by Jennifer Anderson | May 3, 2016 | Communication
People give me a hard time for hauling around a planner. I keep all sorts of notes on clients, meetings, organizing events, book lists, coupons, etc. But, one of my favorite things is to keep track of inspirational comments from speakers. While sorting through some...
by Jennifer Anderson | Oct 5, 2015 | Communication, Networking
Between speaking to groups, client interactions, attending networking meetings, and all the various people who are referred to me, I receive LinkedIn invites nearly everyday. Most of the invites have this same comment: “I’d like to add you to my professional network...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 29, 2015 | Communication
I finally saw The Bee Movie. Such a sweet movie packed with a lot of great messages about life and especially about work. Being the ever-alert career coach, I picked up on some great life and career lessons to be learned while watching The Bee Movie; including: Barry...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 23, 2015 | Communication
Recently, a client found herself struggling with some direct reports. It felt like she was often hitting up against a wall when trying to communicate with the people who she was supposed to be managing. She wanted to be able to have good, solid conversations with...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 15, 2015 | Communication
When it comes to communication, I think people feel like they are better communicators than they really are. Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you feel like you communicated something really well and yet the receiving party seemed to just not get it?...
by Jennifer Anderson | Sep 9, 2015 | Communication
Recently I was discussing some challenging behavior with someone and realized that the person was not engaged in the conversation. When I first called them to discuss the situation, I asked if now was a good time to talk for a couple minutes. I’m a firm believer in...
