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Breakthroughs, Career Growth, Careers, Knowing Yourself, Leadership, Management, Personal Growth, Professional Growth, Training The Worst Mistakes New Managers Make That Hurt Their Teams And Cultures Along with what my research has shown are the 7 most damaging power and confidence gaps that professionals face, there are 5 big blunders mistakes new leaders and managers make, despite their commitment to their own success and that of... Read More

Advice, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Career Growth, Careers, Close Your Power Gaps, Empowerment, Professional Growth, success The Top 6 Actions That Promote Professional Growth and Success Take these six actions to promote your professional growth and success - for greater reward, fulfillment and impact in your career Read More

Advice, Amazing Career Success, Careers, Challenges, Inspiration for Change, Leadership, Professional Growth, Support for Change, Thought Leadership, Women in Leadership How To Assess Poor Managers In Your Organization And Train Better Ones Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Today’s True Leadership” Recently, I was interviewed by Radhika Panjwani for the Canadian newspaper The Globe & Mail, exploring the topic of why promoting your star employee into a managerial role may not be a good... Read More

Communication, Empowerment, Impact, Job Search, Kathy Caprino, Knowing Yourself, LinkedIn, Marketing Support, Personal Growth, Powerful Self-Marketing, Professional Growth, Resources, Uncategorized, Women in Business, Work You Love 5 Things Your LinkedIn Profile Reveals About You That You Don’t Want It To Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Powerful and Confident You” In my work as a career and leadership coach, writer and executive trainer, I spend a great deal of time on LinkedIn. I review hundreds of profiles... Read More

Advice, Brave Up, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Communication, Professional Growth, Resources How To Resign From Your Job In The Most Professional Way Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Supporting Today’s Workforce” In my work as a career and leadership coach for mid- to high-level professional women, a key focus is supporting clients in planning the best steps to accelerate their growth and... Read More

Advice, Careers, Leadership, Professional Growth, success, Support for Change, Thought Leadership, Women in Leadership Employees Now Expect Empathy In The Workplace, But Half Aren’t Getting It Part of Kathy Caprino’s Series “Today’s True Leadership” In the past several years, with the deep challenges that the COVID pandemic presented, along with economic hardships, extreme demands at work and at home, workforce reductions and more, it’s become... Read More

Advice, Most Powerful You, Professional Growth, Support for Change, Thought Leadership, Training How To Answer The Question ‘What Makes You Unique?’ Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Powerful and Confident You” In the past several years, with the deep challenges that the COVID pandemic presented, along with economic hardships, extreme demands at work and at home, workforce reductions... Read More

Advice, Inspiration for Change, Leadership, Professional Growth, Thought Leadership, Wellness at work How Leading From The ‘Inside Out’ Transforms Lives, Work Cultures And Businesses Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Today’s True Leadership” Leaders today are facing numerous unprecedented challenges that are requiring them to adapt in ways that many, if not most, are not yet prepared or trained to do. Just a few of... Read More

Best Work/Best Life, Challenges, Most Powerful You, Personal Growth, Professional Growth Are You An Anxious Achiever? Turn Your Fears Into Your Standout Strength Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Powerful and Confident You” During this Spring season, we are encouraged to bring into focus key issues around both stress awareness and mental health, and are reminded that signs of depression and anxiety... Read More

Advice, Careers, Communication, Empowerment, Personal Growth, Professional Growth Being Highly Sensitive Is A Superpower – Here’s How To Leverage It Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Powerful and Confident You” In today’s society, being viewed as “highly sensitive” can lead to being demeaned and considered less effective or “valuable” in the workplace. Negative terms such as “overly-emotional”... Read More

Communication, Inspiration for Change, Knowing Yourself, Most Powerful You, Personal Growth, Professional Growth, Support for Change, Tips for Empowerment, Uncategorized 7 Things Never To Say or Do When Someone Shares They’re Going Through a Terrible Time Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Bringing Compassion Forward In Life and Work” Have you ever been going through a very difficult time in your life, and you begin talking about it with friends, colleagues or family members, only to... Read More

Advice, Careers, Job Search, Professional Growth Key Steps To Retaining Your Executive Job In Today’s Highly Competitive Market Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Building Your Best Career In Today’s Changing Times” As many of us have heard in the news during the past months, fears of a looming recession are mounting and millions are facing financial challenges that have... Read More

Inspiration for Change, Knowing Yourself, Living Real, Most Powerful You, Professional Growth, Tips for Empowerment, Wake Up Calls, Wellness at work, Yes I Can Thinking Bringing This One Word To Mind Can Instantly Generate More Joy and Gratitude Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Confident and Powerful Version of You” Each year in early January, I decide on one key word or “theme” for the coming 12 months – a theme that represents a quality,... Read More

Communication, Empowerment, Professional Growth, Tips for Empowerment, Women in Leadership Private One-Hour Communication Success Consultation Ready to improve and strengthen your communication effectiveness and boost your career and leadership? Join Kathy in her Communication Skills Growth Program! Are you struggling with: Lacking the confidence, impact and... Read More

Best Work/Best Life, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Careers, Challenges, Communication, Decoding "The Secret", Impact, Inspiration for Change, Inspiring Thoughts, Most Powerful You, Personal Growth, Professional Growth, Wake Up Calls, Wellness at work, Work-Life Balance Quiet Quitting—What Is It And Where Do You Stand On It? Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Becoming The Most Powerful You, To Live and Work Better” As you may have read, there’s a powerful new viral trend and movement emerging, referred to as #quietquitting. As reported in NPR recently, a TikTok video... Read More

Advice, Amazing Career Success, Career and Life Satisfaction Survey, Careers, Professional Growth, Support for Change, Wellness at work The Top 5 Things You Should Never Do At Work Part of Kathy Caprino’s series “Building a Better, Happier Career Today” Years ago, I built an 18-year corporate career in publishing and marketing that appeared “successful” on the outside, but on the inside, it was anything but. I rose... Read More