Preparing for a Tech Revolution
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
6d ago
Even in working with leaders at the forefront of technological innovation, I thought to recommend looking at the past to inform the future. For my book club readings this quarter I got the idea to read up on the Industrial Revolution and then happened onto The Song of Significance by Seth Godin. In thinking about how the AI revolution has already begun and what that could mean for us today and into the future, I could not have picked a better book bundle for myself. That said, here are my top takeaways from the reading: The Writing on the Wall Change often telegraphs itself before it arr ..read more
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Document Your Decisions
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
2w ago
Ready for some spring cleaning in your career? It will be easier to toss out what isn’t working for you if you know it no longer serves its purpose. This is precisely why I am a proponent of documenting your decisions so you can refer back to them when the stuff hits the fan or you plan your next move. Key ways I see this showing up with clients include: Trying to remember the original intent of a project or role in a startup Recognizing that the role or approach needs to change during an expansion Identifying what the parameters are when asking for change The first step is to documen ..read more
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Normal is as Normal Does
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
3w ago
Am I normal? That is a question I get asked in one way or another as leaders work to unpack their challenges and try different modes of being. As an optimist who sees the glass as half full and strives to empower, coach, and be a cheerleader for leaders who often see things differently, I also recognize that there is no comparison because you are unique. I find it frustrating when I do not have or get answers. I get it. At the same time, I realize that the reason why I do not want to answer this question is because I don’t want to limit the person asking.While there is comfort in knowing t ..read more
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Reframing Career Change: Why it’s Actually a Career Evolution
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
1M ago
For all intents and purposes I am a career changer.  I went from being an Emmy award winning video editor to a software trainer to a career coach. After supporting others during this journey I have come to believe that there is no such thing as a career change even when you feel like your career has nine lives. Making it Make Sense In what began as an exercise to make a resume make sense I began asking clients what inspired them to enroll in their education program, take the first role, and the next, and the next. Since my gift is in connecting the dots between ideas I was able to see ..read more
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The Writing on the Wall
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
1M ago
What it means to have the writing on the wall, from where I sit, is that some signs and signals can make a person suspicious that the situation will change. A lot of decisions about work and business can happen in rooms where we are not. The moment you see the writing start is the time to begin planning for what is next and defining what it is you want or need. I say this because, often, by the time you can read the writing the change that is happening is a choice someone else already made. What will you do with your observations? I'm asking, for a friend Tweet ..read more
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Not Loving Your Job?
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
1M ago
Not loving your job is a data point to help you turn things around. It does suck not to feel good about your work, your role, or your work situation. The suck is not where you have to be stuck. I empower leaders to have confidence in their careers by helping them own the power they do haveas a way to change their situation. As I map this out I am seeing this as the 3Es. Expand To redefine what is possible, I begin by expanding how we think about a situation. This means that instead of ‘this situation sucks,’ we can shift into ‘what can we do so this doesn’t suck so much?’ This expanded thoug ..read more
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Wins, Woes, & What’s Next
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
1M ago
The stress of the market with tech layoffs and global teams requiring relentless meetings has me noticing a trend: Acknowledge the Wins In coaching, I have learned to ask what someone is taking away from the conversation but a refreshing shift is in asking about their wins. There are so many ways where we do not feel like we are winning that to be asked that feels like a tough but welcome question. What is not lost on me is that even though I have a years-long recommendation that we celebrate the victories, I have to pare that back into a first step or a pre-step of even acknowledging when ..read more
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Career Power = Choice + Voice
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
2M ago
You are more powerful than you realize. I found myself saying this a few times this past week. Each time I encountered a leader feeling stuck or overwhelmed by a situation, a conversation, or a system, when we peeled back the layers I noticed one of two things ignited change: The Power of Choice Choosing to approach a situation differently can generate different results. What first comes to mind for me is garbage in / garbage out. Even if you do not put garbage into a conversation but you are feeling like you are getting garbage out, change your input. This gives you the chance to get somet ..read more
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Long-Haul Job Seeker
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
2M ago
As a Long-Haul Job Seeker, I see you. I hear you. I feel for you. You have been in a job search for 6+ months and you want to birth this baby already. Sometimes you even wonder ‘why bother?’ and ‘how can I be done with this?’ For those of you resonating with these words, here are some things to consider: Labor Pains Those who have been reaching out to me are reminding me of Long COVID with the fatigue, difficulty concentrating, and depression or anxiety. While we can blame the extended job search on the pandemic, the biggest factor, I would say is that it changed everything: How we ..read more
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Roadblocks, Qualifications & Limitations
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by Tiffany A. Dedeaux
2M ago
My first role during my career change from Emmy-award-winning Video Editor to Software Trainer was a contract that took me across the United States, Australia, and into Toronto, Canada. My role was to show up at TV stations, train them how to use video editing software and serve as a consultant during the launch. Why is this significant? This was 2007-2009 and I did not have a driver’s license or Uber. I would do it all again, but to be honest, I didn’t know what I didn’t know. I just knew I could do the job and that someone believed in me because a referral got me the gig.  Everyo ..read more
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