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Marcia Zidle

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A Strong Career Brand: Do You Have One?

Branding is not only a marketing term to promote products. It can promote your career.…

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Career Advice for the Young Professional

We’ve all had successes and even some failures in our career. What can we learn?…

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Influencing: How to Be Taken Seriously

Do you have great ideas but can’t seem to get people to listen? A recent…

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Five Career Challenges You May Face

Career transitions bring career challenges as well as career opportunities. Here are some. “I’ve started…

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Career Planning: Goals and Plans

If you don’t know where you’re going, any place and no place, will do. Make…

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Career Planning: Looking At Options

What’s your best move? Once you have completed a review of who you are, (see…

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What Is Career Planning?

To make it happen in your career, you need to plan your career. Career planning…

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Manage Your Career Competitive Edge

Career success does not happen just because one does good work. That is expected. To…

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What’s Your Communication IQ?

Communication, which occupies approximately 70% of our wak­ing hours, is what many leaders find the…

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Influencing Your Boss

“How can I sell this idea to my boss?” That’s a question I often hear…

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Job Satisfaction: Is it Time to Stay or Leave?

Have you lost that “loving” feeling? You’ve survived the layoffs, cut wages, reorganizations and other…

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Professional Development: Are You Learning Every Day?

Are you learning new shots or skills every single day? Jack Nicklaus was asked if…

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You Made a Mistake, Now What?

Mistakes happen but no one likes to make them. And certainly very few of us…

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Make Career Change Work For You!

Are you looking for more than just a better job? Rather, you’re seeking a more…

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Smart Networking: Advancing Your Career

Do you play bumper car or smart networking? Bumper car networking is when you show…

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Who’s Responsible For Your Career?

Many think of it as a 50-50 arrangement. I carry 50% of the responsibility for…

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