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Stephanie Audette Connor
Sep 2, 20183 min read
3 Painless Ways to Promote Your Value
In your role, you operate as part of a larger team. Your role within that team is to provide clear and specific value. If others don’t...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Aug 27, 20183 min read
Are You a Confident Decision Maker?
To be an effective leader, you must be able to make decisions confidently and strategically. This requires an understanding of your...
Stephanie Audette Connor
May 31, 20172 min read
Why Running Away from a Bad Job Won’t Make You Happy
It’s only natural that a bad job would motivate you to want to make a change. The sense of urgency is much greater when you hate your...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Feb 28, 20172 min read
The Biggest Reason You Haven’t Made a Career Change (And What to Do About It)
The biggest reason you haven’t made a change yet is that you don’t know what you want. You might have a job title in mind. You might have...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Nov 8, 20163 min read
Are You Too Self-Reliant at Work?
I’ve spoken recently with several clients who are struggling to balance their own independence with their need for support from their...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Nov 1, 20163 min read
The Importance of Saying No
power of saying yes. My goal was to emphasize the value that stems from your willingness to stretch the limits of your comfort zone and...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Oct 18, 20162 min read
Yes, You Can Be Liked AND Respected
“I have a difficult time giving negative feedback to my employees because I’m too nice,” confided a senior-level executive. “My boss’s...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Oct 4, 20163 min read
Why You Must Add Value at Every Meeting
While layers of hierarchy sat in that meeting, only a handful of people asked substantive questions and provided meaningful input. The...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Sep 27, 20162 min read
The 3 Real Reasons You’re Overworked
This is a common challenge for many successful professionals. They feel the frustration but don’t know what to do about. Most of the...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Sep 20, 20163 min read
The Power of Saying Yes
Shortly after our initial meeting, I was asked to assume a leadership position on the team. My mind immediately began to race as...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Sep 13, 20163 min read
Think a New Job Will Solve Your Problems? Think Again
If only it were that simple. It may be true that it’s time to leave a toxic work environment. But finding a new job won’t necessarily...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Sep 6, 20163 min read
Can You Reinvent Yourself in Your Current Job?
The response to these questions is determined partly by the specific situation. If your reputation has been severely damaged, either by...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Aug 30, 20163 min read
How Does Your Self-Promotion Benefit Others?
Most of us intellectually understand that strategic self-promotion is critical to career advancement. But actually engaging in...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Aug 23, 20164 min read
Want to Quit Your Job? Do This First!
When a work situation is beyond repair or a work culture is a mismatch, seeking a new job is often advisable. What struck me about these...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Aug 9, 20163 min read
3 Ways to Conquer Perfectionism
Impostor Syndrome, for those who are unfamiliar, is the term for the feelings of self-doubt and inadequacy we experience despite evidence...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Jul 26, 20163 min read
Is Your Resistance to Change Undermining Your Career Success?
It occurred to me as I watched him dust himself off from yet another fall that we all started out this way. We all began our lives by...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Feb 16, 20162 min read
Want to Get Ahead? Don’t Be Too Good at Your Job
Early in my career, I worked with a man who was our department’s expert on reporting. He had manually created all of the reporting...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Feb 3, 20162 min read
New Year’s Resolutions Don’t Work. Try This Instead.
New Year’s resolutions are simply not specific or actionable enough to yield positive results. The nice thing about them, however, is...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Dec 1, 20153 min read
What Conversation Are You Not Having?
After much reflection, what I finally realized was that the intense, unaddressed emotions were taking up so much mental bandwidth that I...
Stephanie Audette Connor
Oct 28, 20153 min read
Do You Really Have to Do It That Way?
Then, a couple of days later, I walked in and had a sudden flash. The cabinet taking up prime real estate was being used to store DVDs I...
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