Joyce E. A. Russell
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Career Coach: Are your derailers holding you back?Feb 17, 2014 6:23 am - A few years ago, I wrote a Career Coach column titled "Your strengths can blow up your career; knowing that is key to prevention." Since that time, I have coached many m...
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Career Coach: How to keep women working for your companyFeb 09, 2014 3:05 pm - In President Barack Obama's recent State of the Union address, he emphasized that “women make up about half our workforce,” but still face pay and pregnancy discriminati...
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Career Coach: How to get partners to listen; escaping a careerFeb 03, 2014 9:10 am - Q: I am a paralegal who has worked with the same three partners for more than 10 years. None of them exhibits any leadership skills, and they all blame everyone else for...
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Career Coach: The power of using a nameJan 20, 2014 6:28 am - “A person's name is to him or her the sweetest and most important sound in any language.” — Dale Carnegie. Recently, I was in several situations where I was once again r...
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Career Coach: New year presents an opportunity to get betterJan 12, 2014 2:32 pm - By Joyce E. Russell No matter what happened in 2013, it is now behind us, and it is time to look ahead to 2014. Hope is the thing that most of us want to feel with a new...
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Career Coach: A year of leadership lessonsJan 05, 2014 6:20 am - When we review the major events that have occurred over the past year, there are many leadership lessons that we can apply to our daily lives. We celebrated the life of ...
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Career Coach Q&A: Holiday gifts in the office and other questionsDec 23, 2013 7:31 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers. Excerpts: Q: I feel obligated to give everyone in my department a small token holiday gift because I've d...
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How to keep change going in your officeDec 08, 2013 3:09 pm - “Everybody has accepted by now that change is unavoidable. But that still implies that change is like death and taxes — it should be postponed as long as possible and no...
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Coaches are just one source for career helpDec 02, 2013 6:48 am - Almost daily, people ask me how they can find career help. They feel stuck, they can't find a job, they want to change positions, and the list goes on. What to do? There...
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Career Coach Q&A: Dealing with a shared office, other workplace questionsNov 24, 2013 6:39 am - Career Coach Joyce E.A. Russell answers questions from readers. Excerpts: Q. After several years of having my own office, I am now sharing a space with a new employee. ...