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Michele Woodward Executive Life Coach
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Powerful Coaching. Powerful Results.
January 12, 2009
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What's Going On This Week:
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Greetings!
My friend and fellow Master Coach Chris
Brandt and I were talking about how we could
contribute to the world in 2009. If we were
to use our skills to "be a force for good,"
as I put it, what would that look like? How
could we put our skills and talents together
to meet a need? The result of that
conversation is The Results Club.
The headlines tell the story: "Unemployment
Rises," "No Sector Untouched," "Executives
Downsized." The global unemployment is
higher than many of us have ever seen. And
finding a job right now can be tough.
Especially for a mid-career executive who's
highly skilled, and highly paid.
To answer precisely this need, Chris and I
have built an 8-week support program for
mid/upper-level professionals who find
themselves in job search mode, called The
Results Club.
This unique and innovative program provides a
step-by-step approach to any executive job
search. Plus, each class is supplemented by
a secure discussion forum, where tools,
ideas, tactics and information can be shared
within The Results Club community.
Drawing on our own networks and our many
years of experience -- Chris as a Human
Resources executive with organizations like
News Corporation and Swiss Re, plus various
financial services companies and startups,
and my leadership positions in
corporate America and at the White House, as
well as job as Career Advice Coach
at www.BettyConfidential.com,
-- we've assembled a fantastic slate of
speakers who can offer cutting edge advice to
today's job search.
Each webinar class will feature an interview
with an expert, offer innovative tips and
tools, and the opportunity for one-on-one
coaching with me and Chris. Here's the
schedule:
January 28th - Taking Stock & Making a Plan:
Featuring an interview with Dr. Martha Beck,
author of Finding Your Own North Star and
Steering By Starlight
February 4th - Creating a Resume that Works:
Featuring an interview with Bonnie Kurka,
Vice President of the National Resume Writers
Association
February 11th - Speak Up! How to Interview:
Featuring an interview with Cyndi Maxey and
Kevin O'Connor, co-authors of Speak Up! How
to Present Like a Pro
February 18th - Networking: Featuring an
interview with Liz Lynch, author of Smart
Networking
February 25th - Maximizing Social Media:
Featuring an interview with Pam Slim,
blogging expert and author of Escape From
Cubicle Nation
March 4th - Reinventing Your Career in
Mid-life: Featuring an interview with Mary
Beth Sammons, author of Second Acts That
Change Lives
March 11th - Salary Negotiations/Working with
Recruiters: Featuring an interview with
executive recruiters
March 18th Staying on Course: tips, tactics
and plans to keep your job search moving
forward, featuring a panel of career
coaches
The total cost for the 8-week program is $375
(USD). Space is limited - register
today!
It is powerful coaching for what's
next.
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INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE DU JOUR
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll
get run over if you just sit there."
-- Will Rogers
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A THANK YOU
One can never say "thank you" enough -- so,
once again, let me say thanks to all of you
for your support and good wishes as I've
traveled down the thyroid cancer path. It's
been great to hear from my wonderful family
-- those related by blood, and those related
by love -- my old and new friends, and my
sweet former clients (and current ones,
too!). All in all, it's been such a buoying
experience. So, thanks. You each, in your
own ways, have made my days so much more
enjoyable.
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SOMETHING TO READ
This year, I plan to take a little space to
feature something I'm
reading -- I've heard that you all enjoy my
book recommendations -- so let me blast out
of the starting gates with a wonderful book. A
Mercy by Toni Morrison is haunting.
In typical Toni Morrison fashion, the book is
an elegantly crafted, beautifully rendered
story of the relationships between women.
Set in colonial America, the book illuminates
the hardships women face -- and the
commonalities that always bring women together.
Morrison turns her unflinching eye toward
religion, toward sex, toward disease, toward
marriage -- and allows each character to
speak in a deeply authentic voice.
For me, A Mercy was like reading an
epic poem, along the lines of Homer or Blake.
I savored every word, and while it's not
"light beach reading", it is -- you can argue
with me on this -- on the scale of Morrison's
great book Beloved . Pick it up today.
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Michele Woodward
Michele Woodward Consulting, Inc.
phone:
703/598-3100
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