FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Career expert, Dr. Liz Bywater, has launched her new blog: Career Success with Liz Bywater. In her opening post, she describes the purpose of the blog: "I am writing this blog to share with you my experience, perspective, and practical advice for doing your best work, feeling your best at work, and having the career of your dreams."
Here is her opening post, "Welcome to Career Success!" in its entirety:
After much prompting from clients, colleagues, friends and family, I am ready to embrace this 'new fangled' technology of the Blog. (Okay, maybe not so new fangled, but hey, I'm over 40, not much of a techno guru, and the mother of children still too young to teach me!)
In retrospect, I'd say that starting this blog was a gradual process, although I didn't recognize it as such at the time. Kind of like how a young couple doesn't realize that bringing home a puppy is really just a precursor to having their first baby. So, here's how it went:
A few years back, I set myself up with a Linkedin profile and started making connections. Next, I was cajoled by my cousin, Brian, to set up a Facebook page. Okay, not so bad. Pretty easy, in fact. It started with friends and family, has grown to include some clients and colleagues, but remains fairly contained. Most recently, I entered the 'miniblog' world of Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/drlizbywater I have to admit, this is one of my favorites. Takes just a few seconds to post, keeps me from getting too wordy (really, just try typing more than 140 characters and see for yourself the everything-turns-really-red reminder to get to the point), and is a great way to share some wisdom, link to a relevant article or blog (hint hint), and engage in dialogue with folks you otherwise would never have met.
Okay, so that's the background. Now let's get to the important stuff. Why we're here. I can tell you why I'm here and, with hope, that'll be clearly connected to why you're here, too. I am writing this blog to share with you my experience, perspective, and practical advice for
doing your best work,
feeling your best at work, and having the career of your dreams. Caveat: The career of your dreams may not be the career of your
childhood dreams, such as being a prima ballerina, fire fighter, or chief of police. (Then again, it may!) The career of your dreams is more likely something that brings you, as an adult in the working world, a sense of satisfaction, meaning, purpose, challenge, and just possibly some real financial reward. It may be a career that allows you plenty of flexibility, so that you can have the type of work-life balance you prefer. The career of your dreams may be an executive position in Corporate America, or a key position in your favorite non-profit organization, or perhaps an entrepreneurial venture, in which you run your own show.
We'll talk about finding the career of your dreams and we'll look at making the most of the career you've got (so that it's as dreamy as possible). We'll discuss the things you need to think about and do in order to be most successful and gratified in your career. Here are a few of the topics we'll be looking at in the coming weeks and months. All are designed to help you do your best work, feel great about the work you do, and meet with maximum success at work, home, and everywhere in between:
Communication Strategies that Work: How to Talk, Listen, and Converse for Maximum Impact
Finding Balance: Achieving Peace of Mind in a Demanding World?
Practical Goal Setting: From Intent to Achievement
Stress Management for Work, Home, and Everywhere In Between
Leadership in Good Times and Bad: 5 Skills Every Leader Must Have
Managing for Excellence: How to Inspire, Motivate, and Maximize Employee Performance??
Conflict Mastery: Harnessing the Power of Creative Conflict (and Avoiding Conflict Nightmares) Now, you may be thinking that these topics sound a bit like the titles of speeches and, well, you're absolutely right. My posts may not have the same titles or precise content as my speeches but they will address key elements for maximizing performance: communicating like a pro, leveraging relationships (in a positive way!), and being an influential leader.
If this sounds like information you can use in reaching maximum career success, visit often and please engage in the conversation. I'd love to hear from you!
You can also visit me on the Web at
http://www.bywaterconsultinggroup.com While you're there, why not sign up for my free newsletter? It's filled with practical tips for improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
Until next time…
Liz
About Liz Bywater, PhD
Dr. Liz Bywater is an internationally acclaimed career and workplace performance expert. She consults, writes, and speaks on a variety of leadership and career-related topics. Some of her most popular presentations include: Leadership Essentials for Troubled Times, Communicating for Success, Stress Management at Work and at Home, Practical Goal-Setting, and Conflict Resolution in the Workplace.
Through a wide of variety of consulting and coaching programs, Dr. Bywater helps her clients achieve dramatic improvements in individual, team, and organizational performance. Her clients range from independent business owners to senior executives within the Fortune 50. She sits on the advisory board for Par Excellence Magazine and is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the Advancement of Consulting, and the Cornell Entrepreneur Network. Dr. Bywater is quoted frequently in the media and has been interviewed by such publications as the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Crain's, Yahoo! HotJobs and USA Today.
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