Career Development Blog
Welcome to the career development blog from your leadership development consultants at Engaging Breakthroughs. We deliver organizational leadership development programs for improved employee engagement, team cohesiveness and performance. We also show professionals to how to communicate effectively and show up more authentically while stepping into greater leadership. For those ready to ditch the 9 to 5, we even offer a leadership program to make money doing what you love. If career development is your goal, you're in the right place.
Here are 5 reasons I encourage you to take an emotional inventory of the past day, month or year and letting go of what didn’t work: -You’ll learn more about yourself. When you reflect on the past month, you’ll be able to identify your strengths, lesser strengths, and new areas for healing and growth. This will…
Read MoreIn working with corporate professionals, we’ve heard clients express from time to time that they’re dealing with loneliness at work. That is, they feel emotional distress due to perceived disconnect from the team members around them. While feeling lonely at work isn’t something openly discussed in most offices, it’s increasingly common, and it has severe…
Read MoreThis time of year, we begin to contemplate the year behind us and the new one to come. Bitter cold days force us to retreat inside. Ready to warm up, and we cozy up with a cup of tea or something more spirited. While the holidays are a hustle-and-bustle time of year, we crave moments…
Read More“Discretionary effort” is often considered the crown jewel of employee engagement. Simply put, it’s the discretionary – or extra – work that people give to a cause. These are all the little gifts that go above and beyond what’s required to get the job done. It’s the special sauce that makes things great instead of…
Read MoreAttend a spa for your soul to connect with your dreams for 2020! You’re invited to a nurturing space where your powerful vision will come into focus. In this Dreambuilder workshop on December 14th, we will retreat from the outer world to a place where you are supported to connect with your dreams for the…
Read MoreOn November 18th, we hosted our first Mastering Soft Skills Training at CityCentral Dallas. In this training program, attendees learned how to leverage the 4 channels of communication to: Learn how to communicate effectively Get clarity about any challenge you are facing Set clean boundaries with your calendar, colleagues, clients, vendors and yourself Deliver more effective feedback Handle difficult conversations with more…
Read MoreGreat leaders are willing to ask for help from others, and they’ve learned how to do so effectively. Even better, they ask in a way that is inviting and full of choice, rather than telling people what to do. The ability to ask for what you want is directly tied to your success as a…
Read MoreIf you look at yourself as the center of a wheel, and each of the spokes connects you to someone different – bosses, peers, subordinates, clients and vendors – which professional relationship is the most challenging for you? Chances are, there’s a difficult conversation to be had there. Recently, we talked about how effective communication…
Read MoreAre you at a crossroads in your career? Do you want to move into a leadership role, but haven’t been able to do so? You might think getting an MBA is the solution. After all, the prevailing wisdom is that you didn’t get the promotion because you don’t have the right knowledge or accolades. This…
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