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Hi, I’m Tom Catalini, author of Career Leap Year and other books on professional development.
I’ve struggled and succeeded as I worked my way up from the front lines to the executive suite, across a dozen different industries.
Along the way, I’ve hired, managed, and mentored professionals at all levels. I’ve consulted with the largest organizations and the smallest startups.
Now, I’d like to help YOU.
Whether you want to find a new job, grow your skills, find greater happiness at work, increase your earnings—or all of the above, I’m here to help.
Soon you too can start enjoying work more while you reach new heights in your career.
Use these to shift your mindset, hone your communication skills, build your leadership skills, and more.
If the Internet had been a thing when I was in school, I would have skirted book reading even more than I did. As it was, I figured out that if I read the first and last 20 pages of whatever book was assigned in English class, that I could fudge my way through most tests and reports. That little shortcut, plus watching the movie version of the book if it was available, got me through. Making matters worse for…
Even though I could point to a lot of other people and circumstances that cause a bad day, I feel like it’s all my fault. I think that I should have known better. Or that I did know better but didn’t do anything (or enough) about it. Maybe you feel like that sometimes too. Or perhaps you see it a little more clearly. You might recognize that lots of things that cause a bad day at work are simply outside…
Perfection kills excellence because it takes everything too far. You waste time and energy. You feel too much pain and frustration. Do this instead.
Use these 6 steps to run a high morale team, even (and especially) if you are in a low morale organization. Become a better leader today. Here’s how.
“No pressure, no diamonds.” Thomas Carlyle As a leader, you thrive on stress to some extent. It’s what gives you the “juice” of excitement and energy. That’s probably what attracted you to your position. You wanted the responsibility. Challenge. Excitement. Because it’s very satisfying to take on leadership responsibility and see something through to a successful conclusion. At times, though, the stress can be too much. It can become a problem. Maybe even a major hindrance. Particularly over time. The…
Setting and keeping priorities is hard these days. You might have things set one day and the next day things change. Everything seems a little more chaotic than it used to be. Maybe that’s because the world is changing at a faster pace. Businesses are facing new dynamics. People are more easily distracted. When everyone seems to be overwhelmed, it’s can be hard to find your footing. And it can be difficult to work a consistent path forward. Not to…
A narrative document is a powerful way to make your case and to get decisions made in your organization.
Being caught in the hornet’s nest of an unruly project is a unique kind of professional pain, particularly when you are supposed to be the leader. So let’s try to avoid that. Imagine if you could avoid the most common pitfalls and lead a winning team on a successful project. Doesn’t that sound like more fun? Of course it does. Because landing a successful project can be one of the most satisfying types of work. It gives you a great…
What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money? That’s a fun question to help discover something you are passionate about. It can help you to think about long-term career plans and what you want to do with your life. It’s also useful to think about how you could make that a reality. Because you may be closer to financial freedom than you think. Maybe it’s a long-shot to become insanely wealthy and fly around on private…
Better decisions come from greater uncertainty in the decision making process. Use these three questions to open up the discussion and get the best possible answer.