🚀 What is Career Coaching? 📈 (Updated article that now includes ICF’s revised Core Competencies.) The term “coaching” traditionally refers to sports, where athletes who want to reach excellence in their chosen sport engage the services of a coach to help them take action and move forward. The International Coaching Federation defines coaching as “partnering with clients in a thought-provoking and creative process that inspires them to maximize their personal and professional potential”. What exactly is career coaching? It’s a…

💰 “How Much Do You Charge?”👜 A few months ago, I was gifted a name brand handbag for my birthday. Unpacking it a few days ago, I noticed the original price tag hidden inside, and nearly fell off my chair…$798.00. I know my family wouldn’t be out of their mind, but I did ask “How much did it cost?” I was relieved to learn they got it for a little less than the posted sale price of $149.98. But this…

😭I Lost My Top Leadership Voice Badge📛 So, I received a notification from LinkedIn last week that my “Top Leadership Voice” badge had expired. I was not surprised since the badges only last for 60 days if you don’t contribute consistently. For one split second, I felt a sense of loss, but then I quickly put the thought into perspective: On the grand scale of priorities, how impactful was that loss? How much time do I have to put into…

🤖 Many people are afraid of Artificial intelligence (AI) and what it might mean for their jobs and their lives. You don’t need to be! Chances are you are already immersed in AI technologies, namely Alexa, Google, and Siri. If you have used any of the above, you have used AI, and there’s no need to be afraid! “Don’t fear it, embrace it”, says Allison Hudson, Ed. D. and Veronica Ramsundar, associate professors and cofounders of Little Big Impact. I…

💐𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝! When you look at this tree what do you see? A strong, beautiful, graceful, magnificent, resilient, unique tree thriving where it’s planted? OR Do you see a strong, beautiful, graceful, magnificent, resilient, unique tree unhappy because it’s unable to move? As I was admiring the beauty of this magnificent Century Palm*, photographed at the Hope Botanical Gardens in Kingston, Jamaica, and sent to me by a friend, the phrase “bloom where you are planted” came…

💫”𝕴 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 𝖑𝖎𝖐𝖊 𝖆𝖓 𝕰𝖝𝖊𝖈𝖚𝖙𝖎𝖛𝖊!”📍 The image might not be pretty, but the message – “I feel like an Executive” – is. That’s the highlight of a client’s email a few days ago. The question, “Is this me on paper?” is a culmination of months of dedicated and collaborative work! Sometimes it seems that the work we are doing isn’t connecting until moments like these! After reading her email, I took some time to reflect on our work together, and…

🏃🏽𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 hashtag#𝐀𝐈? … … 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬❗ One of the three work trends highlighted by the World Economic Forum in a recent newsletter is the increasing importance of soft skills. A discussion of soft skills cannot take place without understanding hard or technical skills. Hard skills include the technical proficiencies necessary for job performance, typically acquired through formal education and training. These skills include computer literacy, machinery operation, data analysis, and are easily observable, measurable, and…

“No one is YOU, and that is your Power!” Happy International Women’s Day! March has always been special to me. My birthday! It follows Black History Month, and it’s Women’s History Month, although here in Canada, it’s celebrated in October. And of course March 8 is #IWD. Let me begin by acknowledging and appreciating every woman with whom I have interacted over these many years. This space won’t allow me to name names, but you know yourselves. Thanks for the…

Did You Know Their Career Story? “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; A Future to Build.” On this Leap Year Day, and in honour of Black History Month, am sharing some nuggets that I am sure many of you did not know. Last Sunday, I delivered a longer version of this presentation at my church. The best part of it was having five young people (from Grades 7-10) read the brief bios of some incredible Black individuals. 🚀Not only was…

💫What are you GRATEFUL for?🤩 One of my friends sent me the Christmas Card below. She was surprised to learn that GRATEFUL has been my Word-of-the-Year for 2023. It has served me well. When I opened the card, it caused me to reflect on some of the things I have been GRATEFUL for this year. ✍🏽I thought of the gratitude I felt when 30+ women showed up for Visioning 2023. Some have been showing up since we started eight years…