A job search forces you to clarify who you are, what you’re good at, what you want next, & what you’re willing to say no to. It's all about being human, not just acknowledging flaws & limitations, but determining how to use those to your advantage.
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Happy Wednesday! A job search can make smart, capable people feel scattered, reactive, and exhausted. That’s not a personal failure—it’s what happens when you treat an unpredictable process as a series of emotional events instead of a system.
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Happy Monday! Ah, the dreaded compensation conversation. One part of the job search that used to make me uncomfortable was talking about compensation.
Curious how others approach this part of the process, and please check out my latest post!
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Happy Tuesday! Recruiters can be powerful allies—or complete dead ends. The difference usually isn’t the recruiter. It’s how clearly you show up.
Come get a peek behind the recruiting curtain!
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Happy Monday! Ever wonder how you can professionally network without feeling cringe?
Good networking isn’t about asking for favors. It’s about building professional context before you need it.
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Still job hunting? Most roles aren’t filled because someone was “the best on paper.” They’re filled because the risk felt manageable. Hiring is a risk decision, not a talent contest.
Follow and subscribe for more help on landing a new job!
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Still job hunting? Most roles aren’t filled because someone was “the best on paper.” They’re filled because the risk felt manageable. Hiring is a risk decision, not a talent contest.
Follow and subscribe for more help on landing a new job!
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Still job hunting? Most roles aren’t filled because someone was “the best on paper.” They’re filled because the risk felt manageable. Hiring is a risk decision, not a talent contest.
Follow and subscribe for more help on landing a new job!
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Happy Monday! Coming up next in my series re-evaluating the modern job search is targeting the right role. Simply put, stop applying and start aiming.
Come check out this week's article and subscribe!
LLAP
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The job search most of us were taught no longer exists. It’s not linear, it’s not transparent, and effort alone doesn’t guarantee results.
Understanding the system matters more than brute force. That reframing changed everything for me. LLAP
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Job searching isn’t just about landing a role.
It’s practice for leadership: making decisions with incomplete info, advocating for yourself, handling rejection, and negotiating tradeoffs.
Come check us out and subscribe for more content!
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Happy Tuesday! Stepping into leadership is never a one-size-fits-all journey. Come check out the conclusion to your 1st week as a manager in my “WTF Do I Do Now?” series, and subscribe for additional content!
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Happy Wednesday! Wanna earn loyalty? Make someone’s day less miserable.That’s it. That’s the post.
Fix a process. Remove a blocker. Be the reason something works better this week.
#SmallWinsBigImpact #LeadershipWithHeart #WTFDoIDoNow
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Happy Sunday! Micromanaging is just anxiety in a power suit. Coaching, on the other hand? Coaching scales.
Your job isn’t to do the work—it’s to help people grow into owning it.
Less hovering. More unlocking.
Here’s how:
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Happy Wednesday! Every team has that one task no one knows who owns. And another they all think someone else is doing.
Spoiler: no one’s doing it.
Day 3 is about defining the work. Because ambiguity is where accountability goes to die.
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Happy Tuesday! It’s day 2, time to start booking your 1:1’s. The number one trust-building move? Book time with each person. The biggest mistake? Waiting until you “know more.”
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Happy Sunday but get ready for Monday! Day 1 of your new leadership role is about to kick off and it’s not yet time to start fixing things.
Time to watch, listen, and silently rate everything like a restaurant critic who knows the kitchen is on fire.
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You just got promoted. Or dropped into a mess. Either way, Day One is not the time to start fixing things. It’s the time to watch, listen, and silently rate everything like a restaurant critic who knows the kitchen is on fire. #WTFDoIDoNow
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Just got promoted? Congrats. You now qualify for… zero training, lots of pressure, and a calendar full of meetings that should’ve been emails.
Enter: WTF Do I Do Now? — a 5-day field guide for new managers.
#WTFDoIDoNow
#DeltaShiftDispatch
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Are you a new manager, or even a manager who’s not so new and still struggling with finding your footing? No problem. It happens to us all.
Check out my substack, subscribe for free (or paid!) to get advice from someone with 25 years of omg what do I do now?
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