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The Career Refresh: Career Reinvention, Leadership Coaching, and Professional Brand is for high-performing professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs ready to lead with clarity and courage. Hosted by executive coach and strategist Jill Griffin, this show helps you navigate career transitions, leadership reinvention, and identity shifts with practical tools and bold mindset shifts.
Whether leading a team or stepping into your next chapter, each episode delivers actionable insights on modern leadership, professional branding, team dynamics, and resilience.
About Your Host: Jill Griffin is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and former media executive who helps high-performing professionals pivot and grow with clarity, confidence, and intention. She’s partnered with hundreds of individuals and teams —from boardrooms to small business owners—to navigate reinvention, lead through complexity, and build a career that fits.
Jill has been featured on Adam Grant’s WorkLife podcast and published in Fast Company, HuffPost, and Metro UK. The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Departures, and Ad Age have also quoted her expertise. Follow her on LinkedIn and learn more at GriffinMethod.com.
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How to Build Confidence and Your Professional Brand with Intentionality
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Sep 02, 2025 |
Why Thank-You Notes Still Matter: Boost Your Professional Brand and Stand Out in the Job Search
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Aug 26, 2025 |
Job Interview Strategies That Work: How to Prepare, Stand Out, and Land the Role
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Aug 19, 2025 |
How Anxiety Impacts Your Leadership—and What to Do About It
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Aug 12, 2025 |
Trust Your Gut: 4 Ways to Strengthen Your Inner Voice and Navigate Career Decisions
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Aug 05, 2025 |
Connection as Medicine: Breaking the Cycles of Workplace Isolation with Lucy Rose, Founder of The Cost of Loneliness Project
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Jul 29, 2025 |
Listener Q&A: Leading Teams, Inspiring Growth, and Handling Emotional Hijacking at Work
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Jul 22, 2025 |
Using AI to Upskill, Stand Out, and Stay Relevant in Your Career
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Jul 15, 2025 |
From Hollywood to Tech: Navigating Career Transitions with Intention with Steven Puri, Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company
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Jul 08, 2025 |
Mid-Year 2025 Career Trends: Navigating the Job Market: AI, Summer Slowdowns, and Strategic Networking with Executive Recruiter Kristian Schwartz
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Jul 01, 2025 |
So…You’ve Been Canceled at Work. How to Recover Your Professional Brand
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Jun 24, 2025 |
Leadership Identity: The Hidden Filter Behind Every Decision You Make
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Jun 17, 2025 |
Greatest Hits: What really happens after you’ve been fired?
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Jun 10, 2025 |
Confident on Stage, Awkward at Happy Hour: The Social Anxiety Paradox
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Jun 03, 2025 |
Is Reactive Thinking Wrecking Your Professional Brand?
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May 27, 2025 |
Intrapreneurship in Action: Driving Change from Within with Media Executive Eric Gillin
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May 20, 2025 |
How Leaders Can Prevent Burnout by Understanding Work Styles
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May 13, 2025 |
Networking When You’re Unclear (And a Little Freaked Out)
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May 06, 2025 |
Excellence vs. Perfectionism
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Apr 29, 2025 |
The Antidote to Uncertainty (It’s Not What You Think)
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Apr 22, 2025 |
Pitching, Public Speaking, and Leading in Startups with Beth Mach, Co-founder of Spacely Media
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Apr 15, 2025 |
The Evolution of Work: Navigating the Job, Career, and Calling Journey
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Apr 08, 2025 |
Why We’re So Hard on Ourselves—And How to Break the Cycle
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Apr 01, 2025 |
Empathy in the Workplace with Author and Empathy Advocate Maria Ross
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Mar 25, 2025 |
What I Learned From A Huge Leadership Failure
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Mar 18, 2025 |
Creating a Win-Win Workplace: Engagement, Profitability, and the Power of Feedback with Dr. Angela Jackson
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Mar 11, 2025 |
Breaking Free from Toxic Work Cultures with Dr. William Diehl
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Mar 04, 2025 |
Navigating the Balance of Success and Significance in Your Career
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Feb 25, 2025 |
Career Growth Mindset: How to Change Your Mind
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Feb 18, 2025 |
3 Types of Workplace Narcissists and How to Deal with Them
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Feb 11, 2025 |
Why a Portfolio Career is the Future of Work (and How to Start Yours)
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Feb 04, 2025 |
Scarcity Thinking Will Impact Your Career (Here's How to Stop It)
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Jan 28, 2025 |
A Career Paradox: How Surrender Leads to Growth
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Jan 21, 2025 |
Managing Up: The Career Game You Need to Win
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Jan 14, 2025 |
Control Freak Recovery: A No-Nonsense Guide
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Jan 07, 2025 |
The Top 5 Career Trends Shaping the Future of Work in 2025
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Dec 31, 2024 |
Managing Professional Disappointment
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Dec 24, 2024 |
Finding Your Motivation Again
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Dec 17, 2024 |
Setting Boundaries in Today's Workplace: The 3 C's Framework
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Dec 10, 2024 |
Why Avoiding Burnout is Really an Energy Game
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Dec 03, 2024 |
The Power of Appreciation: Moving Beyond Gratitude
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Nov 26, 2024 |
Hitting Rock Bottom: Rising Up After Setbacks
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Nov 19, 2024 |
How Your Anxiety Impacts Your Leadership Style, and What to Do About It
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Nov 12, 2024 |
Greatest Hits: How to Stop Negative Thinking
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Nov 05, 2024 |
Transitioning from Top Sales Performer to Successful Leader with Sales Expert and Author Rebecca Gebhardt
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Oct 29, 2024 |
From Fine Arts to Advertising Leadership: Lessons in Adaptability with Brent Poer
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Oct 22, 2024 |
Congrats! You got the job. Your re-employed. Now what?
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Oct 15, 2024 |
Overcoming Uncertainty in Negotiations
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Oct 08, 2024 |
How Digital Habits Impact Mental Health: Insights from Anxiety Specialist Jennie Ketcham Crooks
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Oct 01, 2024 |
The Evolution of a Culinary Career with Sarah Mastracco
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Sep 24, 2024 |
Got Laid off? Here's What To Do Next.
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Sep 17, 2024 |
Navigating Ageism in the Workplace: Job Search Tips for Experienced Professionals
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Sep 10, 2024 |
Effective Strategies for Handling Annoying Co-Workers and Negative Feedback
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Sep 03, 2024 |
Championing Community: A Conversation with New York State Assemblywoman, Jodi Giglio
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Aug 27, 2024 |
Career Transitions: Living Between Two Worlds and Why Building Your Professional Brand is Key to Your Next Success
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Aug 20, 2024 |
Forging an Unconventional Path: Danny Fishman’s Journey as Co-Founder and Partner of The Room, Through Entertainment, Tech, and Personal Growth
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Aug 13, 2024 |
Silence The Noise: How to Hear Your Inner Voice
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Aug 06, 2024 |
Careers in Law Enforcement with Deputy Undersheriff John Becker
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Jul 30, 2024 |
Negotiation Happens in Everyday Spaces: A Conversation with Dr. Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Expert in Communication and Negotiation
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Jul 23, 2024 |
Thriving in Finance: Career Insights with Jason Darby, CFO of Amalgamated Financial Corp
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Jul 16, 2024 |
Building Your Career Dreams Into Reality
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Jul 09, 2024 |
How to Stop Overthinking Everything About Your Career
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Jul 02, 2024 |
Workplace Stress: Manage Your Mind and Boost Your Agency
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Jun 25, 2024 |
The Steps to Increase Team Performance with Bill Lennan, Founder, 40 Percent Better
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Jun 18, 2024 |
How to Get Unstuck: The Easier, Softer Way
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Jun 11, 2024 |
Thank You Notes and Your Professional Brand: Do You Really Need to Send One?
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Jun 04, 2024 |
Job Search and Recruitment Trends: Why the STAR Method is Flawed and What We Can All Do Instead with Recruiter Sue Gygax
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May 28, 2024 |
What You Need to Do Before, During, and After Your Job Interview
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May 21, 2024 |
People Pleasing VS. Codependency In The Workplace: Recognizing Signs And What To Do About It
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May 14, 2024 |
Boost Confidence and Build Your Professional Brand with Intentionality
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May 07, 2024 |
How to Stop Comparison and Unhealthy Competition
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Apr 30, 2024 |
How to Navigate Embarrassment and Master a Swift Recovery
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Apr 23, 2024 |
Your Culture is Showing: The Impact of Neglecting Essential Skills in the Workplace
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Apr 16, 2024 |
Your Resume is a Marketing Tool with Tom Powner, CEO of Career Thinker
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Apr 09, 2024 |
Guiding Your Team Through Uncertainty
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Apr 02, 2024 |
How to Stop the Confusion and Start Making Decisions
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Mar 26, 2024 |
Why Building Your Personal Board of Directors is Crucial for Your Success
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Mar 19, 2024 |
Navigating Grief in the Workplace: Mourning, Resilience, and Workplace Empathy Explored
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Mar 12, 2024 |
Eve McDavid's Journey from Google Executive to Cancer Survivor and Health Tech Innovator
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Mar 05, 2024 |
Transforming the Control Freak Within
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Feb 27, 2024 |
Mastering Cultural Fluency in Advertising with Esther 'E.T.' Franklin
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Feb 20, 2024 |
Transforming Workplace Cultures for Career Well-Being and Personal Joy
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Feb 13, 2024 |
Navigating Job Pivots and Setbacks with Executive Recruiter Hilary Black
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Feb 06, 2024 |
Breaking the Stigma of Getting Fired with Christian Stein
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Jan 30, 2024 |
From A&E Networks to BBC Studios: Sarah Shriver's Lessons in Career Transition
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Jan 23, 2024 |
Championing Diversity and Building Brands, with Jennifer Risi, President, The Sway Effect
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Jan 16, 2024 |
Maintain Confidence During Your Job Search
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Jan 09, 2024 |
Sales Recruitment and Talent Acquisition with Kathy Hammond
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Jan 02, 2024 |
How to Close The Confidence Gap
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Dec 26, 2023 |
Navigating Evolving Career Landscapes with Google's Kristen Leone
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Dec 19, 2023 |
Career Transitions: A Conversation with Michelle Harmon-Madsen, CMO at SponsorUnited
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Dec 12, 2023 |
Wardrobe Wisdom: Exploring Sustainable Style and Career Success with Threads of Hershey
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Dec 05, 2023 |
Unearthing the Power of Self-Identity in Career Development, with Ashok Sinha, SVP, Corporate Communications, Dow Jones
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Nov 28, 2023 |
How to Answer the Most Annoying Job Interview Question: What Are Your Weaknesses?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
Seasons of Your Career: Exploring 'Good Enough' Jobs
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Nov 14, 2023 |
Disrupting the Cycle of Conversational Narcissism in the Workplace
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Nov 07, 2023 |
Navigating Career Transition: Empathy, Storytelling, and Transferable Skills with Christine Stack, VP, Head of Human Resources, Capgemini
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Oct 31, 2023 |
Mastering the Maze of Executive Search: Insider Tips with Kristian Schwartz
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Oct 24, 2023 |
Unlocking Success in the Creative Industry with Ernest Lupinacci
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Oct 17, 2023 |
Mastering the Art of Career Transition and Networking with Expert Jane Ashen Turkewitz
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Oct 10, 2023 |
From Educator to Fitness Entrepreneur with Rachel Goodale
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Oct 03, 2023 |
How Humility Unlocks Career Growth: Insights from Amy Roach, SVP of National Automotive at iHeartMedia
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Sep 26, 2023 |
Crafting a Clear Career Vision: A Step-by-Step Guide
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Sep 19, 2023 |
Unlocking Success: Career Growth Insights from 4A's President and CEO, Marla Kaplowitz
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Sep 12, 2023 |
Part 2: How to Identify a Positive Company Culture
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Sep 05, 2023 |
Part 1: How to Build a Positive Company Culture
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Aug 29, 2023 |
How to Stop Overworking
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Aug 22, 2023 |
How To Prevent Healthcare Worker Burnout with Dr. Sarah Nicholls
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Aug 15, 2023 |
Necessary Endings: How to Professionally End a Business Relationship
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Aug 08, 2023 |
Pride Leadership: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Workspace with Dr. Steve Yacovelli
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Aug 01, 2023 |
How to Deal with Copycats
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Jul 25, 2023 |
How to Prepare and Get Ready for The Job Interview
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Jul 18, 2023 |
Empathy in the Workplace with Rob Volpe
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Jul 11, 2023 |
How to Stop Scarcity Thinking and Negative Thoughts about Work
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Jul 04, 2023 |
Framework Thinking: 4 Paths for Career Success
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Jun 27, 2023 |
Restoring the Soul of Business with Rishad Tobaccowala
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Jun 20, 2023 |
Why You Need to be Both Ready and Prepared in Today's Job Market
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Jun 13, 2023 |
How to Avoid Being a Pain Sponge at Work
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Jun 06, 2023 |
Executive Presence Series: What to Do When You Can’t Get A Straight Answer About Your Next Internal Opportunity
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May 30, 2023 |
{Greatest Hits} The 3 BS Blocks that are Messing with Your Career
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May 23, 2023 |
From NYC’s Garment Center to Small Batch Chef and Baker with Ali Katz
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May 16, 2023 |
{Greatest Hits} The Most Annoying Job Interview Question. Ever.
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May 09, 2023 |
Serial Marketer, not Killer with David Berkowitz
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May 02, 2023 |
How to Stay in Belief During Your Job Search
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Apr 25, 2023 |
How To Discover Your Authentic Style And Up-Level Your Executive Presence With Naana Badu
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Apr 18, 2023 |
10 Unexpected Career Lessons
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Apr 11, 2023 |
Glass Ceilings and Sticky Floors with Chief People Officer Erica Rooney
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Apr 04, 2023 |
2023 Career and Workplace Trends (so far...)
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Mar 28, 2023 |
Honoring Wisdom: My Grandmother Turns 100
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Mar 21, 2023 |
Listener Questions: How to get over workplace conflict, when to involve HR, and how to shift a belief
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Mar 14, 2023 |
Career Change: From Production to Sales with Margee Hocking
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Mar 07, 2023 |
What Recruiters Are Looking For in Today's Marketplace with Recruiter Susan Gygax
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Feb 28, 2023 |
How to Support your Colleague Who's Been Laid Off
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Feb 21, 2023 |
Closing the Confidence Gap with Kelli Thompson
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Feb 14, 2023 |
Workplace Friendships and Betrayal
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Feb 07, 2023 |
How to Recession Proof Your Career
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Jan 31, 2023 |
Mentoring Women to Achieve Pay Equity with Bhavana Smith
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Jan 24, 2023 |
Cultivating Teams and Culture with Rebecca Panico, Media Strategy and Planning, Hilton
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Jan 17, 2023 |
From Sales Leaderboard to Sales Leadership, with corporate sales leadership trainer, Rebecca Gebhardt
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Jan 10, 2023 |
Choosing your Word of the Year (with examples)
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Jan 03, 2023 |
Greatest Hits: How to Increase your Career Well-being and Reduce Burnout
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Dec 27, 2022 |
Greatest Hits Episode: How to Manage Your Boss
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Dec 20, 2022 |
The Seasons of Your Career
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Dec 13, 2022 |
You got laid off. Now what?
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Dec 06, 2022 |
Necessary Endings: How a Global Pandemic Launched a New Career with Designer and Founder Amy Kimball
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Nov 29, 2022 |
Is Your Mindset Holding You Back? What to Do When You Have a Case of the But..Firsts
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Nov 22, 2022 |
Building a Career Based on Trust with Sky Holden, Head of Industry, Global Business Solutions at TikTok
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Nov 15, 2022 |
An Effective Approach to Executive Decision Making
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Nov 08, 2022 |
Storytelling for Leaders with Michelle Barry Franco
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Nov 01, 2022 |
What to do When You Get a Case of the Yeah, Buts
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Oct 25, 2022 |
Creating Career Success While Caring for a Neurodivergent Child with Amanda Lawrence
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Oct 18, 2022 |
Why We Need to Rethink Pre-Employment Assessments
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Oct 11, 2022 |
Validation is for Parking with Nicole Kalil
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Oct 04, 2022 |
The Myth of Work-Life Balance
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Sep 27, 2022 |
From Editor To Owner. How Heather Keets Wright Went From Building Equity For Others To Building Equity and Ownership For Herself
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Sep 20, 2022 |
How Creating Millions in Equity Value Led Entrepreneur Lizzy Klein to Start Her Own Business
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Sep 13, 2022 |
Chutes and Ladders: a Story of Career Pivots and Transitions
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Sep 06, 2022 |
Don’t Quiet Quit, Deliberately Decide
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Aug 30, 2022 |
Not Feeling Like Yourself Lately? How to Get Out of a Funk.
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Aug 23, 2022 |
The 3 BS Blocks that are Messing with Your Career
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Aug 16, 2022 |
How to Develop your Confidence to Increase Your Performance
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Aug 09, 2022 |
How to Improve Team Dynamics at Work Part 2
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Aug 02, 2022 |
How to Improve Team Dynamics at Work Part 1
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Jul 26, 2022 |
How to Become a Thoughtful and Powerful Decision Maker
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Jul 19, 2022 |
New Work Dress Codes: How To Create The Mindset And The Style You Want As You Return To Work with Judith Gaton
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Jul 12, 2022 |
Greatest Hits Episode: Smart Ways to Effectively Manage Your Boss that are Crucial for your Success
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Jul 05, 2022 |
Top Career Trends of 2022 (so far…)
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Jun 28, 2022 |
Your Resume is Not About You
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Jun 21, 2022 |
Effort Versus Progress and Why You May Not Be Seeing Results
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Jun 14, 2022 |
How to Get out of Your Own Way with Author and Cancer Survivor Elena Sonnino
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Jun 07, 2022 |
How to Answer the Most Annoying Job Interview Question: What Are Your Weaknesses?
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May 31, 2022 |
Increase Your Job Performance: Steps to Improve Mindset and Reduce Over-Consumption of Alcohol, Food, Social Media and More with Angelia Mascenik
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May 24, 2022 |
The Great Reassessment: Preparing Your Mindset, Managing Perfectionism, Ageism, and the New Midlife Crisis
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May 17, 2022 |
How To Stop Overthinking Everything About Your Career And Ease Anxiety
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May 10, 2022 |
How to Release Productivity Guilt
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May 03, 2022 |
A New Way to Create Your Career Vision
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Apr 26, 2022 |
How to Manage Disappointment
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Apr 19, 2022 |
Managing others: Ask better questions. Get better results.
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Apr 12, 2022 |
How To Effectively Respond To A Question You Don’t Want To Answer
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Apr 05, 2022 |
Greatest Hits: The Survivor's Guide to the Office Narcissist
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Mar 29, 2022 |
How to fight Ageism in the workplace while navigating your job search
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Mar 22, 2022 |
What to do when you lose your motivation
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Mar 15, 2022 |
How to choose your purpose, think in possibility to build your future self and your Career Well-being
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Mar 08, 2022 |
Strategies to Stop Overworking
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Mar 01, 2022 |
How to Stay Sane During Your Job Search
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Feb 22, 2022 |
Managing your peers. How to get people who don't work for you to work with you.
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Feb 15, 2022 |
How to increase your self-worth and bring value to any organization
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Feb 08, 2022 |
How to increase your career wellbeing and reduce burnout
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Feb 01, 2022 |
How to Manage Your Boss
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Jan 25, 2022 |
Getting fired, processing workplace drama, and finding career joy again
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Jan 18, 2022 |
Greatest Hits Episode: Your strengths at work. How to use your strengths to up-level your career
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Jan 11, 2022 |
Resolutions and the fallacy of January 1st thinking. How to create behaviors that stick.
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Jan 04, 2022 |
How to set your career vision: Why a big career vision requires small career goals.
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Dec 28, 2021 |
How to leverage your strengths to generate ideas
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Dec 21, 2021 |
How to build (and re-build) trust in the workplace
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Dec 14, 2021 |
A Fresh Perspective on Executive Presence (and how to up-level regardless of your title)
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Dec 07, 2021 |
Why you need to get clear on your Workplace Values
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Nov 30, 2021 |
Gratitude as a Tool for Career Success
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Nov 23, 2021 |
People Pleasing and the Misuse of Your Strengths
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Nov 16, 2021 |
How to build your personal board of directors
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Nov 09, 2021 |
How performance-based coaching and mindset helped me recover from a traumatic brain injury
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Nov 02, 2021 |
Company Culture Part 2: How to identify a positive company culture
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Oct 26, 2021 |
Company Culture Part 1: How to build a positive company culture
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Oct 19, 2021 |
Using your strengths to build resilience
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Oct 12, 2021 |
A framework for goal setting that delivers proven results
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Oct 05, 2021 |
Quick Tips for Effective Networking
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Sep 28, 2021 |
How to handle annoying co-workers and negative feedback
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Sep 21, 2021 |
How to Stop a Scarcity Mindset
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Sep 14, 2021 |
How to Decide Your Next Career Move - Part II
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Sep 07, 2021 |
How to Decide Your Next Career Move - Part I
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Aug 31, 2021 |
The Confidence Gap
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Aug 24, 2021 |
The Myth of Busyness
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Aug 17, 2021 |
The Power of No
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Aug 10, 2021 |
Resourcefulness is a mindset
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Aug 03, 2021 |
How to Break-Up with Your Inner Control Freak
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Jul 27, 2021 |
Are you Micro Quitting?
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Jul 20, 2021 |
How to Amplify Your Strengths
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Jul 13, 2021 |
What To Do About Other People's Opinions
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Jul 06, 2021 |
How to Build Belief and Manage Doubt
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Jun 29, 2021 |
Why Celebration is Key to Your Success
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Jun 22, 2021 |
The Survivor's Guide to the Office Narcissist
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Jun 15, 2021 |
The Return to the Office. How to reduce anxiety post COVID-19
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Jun 08, 2021 |
Sunday Scaries and Monday Mindset
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Jun 01, 2021 |
Stop All or Nothing Thinking
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May 25, 2021 |
Perfectionism and your career
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May 18, 2021 |
The Anxious Achiever
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May 11, 2021 |
How to Stop Negative Thinking
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May 04, 2021 |
When you are excluded in the workplace
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Apr 27, 2021 |
What to Do When Nothing is Working Out
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Apr 20, 2021 |
Fear and Job Performance
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Apr 13, 2021 |
How to make drama-free decisions
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Apr 06, 2021 |
The Antidote to Imposter Syndrome
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Mar 30, 2021 |
How to Set Workplace Boundaries
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Mar 23, 2021 |
Rethinking Failure
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Mar 16, 2021 |
Self deprecating humor, when to use it or lose it
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Mar 09, 2021 |
Refresh Your Mindset
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Mar 02, 2021 |
The Career Refresh Trailer - Start Here
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Feb 26, 2021 |