After starting 2023 with travels in FL & GA, we went back to Marietta for a short stay and then set back out on travels along the Southeast coast from Wilmington, NC, to Brunswick, GA. At the start of this stretch, the weather was still a little cold and wet, but as we drove along the coast, it warmed up, … Read More
We’ve all struggled with naming our best talents. Superpowers can be elusive for many reasons. Yet, if we can’t express our strengths to others, how will they understand where we excel? And if they don’t know what we do well, why would they hire us or send appropriate opportunities our way? As we continue this blog series (this link will … Read More
After having a great family Christmas holiday in Marietta, GA, the beginning of 2023 brought us time with family, friends, colleagues, and clients, along with more traveling. Shortly after the new year, we headed south to the Gulf Coast. After one night in Montgomery, we arrived at our destination of, Gulf State Park in Alabama (AL). This waterfront park offers … Read More
Hello everyone, This is the fourth blog in a series related to my new publication, The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change. If you’ve been following this series, skip the next paragraph. If you’re new to this series, here’s a quick recap. I am sharing information from the book chapter by chapter. Early in … Read More
Join Paula Battalia Brand, author of The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change, to discover the wisdom from this book. Check out the FREE event video recording to learn about the A.S.T.E.R. Career Cycle Model and how it can apply to your career development. Gain access to the Purple Parachute Workbook. You can go to this link … Read More
We left off the last travel blog as we were heading south after enjoying the WV/VA area. We made haste and stayed one night at Stony Fork campground in VA (again) as we made our way to Tennessee (TN). Our first stop in TN was Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Instituted in 1934, it’s the most … Read More
August 2022 Managing a planned break from the workforce on your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is a great way to share your professional online presence. It’s important to keep it up to date, even if you are taking an intentional break from the world of work. Sometimes it can be hard to know how and when to share this information. Below … Read More
Brand Career Management Newsletter August 2022 Hello Everyone, We hope you’re enjoying your summer if you’re in the northern hemisphere. The warm weather might make you wish you didn’t have a job tying you down. Apparently, these feelings are becoming the norm. If you have been following workforce trends, you no doubt have heard and seen much about The Great … Read More
April 2022 Use LinkedIn as a resource for salary data. As I’ve mentioned before, LinkedIn offers a resource for salary research that you can access by going to Linkedin.com/salary. You have to share your salary on an annual basis to receive continued access to their data. They do promise to keep your salary information private and encrypted. They also pledge … Read More
Brand Career Management Newsletter – April 2022 Hi Everyone, This is our first newsletter issue for 2022. As a reminder, our communications schedule has changed. This year, you will receive three career-related newsletters. The next two will be in August and December. I am also writing a monthly travel blog for those who sign up. If you would like to … Read More