When I work with high-performing leaders, they often ask how they can accelerate their own leadership development curve, what they can do to improve. They have a strong desire to know the right approach, the best method, or the most effective way to accomplish more—ultimately so they can “win” by some metric. On one hand,… Read more »
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The Power of Self Observation
Ray Luther Executive Director Partnership for Coaching Excellence and Personal Leadership Many years ago, I led a small team at a large firm-a spoke in the wheel as they say. While I came from a military background, this was one of my first opportunities to lead in a corporate environment and I was excited. My… Read more »
Cutting the Cord: Best Practices for Transitioning Within the Same Organization
by Stephanie J. Gray, Associate Director Kelley Graduate Career Services Stephanie J. Gray You did it! You set your sights on a new position within your organization and after months of networking and interviewing you have earned a new title and a new set of job responsibilities. There’s one problem: you still work at… Read more »
Look In The Mirror. What Do You See?
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kelley Graduate Career Services Kendell Brown Often alums and clients contact me wanting to initiate a job search but they’re at a loss as to where to start. All that they know is that they want to start now! So to jumpstart their thinking, I’ll have… Read more »
Kelley Alumni Receive Free Career Support for Life
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kelley Graduate Career Services Kendell Brown At the Kelley School of Business, the Graduate Career Services staff considers alumni career services to be about lifetime career support. We are here for Kelley alumni at all stages of their careers. On-campus career services teams focus on understanding a student’s… Read more »
Perfect Your On-The-Job Elevator Pitch
by Kendell Brown, Associate Director of Alumni Career Services Kendell Brown By now you are likely familiar with the idea of an elevator pitch. It’s a concise summary of an individual’s brand. I like to think of it as a 30-second commercial highlighting someone’s strengths and leverage-able skills. We talk about elevator pitches all of the… Read more »
Become the Person You Were Meant to Be
Eric Johnson by Eric Johnson, Executive Director of Kelley School’s Graduate Career Services George Eliot* has been credited with saying, “It’s never too late to become the person you were always meant to be.” This is good news to people like me, who aspire one day to be Matthew McConaughey. I reflect on this quote every… Read more »