Podcast
Looking for a new job or want to move up in your company? Lesa teaches you the tools and strategies you need to land your dream job, increase your promotability, and successfully navigate your career.
264: Personal Branding — What You're Probably Doing Wrong and How to Get it Right
Today, I want to delve into the three biggest mistakes I see people making in their attempts to brand themselves – as well as the solution. First, we’ll talk about why personal branding is important, then break down the mistakes I see most often, wrapping up with the solution, accompanied by some examples.
261: What's Holding Back Your Career Development?
Here’s a fact: for most of us, and the companies in which we work, career development is rarely a priority. There are too many urgent matters to attend to every day…and career planning takes a back seat. So today, we’re talking about what might be holding back your career development — and how to help.
248: Navigating Remote Work (with Marcelle Yeager)
This week my guest is Marcelle Yeager of Career Valet, and we’re talking about navigating remote work. Our focus is on managing and being managed in “the new world order” with in-office, remote, and hybrid employees all working together. We also cover how to ensure you are setting yourself up for success as a remote worker — and how, if you are a manager, you can set your employees up for success in a remote environment.
247: Are You Ready for a Career Break? (with Katrina McGhee)
Our guest today is Katrina McGhee, and we are diving into the idea of taking a career break. NOT a run-away-as-fast-as-you-can because you hate your job, but a planned, strategic break with goals. Katrina tells us her career break story and how she has coached more than 50 clients to have successful career breaks. We also delve into how to successfully “re-enter” your career after your break.
005: Think Yourself Motivated
No matter the circumstance of your job, you CAN keep yourself motivated. In today’s podcast episode, I offer strategies to think and maintain positive thoughts in any situation.
007: Five Top Career Management Tips
Want to know how to navigate and stand out as a strong candidate in the workplace? In today’s podcast episode, I share my top five career management tips to succeed in the workplace.
011: How to Be ARFO
In today’s podcast episode, I share my top eight tips for being ARFO (Always Ready For Opportunity). When you’re ready for opportunity, you can take advantage of those opportunities when they come along.
012: Planning for a Successful 2018
Your career is not something that happens to you. It should be something you carefully manage. Today, I want to give some high-level concepts about managing your career.
013: Navigating Experts
Today’s topic is Navigating Experts. I want to start with the answer to a question I get asked frequently: what are the differences between coaching, counseling, and consulting?
015: Brand YOU
Just like the products marketed and sold by you, my sales and marketing superstars, YOU are a brand. In today’s podcast episode, I want to give you my favorite questions for determining my clients’ brand.
018: How to Get That Internal Promotion
Are you effectively managing your career? Today’s topic will help tremendously with your efforts, as I talk about how to position yourself for internal promotions.
021: Taking Care of You During a Job Transition
Whether you have chosen to leave a position or that decision has been made for you, job changes can be one of life’s most stressful experiences. Today, we’re talking about managing the mental, physical, social, and spiritual aspects of a job transition.
022: Managing Relationships at Work
Here’s the main message I want to give you today: You can’t change anyone else. If you’re having difficulties with relationships at work, the only control you have in any situation is how you respond.
024: Increasing Your Value to Your Employer
Today’s guest is Jane Springer, life and style coach. We’re talking about how to increase the value you bring to your employer. Our discussion centers around the thought model developed by Brooke Castillo of The Life Coach School.
025: Career Q&A with College Students (Part 1)
This week’s and next week’s podcasts will focus on a Q&A session I had with two college students. They fired questions at me that are on their minds, as well as career-related questions their friends wanted to ask.
026: Career Q&A with College Students (Part 2)
This week’s podcast episode is part 2 of my Q&A session with two Florida State University students, Melizza Black and Jolana Alonso.
029: Interview with Human Resources Executive
This week's podcast features an interview with human resources executive Gloria Reed, discussing the primary missteps she sees recent college graduates making in their first job out of college.
032: It May Not Be Your Dream Job, But…
In today’s podcast episode, I want to put into perspective your first job out of college. I also want to talk about getting your foot in the door and the steps you should take in your career development path.
034: How to Be Indispensable at Work
Circumstances are those things in your life over which you have no immediate control. The message I want you to hear in today’s podcast episode is that you have the option of making yourself indispensable at work, no matter the job you’re in or the circumstances surrounding that job.
035: Emotional Adulthood at Work
Yep, my dear Millennials, it’s time to be an adult at work. In today’s podcast episode, I discuss the difference between emotional adulthood and emotional childhood in the workplace, and how to properly express your emotions in a professional setting.
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