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connects you, the business professional, with experts in career
and professional development via teleseminars. Topics will be
presented with an eye to the practical, rather than the theoretical,
offering you the opportunity to put ideas into practice as soon
as you hang up the phone. The topics are targeted specifically
for the executive level professional, for the employed as well
as those in transition. The teleseminars are formatted and timed
to include your questions following the experts' presentations.
Overcoming Obstacles to Promotion
Guest Speaker: Susan Britton
Whitcomb – President, Career Coach Academy and Leadership
Coach Academy
Date: Wednesday,
October 24, 2007
Time: 4:00-5:00
PM Eastern, 1:00-2:00 PM Pacific
Class Description:
Are you sacrificing blood, sweat and tears for your employer,
but still not moving ahead? Many people think the answer is
launching into a full-fledged job search to find greener pastures.
A more strategic move can often be landing a promotion within
your existing organization. In this session, we’ll take
the fear and failure out of going for a promotion by revealing...
- Key drivers executives look for in promotable people
- Organizational factors that will enhance or impede the likelihood
of promotion.
- Common mistakes to avoid when going for promotion.
- The T.A.L.K formula for proposing a promotion.
- Strategies to make sure you get compensated for your additional
responsibilities.
- Common roadblocks to promotion, such as being too valuable
in your current role, dealing with organizational politics
or being perceived as too old, along with strategies and work-arounds
to manage these roadblocks.
A prominent figure in the world of career management and coaching,
Susan Britton Whitcomb is author of six career books, including
30-Day Job Promotion, Resume Magic, Interview Magic
and the award-winning Job Search Magic. She is founder
and president of Career Coach Academy and Leadership Coach Academy.
In addition to her work as a speaker and trainer, she has been
a careers columnist and featured chat guest for Monster.com
and American Online. As an industry expert, she has been cited
in U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, Time Inc.’s
Health, CBS Marketwatch.com, the Dow Jones’ National
Business Employment Weekly, and numerous syndicated careers
columns. Susan is passionate about equipping people with the
tools and tenacity to turn their passions into profit while
making a difference in their work-world! Download a free excerpt
of Susan’s latest book, 30-Day Job Promotion
at www.careerandlifecoach.com.
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