career Blog
I am not great at celebrating work milestones. I get very focused on what I am doing and forget about all that is being accomplished along the way. I knew this was a leadership quality I wanted to improve upon but was not sure exactly what or how I wanted to go about...
by Laurie Swanson | May 13, 2019 | Career Blog
Hell no! I would never climb up the side of a mountain without ropes, a parachute, spikes, perfect weather and a net to catch me when I fall! So, when I was watching the Oscar-winning movie Free Solo, it was all I could do not to eat my way through a sleeve of Thin...
