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The WORST Interview Question

by corporatecompassionproject | Sep 20, 2020 | Career, For Individuals

“Tell me about a time when you failed.” This can feel like a “can’t win” interview question, but I dislike it for a different reason. It starts with my childhood dream… I wanted to be a diplomat. High school Model UN presidency, an undergraduate degree in...

Build Trust to Manage Through Mistakes

by corporatecompassionproject | Aug 16, 2020 | Career, Communication, For Individuals, Leadership, Management

I could tell from the look on his face that something was wrong. My usually self-sufficient analytics manager was standing in my office doorway, uncharacteristically speechless. He had supplied me with information for a big-deal Board-level communication that I had...

2020: The Year of Type 2 Fun

by corporatecompassionproject | Aug 2, 2020 | Career, For Individuals, Leadership, Radical Sabbatical

I was in the middle of Type 2 Fun and there was no out. Only forward. We hiked for 8 miles and still had 2 miles and 2000 feet of elevation to go to make it over the mountain pass. My pack weighed a third of my total body weight and I was miserable. It was my crash...

Get Off the Hamster Wheel

by corporatecompassionproject | Jul 5, 2020 | Career, Decision Making, For Individuals, Radical Sabbatical

GET OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL! That’s what all the voices inside my head were telling me. Exactly one year ago, I left my corporate job to become a full-time coach. I had a happy, high-performing team that amazed me daily. I was paid fairly. I did work I was proud of. But...