Career Coaching

"You can be as clear as you think, but if you don’t ask the other person what they heard, you haven’t finished the communication cycle." — Rachel Leigh Brief Summary/Overview:In this episode of The Kanthal Group LinkedIn Live, we explore the concept of implicit and...

It’s simple, but it’s not easy. Ever heard someone say that to you? I have. A client told me that a few weeks ago about our leadership coaching work together. In theory and concept, our work together was simple. Improve communication.Remain present and calm.Reduce...

Video Transcription: We've been exploring some of the challenges with the entirety of the job search process, including ghosting and the applicant tracking system — recruiters and candidates, really all the elements of the whole search. Today, I want to ask you, the...

Many people, including Jeff Bezos, don’t like the phrase “work-life balance” or say that work-life balance doesn’t exist. Here’s where I believe they get it wrong. In my opinion, it comes down to semantics with Bezos. He prefers the phrase “work-life harmony.” I can...

Video Transcription: All right, this is an appeal to those experts in the job search arena who are talking this big game about the applicant tracking systems being smart enough to filter candidates based upon some sort of fit. I spent almost 20 years in talent...

Generally speaking, are you being you? That was the exact question I asked my client Stanley the other day. And he replied, yes – generally speaking, I’m being me. This was music to my ears and his. Stanley was recently promoted to the highest level he’s achieved in...

Video Transcription: Today, I want to talk to you about guardrails. For me, guardrail is a term I like — boundaries are the term we're hearing a lot about, which I think is getting overused — the playing field, all these things mean the same thing. And the story I...

Video Transcription: Alright, I have to confess something that I'm not really proud of. And that is, I used to own a PT Cruiser. There's a story to it, and I won't bore you with the story today. But the important part of this story is following the breadcrumbs that...

The Job Seeker 6 is my proprietary process and system that has helped hundreds of people land their dream job. If you're a job seeker or know of a job seeker, this is for you! The Job Seeker 6 is what I've learned over the last 5 years as a career coach and almost 20...

Video Transcription: For some reason, saying “I don't know” has become unacceptable for leaders, and I don't get it. I work with a lot of leaders, and somewhere along the way, they were taught either by an organization or previous mentor or another leader, or maybe...