You just got to work, and you’ve opened up your calendar to see what’s on the agenda that day. You have four back-to-back one-on-ones and you also have a proposal that is due by the end of the day. What do you do? If you answered “reschedule the one-on-ones with your team” then you’re not […]
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12 years. 12 years is the average length of time between when individuals are promoted to management, and when they receive their first personalized leadership training. When employees are promoted their responsibilities include managing others, driving goals, engaging and developing their team. Most new managers don’t have any idea how to effectively accomplish any of […]
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein Education is one of those seemingly simple but very complex situations. At the root, education is supposed to teach us something. Nowhere in its […]
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Welcome back to our three-part series on the art of working from home. In October’s installment, we focused on how to be productive when working remotely. This month, we’re doing a 180 and speaking to those of you who can’t seem to disconnect when your work day is over. This is an incredibly common issue that gets […]
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The job search in and of itself is a job! It requires commitment in time and mental efforts. Scheduling your calendar to reflect the job search, connecting with your network, writing emails, drafting your documents to send to possible employers, etc. The time spent nourishing yourself during your efforts to find and secure a job […]
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Erin had a career in Hollywood for many years, and in 2011 she decided to leave it behind to pursue something new. She wasn’t really sure what she wanted to do, but she moved to Chicago in 2012 and started working for a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) who needed help marketing his business. Even though […]
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The coach training world is confusing, convoluted and extremely difficult to navigate. We get questions all the time from coaches who would like to join the ALV team but don’t yet have their coaching credential. We are happy to provide guidance to help explain the industry and help you find the best coaching training program […]
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Have you ever been to an improv comedy show? The nature of these performances is that the entire scene is on the fly, and the actors continue to deliver no matter how absurd or unbelievable the content or scenario becomes. The troupe works collaboratively as they dive fully into their work, not letting denial or […]
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I love learning about words from different languages that have no direct translation in English. Although we fit the translation into simple terms, the meanings go much deeper and always offer such rich information about a culture. For example, the word, fika, in Swedish, translates to “a coffee and cake break” but it refers to […]
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Congratulations! You’ve been promoted to a manager because you’re a rockstar, you did your job really well and you nailed it at being a subject matter expert. You’ve outgrown your role, and the next step up is being a manager. This is probably the biggest career step most people will make – the promotion from […]
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These days it seems like every third person on Instagram is a coach of something. It can be incredibly difficult to discern which online life coaches are high quality coaches and which ones are just trying to make a buck. On top of that, how do you know which coach is the right one for […]
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In 2015, Lauren moved to Chicago to study Art Education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She had worked previously as an Art Teacher and thought she wanted to pursue a career in the museum field. After grad school, Lauren looked for a museum education job for two years without any luck. […]
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