Challenges

Advice, Best Work/Best Life, Careers, Challenges, Inspiration for Change, Leadership Why Organizations Are Drowning In Bureaucracy And ‘Nonsense’ And How Common Sense Can Change That Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Today’s True Leadership” In my time as a marketing and product management executive in corporate America, I was continually floored by commonplace organizational behavior that made zero sense and was downright ridiculous. From the... Read More

Advice, Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, success, Tips for Empowerment Why Having Great Experience Won’t Save Your Job Today, And What Will Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” In the last chapter of my 18-year corporate career, I was laid off from my VP role soon after 9/11. The whole experience crushed my confidence and woke me up to... Read More

Careers, Challenges, Impact, Leadership, Men and Women, Men vs. Women at Work, Support for Change, Women in Business, Women in Leadership The Unique Impact Of Covid-19 On Working Mothers, Black Women And Women In Senior Leadership Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” As virtually all of us have witnessed or directly experienced, the events of 2020 have turned workplaces and work cultures upside down. Reports have shown that women have been more negatively impacted... Read More

Breakthroughs, Careers, Challenges, Communication, Impact, Inspiration for Change, Men and Women, Men vs. Women at Work, Thought Leadership How To Build Effective Gender Partnerships And Help Men Create A Healthier Culture Of Masculinity Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Building a World That Works For All” In today’s times, we’ve all witnessed our world changing in dramatic ways, with a backdrop of multiple crises, a toxic culture of masculinity, and rapidly shifting gender... Read More

Advice, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Communication, Leadership 5 Ways To Help Your Work Relationships Thrive Despite Conflicting Political Views Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “The Most Powerful You” Last week, the U.S. experienced a horrific first in its history—an attack on the nation’s capitol, and both friends and foes of our country looked on in horror. The aftermath of the... Read More

Careers, Challenges, Entrepreneurship, Women in Business, Women in Leadership Impostor Syndrome Prevalence In Professional Women And How To Overcome It In my work as a career and leadership coach and consultant for mid- to high-level professional women, I’ve been stunned at the degree to which highly accomplished women frequently struggle with feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt, low self-confidence and confusion... Read More

Best Work/Best Life, Breakthroughs, Challenges, Women in Leadership How To Earn More With Powerful Shifts In Mindset And Behavior Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” Every day in my work as a career and leadership coach, I speak with professionals who offer terrific products, services, and programs that are a cut above, but they are failing... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Best Work/Best Life, Careers, Challenges, Wellness at work, Work-Life Balance Poor Mental Health For Executives Isn’t Just A Work-Life Balance Issue Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” As we’ve read in so many headlines in the past several months, the mental health of professionals and executives has taken a strong hit since the pandemic began. In one recent study by... Read More

Advice, Challenges 3 Potent Questions That Will Stop Your Swirl Of Indecision Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “The Most Powerful You” Back in 2004, I had left my 18-year corporate marketing career for good, and was in the process of a complete career transformation. I was studying to become a marriage... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, Close Your Power Gaps, Videos 10 Key Tips For Acing Your Video Interviews Part of the series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” Today, as in-person interviewing has had to cease or slow due to restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic, thousands of professionals are now needing to learn how to effectively interview in a new... Read More

Challenges, Empowerment, Leadership, Men and Women, Men vs. Women at Work How The Pandemic Is Negatively Impacting Women More Than Men, And What Has To Change Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Today’s True Leadership” The Covid-19 pandemic has impacted millions of lives around the world, leading us to rethink so much of what we’ve taken for granted in our lives and work in the past... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, Tips for Empowerment Four Powerful Steps That Will Boost Your Career During This Pandemic Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “The Most Powerful You” During these past four months, I’ve heard from many more professionals than usual on LinkedIn and privately—particularly those who have decided to use this unprecedented time to rethink their lives... Read More

Advice, Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, Communication 10 Questions To Help You Know If Your Leader Or Manager Is Someone You Should Be Supporting Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “The Most Powerful You” For 15 years, I’ve been coaching mid- to high-level professionals and leaders in achieving their highest and most rewarding goals. This involves helping them embrace new strategies and approaches that allow... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, Communication, Leadership, Thought Leadership, Wellness at work How To Reduce Divisiveness And Build Trust And Unity In Our Workplaces Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” As almost everyone has read, seen or experienced directly, our country has grown more divisive, angry and ununified in recent months. Hate-crime violence has hit a 16-year high, political polarization has increased, and a majority (55%) of... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges Banishing Our Nation’s Blind Spot About Blue-Collar Economic Potential Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the nation’s July Jobs Report on August 7, and despite the recession and Covid-19 crisis leaving millions unemployed, a quiet revolution is underway. An ongoing blue-collar expansion continues as business leaders, entrepreneurs... Read More

Amazing Career Success, Best Work/Best Life, Careers, Challenges, Thought Leadership 3 Ways To Demonstrate Your Value And Positive Impact In These Unprecedented Times Part of Kathy Caprino’s new series “Turning Crisis Into Opportunity” Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, I’ve been very surprised at the types of outreach I receive on a daily basis now from professionals around the world. As a career... Read More