You will now find Krissy Jackson at The IT Girls Coach website
Finding someone to mentor you these days is not easy. Everyone is so busy trying to juggle their own lives and careers, that those who would have made great mentors have little time or energy to share advice that might help you to develop your career.
Can you imagine what it would be like if, instead of having just one mentor, 12 successful career women would each share their wisdom with you?
The reason most people get promoted to management positions is that they are good at their jobs, unfortunately shortly after promotion they find that their current skills are not the most important requirement for their new position…
Four out of 10 newly promoted managers and executives fail within the first 18 months in their new positions, according to research by Atlanta-based Manchester Consulting. The single biggest reason: personal chemistry. They do not successfully build partnerships and teamwork with their subordinates and peers, according to the survey of 826 human resources mangers nationwide.
The failure of newly promoted managers and executives to build a strong team and, at the same time, reach out to their colleagues and peers, is sited as by far the biggest reason why 40 percent of them fail within the first 18 months.
Can you recommend any really good books for new managers?
I am especially interested in any which involve long term strategies.
“I quit!” Admit it: Those two simple words are on your mind and maybe even the tip of your tongue at least some of the time. And apparently you’re not alone. According to a recent poll conducted by CareerPath.com, 40% of the 1,400 workers surveyed said that they planned to change jobs within a year. In these days of megamergers and startup mania, we’d be less than honest if we said that we rarely think about about taking off.
Trouble is, although we spend a lot of time planning our next move, we rarely think about an exit strategy for the job that we’ll be leaving. Yet the way we leave speaks volumes about the way we value our work, our colleagues, and our reputations.
“Your last impression is almost as important as your first,” says Mark Oldman, 31, cofounder of Vault.com Inc., an online career-information site. “It’s important to leave behind an impeccable record, because it’s a small world and you never know whether you’ll work with — or for — some of the same people again.”
Article: http://ww.fastcompany.com
From: Issue 33 | March 2000 | Page 352
By: Rekha Balu | Photographs By: David Barry
I have been coaching for three years now. Recently I have noticed that more and more of my clients are women working in the IT industry. Because I am enjoying the experience of working with them so much, I have decided to refine my niche to helping stressed out, overworked and underappreciated woman working in IT to regain control of their lives and careers.
I know what problems my current clients face, but would also be interested in learning about the issues faced by other women in the industry who are not my clients. If you are a woman working in this field or know anyone who does I would be most grateful if you could take the time to fill in or pass on the following questionnaire.
Click here for the questionnaire
Please email it back to me at krissy@laughingkiwi.com when you have completed it. In exchange and as an expression of my gratitude I would be happy to offer you a free 45 minute session either on the telephone or via Skype at a time convenient to you.
(…and a lot of things really don’t matter)
I work with a lot of stressed out women in their 30’s who feel like their, life energy, hope and joy have been sucked out of them. What we find very quickly is that they are doing a lot of things that don’t matter instead of concentrating on the things they really do want in their lives.
What if you stopped doing things in your life that don’t actually matter? How would that change who you are? How much extra time would you have available to do things you really enjoy? How would this affect your health and well-being? And, what the heck does any of this mean?
How do you stop doing things in your life that don’t matter? Well, you need to take a step back. First, you need to decide what does matter to you. Figuring this out may involve doing some serious soul-searching. Your answers typically lay in the values you hold dear and these are often expressed in the vision you have for your life.
The eagerly-awaited Forbes report that ranks business schools in terms of return on investment appeared on September 3, 2007.
On September 25, Business Coach Krissy Jackson will interview Dr. Marlena Corcoran, Director of Athena Mentor: International University Admissions Counseling, in an enlightening teleconference: “Return on Investment: Financing Your American MBA.”
Attendees will learn surprising facts and figures on how people finance the most demanding MBA programs–and why “it pays” for MBA applicants to aim high!
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Life is a learning process.
Life is always trying to teach you something. Its just a question of if you want to learn or not.
Do you ever wonder why the same things always happen to the same people over and over again?
If life wants to teach you something, first it will try to whisper it to you, and if you dont listen, it will pat you on the back, and if you still do not listen maybe give you a harder nudge, then a slap, a beating, etc.. until you learn what it wants you to learn. And when you finally understand, it will then continue on to the next lesson and the process begins again.
Are you listening to what your body is telling you?
What is your environment trying to convey?
This was originally posted by Ratna Sutanto on the Global Businesswomen forum on Xing. Ratna, thanks for sharing.
Measure Your Level of Procrastination
Procrastination is pervasive, and it concerns us all. At least 95% of us procrastinate at least occasionally and about 15-20% of us do it consistently and problematically. Also, there are historical records of people procrastinating going back at least 3,000 years. Unfortunately, very little is understood about why we put off doing until later what we think we should actually be doing right now.
To address this need, researchers at the University of Calgary have been exploring the problem of procrastination. To continue this work, they need you and people like you to complete the following study. You will get some feedback about your procrastination at the end and what you can do about it.
This feedback is based on research they and other researchers have previously conducted over the last thirty years and should be quite accurate.
You can choose to exit the study at any time, but you will only get your feedback by answering all the questions. With your participation, they should be able to continue to improve their understanding of this common but somewhat mysterious phenomenon.
If this research interests you, please click on the link below.
Don’t procrastinate take the test 
The Art of Selfishness
Achieving a harmonious balance between your work responsibilities and your personal life requires that you become selfish. That’s right, selfish. Stop frowning and wipe that look of disbelief from your face. Let’s look at this concept again starting by examining the word “selfish” in more detail.
Selfish vs Self-ish
I am guessing that right now you don’t enjoy a great work-life balance and you’re seeking answers to your dilemma. The main reason you don’t have the balance you desire is because, most likely, you continually put the needs of others before your own. Well, it’s time to stop. You need to learn how to become self-ish. And you need to start right now.