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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.
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.
Team success comes from planning. But the leader can’t do all the planning. A team working on a project of any size or complexity needs multiple people to contribute. Each person brings specific knowledge and experience to the table. The team leader’s job is to use everyone’s input to get the best results. That means developing plans, but also turning those plans into action. The team needs to build momentum, get to work, and be able to overcome obstacles along…
A small adjustment in the balance of leading and supporting your team can make a huge impact on results. You and your team can become happier and more productive almost overnight.
Whether you are justifying your case to your boss, a project manager, or a committee, you need to convince them that your recommendation is worthy. That’s why you should present OPTIONS as a key element of the business case you are writing.
You can get tremendous value from a book that has great ideas, offers a new perspective, or allows you to gain new knowledge. In that way, all books provide personal development opportunities. This list is from my reading of new books released in 2018 where I found particularly valuable insights for personal and professional development. Here we go. In no particular order (and with affiliate links). 1) Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break…
One of the most powerful ways to increase your value is to get better at your job. As you become a super star, you become more valuable to the company you work for now. You also become more valuable to the marketplace in the future. Because you will have a better story to tell. You will have a narrative that is deeper, more complete, and more compelling than everyone else in your position. What’s more, you will be much happier…
I used to get very frustrated in meetings because I had lots of ideas–good ideas–but nobody was interested to hear them. Maybe it was because I didn’t have enough authority. Or expertise. Perhaps it was because of my limited experience. Or worse. Maybe they knew I was really a fraud. That I didn’t know what I was doing and that it was just dumb luck that got me here in the first place. They are all experienced professionals and I…
Everybody has too much to do and not enough time to do it. But your situation is different. Because you feel a certain kind of stress when you are overwhelmed like this. And all the productivity wizards in the world won’t be able to help you if you don’t face the underlying issue. You’ve taken on too many projects. You have too many priorities. You don’t have enough time. You don’t have enough energy. And you don’t know what to…
Simple writing is effective. That’s the truth. Ernest Hemingway wrote “The Old Man And The Sea” at a 4th grade level. Then he won a Nobel prize with it the next year. Simple writing makes it easy for readers to follow along. Which helps them to easily take in your message. And that’s what you want. Your goal is not to impress them with your writing. You goal is for them to hear your ideas. Once they take in your…