Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Over the past week, I have been fully engaged in my favorite activity (learning) with back-to-back conferences. At one, I was a presenter and at the other, I was a participant. At both, Artificial Intelligence was a hot topic. By the end of the week, I was both overwhelmed and excited. The possibilities for AI are truly limitless and, as scary and mysterious as it might seem right now, there is no escaping the fact that it will totally and completely disrupt our way of working in the not-too-dis

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 23, 2023

I am a big believer in the power of constructive conflict, especially in the workplace. I don’t think conflict has to be inherently negative or uncomfortable. When handled well, it can lead to more dynamic discussions, more innovative problem solving, and better decision making. But that doesn’t mean it’s always necessary. Sometimes, conflict is just conflict.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

As a trainer , I have a pretty extensive training catalog. Some people wonder what the common thread is. Sure, my training all falls under the general umbrella of “professional development.” But other than that, my topics of interest span a wide range. Only recently have I been able to articulate the common thread myself: I believe that all of my courses focus on Standout Skills —a term I recently coined to describe a particular kind of professional skillset.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In the simplest terms, influence means, “the ability to have an effect on someone or something.” So, if you think about it, this concept has very broad application. It doesn’t necessarily define the kind of effect, or who you have an effective on; and it’s not just reserved for people in certain roles at certain levels. In my experience, we ALL want to have an effect on our surroundings; we want our work to be meaningful and our voice to be heard.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

Even the most ambitious professional can fall victim to procrastination—endlessly putting off important things that eventually pile up and come back to haunt you. When this happens too often, it can create disastrous career consequences. Instead of feeling guilty and criticizing yourself, it’s helpful to evaluate what’s causing your behavior. You can then put better systems into place to avoid these things in the future.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 28, 2023

Like the rest of the world, I’ve been fascinated by the recent emergence of Artificial Intelligence into the mainstream of work life. Over the past few months, we’ve all watched in amazement as hundreds of new A.I. tools have flooded the market. These programs can refine and even create brand new images, videos, presentations, written content, data analysis, and more.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 1, 2023

A common problem I hear in the workplace sounds something like this: “Some decisions can only be made by leaders. However, they’re often slow to make them and sometimes, they don’t make a decision at all…even when I persistently remind them. This makes it hard (and sometimes impossible!) for me to do my job.” If this sounds familiar, rest assured you are not alone.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 4, 2023

Do you ever feel that you’re not being truly leveraged at work? Like your talents and skills are going to waste? Like you have more to offer and more to contribute, but you’re limited by your job description? If so, congratulations! You are totally normal! Feeling underutilized at work is probably the most common complaint I hear from professionals across all industries and all fields.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 3, 2023

If you feel underutilized in the workplace, you’re not alone! This is such a common complaint, and it’s easy to see why. Most people have a wide array of talents and interests, but most jobs have only a limited set of duties and responsibilities. Even if you’re overworked, you may still be underleveraged! The good news is that you can change the situation using your voice and your influence.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 14, 2023

In the modern working world, it’s pretty much a given that you’re going to have to deal with constantly shifting priorities. Nobody likes it, but it’s really a consequence of the constantly changing environment that we all have to operate within. But just because it’s expected, doesn’t mean it’s easy. If you’re struggling to navigate ever-changing priorities, I have some tips that may help.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Continuing Education Units (or CEUs) are often required to maintain professional certifications. If you’ve dedicated the time, energy, and attention necessary to obtain your certification, you certainly don’t want to lose it because you didn’t keep up with the requirements. In most cases, if you fail to meet the CEU requirements, you’ll have to requalify for the certification, which may include taking another exam.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

If you’ve been following me for any period of time, you probably know that I consider myself a productivity enthusiast. But in the recent past, I’ve started to feel that many traditional concepts of “time management” are just incomplete. The modern trend to focus on tips, tricks, and hacks has removed the nuance from the conversation and forced us to blindly adopt a “faster is better” mentality.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 9, 2023

Project management certification can be a useful tool to advance your career, whether or not you’re a formal project manager or aspire to become one in the future. But it’s not right for everyone. If you’re considering it, this video will help you make an informed decision. The article below summarizes the video content. In December of 2020, I earned my PMP certification.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 31, 2022

How are you doing professionally? Are you thriving or barely surviving? Maybe you’re somewhere in between… The end of the year is a perfect time to reflect and reassess. Before you set goals and think about the future, it’s always wise to spend some time reviewing the past. After all, you can’t move forward if you don’t truly understand where you are and how you got there.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Nearly every week it seems, I hear from someone in this community asking some form of this question: Is it selfish to quit my job? They use different words each time, of course, but it always comes down to this core idea. On the one hand, this tells me that the people who connect with my work are nice. They worry about putting their colleagues in a difficult situation.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 3, 2022

It’s no secret that the workplace is stressful. But, as a professional, you can’t let it get to you. When dealing with high-pressure situations, your demeanor can have a dramatic impact on your success—for better or worse. Showing your feelings in the wrong way can undermine your credibility. If you want to get ahead professionally, you have to learn self-control, which is often easier said than done!

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Your communication skills (or lack thereof) play a big part in how others perceive you in the workplace. Unfortunately, many professionals fall into bad communication habits—and they often don’t even realize it! These bad habits can damage your reputation, harm your relationships, and limit your effectiveness. If you want to be a high-performer, communication mastery is a must!

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 15, 2022

This video is an excerpt from a live Q&A session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video is available in the Career Success Library. “How do I get around showing my age in a virtual interview? I’ve submitted a resume that includes the last 16 years (two jobs at my current employer) and I am getting initial interviews.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 2, 2022

This video is an excerpt from a live training session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video (“Overcoming an Overwhelming Workload”) is available in the Career Success Library. The article below summarizes the video content. A lot of people, particularly Administrative Professionals really struggle with delegation.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 1, 2022

As most professionals know: You don’t need a formal leadership title to be a leader! But, what exactly does “informal” leadership really look like? The concept can be a little fuzzy. Many professionals want to embrace leadership principles, but they worry about appearances. They don’t want to look like they’re overstepping or crossing some invisible boundary in their job description.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 11, 2022

As a career coach, I believe everyone should love their work. After all, the average person spends about one-third of their lifetime on the job. It’s not only much more enjoyable when you’re doing something you care about; it’s also a lot easier to accept that time commitment when you’re invested in the work. But it IS possible to care too much —and believe me, I know how dangerous that is from firsthand experience.

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Eat Your Career

MAY 2, 2022

Let’s face it: We’re all guilty of working on “autopilot” from time to time. Occasionally, it’s even beneficial! But when autopilot is your primary mode of operation, it becomes extremely dangerous. You can end up missing important details and opportunities, which can lead to bad decisions, wasted time and energy, and other (more disastrous) career consequences.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 18, 2022

Recently, I’ve seen some discussion around the topic of the traditional two-week notice period given when you quit a job. Some folks are saying it’s no longer necessary. Some argue it is. So, as a career coach, I wanted to weigh in on the topic and offer my professional opinion. Simply put: YES, of course a notice period is necessary! In the US, two weeks is standard.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 13, 2022

We can probably all agree: Business abbreviations are the worst! When you don’t know what they mean, they sound like random letters thrown together to make some people feel superior and leave the rest of us feeling totally confused and ignorant. The professional development world is full of abbreviations too, and they can be just as confusing. PIP and PDP are two common abbreviations that cause a lot of confusion.

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s no secret that the working world is more complex today than it’s ever been in the past. Everything is fast-paced, highly advanced, unpredictable and interconnected, which makes your job much more difficult. With so many constantly moving parts to navigate through and around, one wrong move can create an enormous wave of negative ripple impacts!

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Eat Your Career

APRIL 4, 2022

I’ve been working in the professional development arena for a long time now. I started my business in 2009, and it’s funny how much has changed—and how much has stayed the same. One thing that has always been true is this: People really mistrust Human Resources. It’s always surprising (though, at this point, it shouldn’t be) just how much people resist the idea that HR might be able to help in certain workplace situations.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 21, 2022

I’m a big fan of documentation, especially in the workplace. I firmly believe that, when we put thoughts into words and commit them to “paper” (whether physical or digital), we make them more real. Whether journaling for personal development or professional, the act of writing is an important tool for self-discovery, growth and much more. It’s no surprise then that I recommend everyone keep a work journal.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Psychologists distinguish between people who have a fixed mindset and those who have a growth mindset. The latter is considered important for resilience, adaptability, and overall success in life and work. For modern professionals, a growth mindset is especially essential. Without it, you will likely struggle to deal with many aspects of life, including change and adversity—two common characteristics of today’s working world.

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Eat Your Career

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This video is an excerpt from a live training session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video (“Exploring Time Management Tools and Tech”) is available in the Career Success Library. The article below summarizes the video content. We have to invest our time, energy and attention into using tools and technology to support our time management.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 31, 2022

Whether you’re working at the office, or virtually, or in a hybrid capacity, interruptions and distractions surround you! In many ways, this is simply the nature of today’s working world, and for some roles, it’s an unavoidable part of the job. But that doesn’t mean you have to simply allow these things (and people) to run your day. In fact, actively managing them is also part of the job!

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 17, 2022

It’s no secret that I’m passionate about project management. One of the reasons I love this field of study is because it’s just so darn useful. A lot of project management practices have broad application; they can be used for managing many aspects of work, far beyond projects. In fact, the following three project management practices are techniques every professional can benefit from knowing, and they have the power to dramatically improve your daily work life. 1.

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Eat Your Career

JANUARY 4, 2022

As a professional, you have almost certainly heard of Key Performance Indicators —the quantifiable metrics that prove whether or not you’re performing successfully within your role. While the terminology is commonly used in the working world, it is not well understood. For many roles, KPIs are vague or (even worse) completely undefined. Without clear, agreed upon KPIs, your chances of success are greatly diminished.

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Eat Your Career

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Planning is an essential part of success, and it’s a popular topic this time of year. But, as we all know, life is anything but predictable these days. So how can we create plans for the future when everything is fluid? The solution is a technique known as “flexible planning.” While this concept has gained traction in the project management world recently, it also has much broader life and career applications.

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Eat Your Career

OCTOBER 19, 2021

This video is an excerpt from a live training session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video (“Get that Promotion! Strategies for Career Advancement”) is available in the Career Success Library. The article below summarizes the video content. Pigeonholed generally means that people have assigned you to a specific category.

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Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Date : Wednesday, September 29. Time : 11:00 AM Pacific / 12:00 PM Mountain / 1:00 PM Central / 2:00 PM Eastern. So you want to advance your career? Better get in line…you’re not the only one! Of course, if you’d rather jump to the front of the line, there are certain things you can do to position yourself as the perfect person for that promotion. Earning your next big career move requires more than just wanting it.

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Eat Your Career

AUGUST 10, 2021

This video is an excerpt from a live training session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video (“Overcoming an Overwhelming Workload”) is available in the Career Success Library. The article below summarizes the video content. So, you have an overwhelming workload, you have too much on your plate, not enough time to handle it all.

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Eat Your Career

JULY 28, 2021

This video is an excerpt from a live Q&A session with Chrissy Scivicque, Career Coach & Corporate Trainer. The full video is available in the Career Success Library. A participant in our recent Q&A session asked: “What are some strategies to be an effective leader when there are colleagues in your team who are more experienced and also have been at the company longer than you?

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