2020—Aack! We’d all like a re-do, right?! I understand. I totally get that in your lifetime, a lot has gone on and you’ve had a lot to deal with emotionally, mentally, socially, physically. Yes, the landscape has certainly changed (albeit temporarily, hopefully). After all, a global pandemic has happened. As a result, you and all
To Move Up in Your Career, Avoid These Leadership Traps Like the Plague
Versions of this article, entitled “To Move Up in Your Career, Avoid These Leadership Traps Like the Plague, Says Leadership Coach Tamara Raymond,” appeared this week across 100+ US and global media outlets consisting of online business and trade publications, broadcast media, and local affiliate TV stations for NBC, CBS, and Fox. They include Yahoo!
If You’re a Good Leader, You’re Not “Doing It All”
The best functioning teams are led by managers who encourage employees to oversee their own work. Managers look to their employees to act as “leaders” of their own projects. What I mean is this: A good supervisor not only delegates tasks but also: assigns employees who possess skills for the job; puts them in charge
Creating Boundaries That Stick for Your Work-At-Home Life
Whether you’re someone new to telework or perhaps need a refresher, here are a few tips I would suggest to help you smooth out common trouble spots of having your office at home: Choose times to turn off your phone and computer. Are you getting calls and emails from colleagues and your manager outside your
To Get Ahead in Your Career, Share the Credit
A version of this article, entitled “To Get Ahead in Your Career, Share the Credit, Says Career Coach and Award-Winning Author Tamara S. Raymond,” appeared recently in over 130 media outlets and online publications consisting of newspapers; broadcast media and local tv stations; and financial, business and multicultural news services. They include local NBC, Fox
The Pandemic Job Search: How to Land a New Job During or After
A version of this article, entitled “Pandemic Job Search Tips: Career Coach Tamara Raymond Offers Pointers,” appeared this week in over 120 media outlets and online publications globally. A few of them include: local NBC and Fox affiliates; Yahoo! Finance; Dow Jones’ MarketWatch; NPR’s Marketplace; and Ask.com; as well as Latin publication Telemundo and Finanzen.net in Germany and
Courageously Creating Your Support Team
In the world of being productive, a leader is not absent of fear — or even fearless — but courageous. The definition of courage is having fear but taking action anyway — in the presence of that fear. Understandably, for some, being the key decision-maker can be lonely. As part of management or leadership, there
The Other Side of Leadership: Making Tough Calls
As a leader within your organization and/or manager of a team, sometimes you have to make the tough calls. Say, you may like an employee as a person, but realistically recognize they’re not a good fit for the role or the team. And, unfortunately, if you can’t move them to another more appropriate role as
There Is No “One-Size” Managerial Model
Leadership styles may vary. It’s a plain and simple truth. The operative concept here to take away though is that different doesn’t mean less effective. This concept also means recognizing that it goes both ways. For example, if you have a different management style than your manager and/or mentor, you can be just as —
Listening Is Your Most Powerful Tool
In the last blogpost, I shared that leadership means being accountable, responsible and willing to take action. Today, I am focusing on a particular “take action” tool: the art and skill of listening. A key element by any measure. In fact, if you ask me, it’s the most powerful tool a leader has. Why and
