Dawn Lennon is strategist, mentor, advisor, and coach as each new situation arises. A career businesswoman, author, and founder/owner of Big Picture Consulting, she has been helping individuals, solo practitioners, and small business owners achieve business and career success for more than a decade. Before leaving to start her practice, Dawn spent over twenty years a...
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Leader Alert: Beware the Downside of Being the Big Cheese by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 One day you’re following direction and the next you’re giving it. Promotions to leadership positions are watershed moments. If we’re not careful about how we wear our new leadership mantles, we’ll find ourselves isolated. The chilling effects of deference Employees try to figure you out as soon as you become the big cheese. New leaders, even when they’re colleagues we’ve known for years, are ... |
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Taking Vacation? Its Career Value Is In Your Sound Bite by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 Nothing is more glorious than time off. When we get hired, our burning question after salary is usually about vacation days. That said, it’s been written that Americans often don’t take all their vacation time. In some cases it’s because we: Don’t want to fall behind Worry that things will go wrong in our absence Are reluctant to delegate Lack confidence in our job security Haven’t developed motivating interests outs... |
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Grumbling About Work? Get Over It! by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 It’s become a pastime, a bit of on-the-job sport. Grumbling starts out innocently but can become all-consuming, taking on many forms like: - Harping about the boss’s annoying habits - Whining about boring work - Complaining about your cubicle location - Obsessing over how long it might take to get promoted The more we grumble, the more we grumble. It’s not a cure for anything, but a perpetuator. Who’s ... |
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Hungry for Leadership Success? Whip Up a Batch of Principles by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 Serve them to your employees. They’re as hungry for success as you are. Employees know the drill: They’re expected to deliver specific results for which they’re compensated. The better they perform, the more likely their careers will advance. When they understand what matters to their bosses, they can perform with minimal uncertainty. Bosses who aren’t clear about what drives their leadership and who act inconsistently ... |
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Superstar or Has Been? Career Tips to Stay On Top by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 The rush is in the reaching. Ask any athlete whose career is on the rise. Every day is about putting it all out there for the team, the fans, and the games they love. Winning is the driver, the measure of their contribution and achievement. Their personal value rises when they: - win a championship - get selected for the All-Star Team - receive Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors There’s nothing quite like ... |
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The “Aggravating” Supervisor Problem | What’s an Employee to Do? by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 There’s a lot of talk about “attitude” in the workplace: - “That employee is giving me a lot of ‘attitude.’” - “If s/he had a better attitude, the work would get done on time.” - “Good performance is about attitude.” Our attitude speaks to our disposition and/or our frame of mind. That’s the platform we start from when we come to work. Built into our attitudes is our sense of fair play, honesty, respect, and... |
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Want to Get Heard? Say Less. by Dawn Lennon - Jul, 2011 Did this ever happen to you? You’re in a meeting about a complex problem facing your work group. Everyone’s got their own idea about the cause and what to do about it. The discussion consists of: - Blaming bad decision-making or poor management - One-sided perspectives on the “real” factors obstructing a fix - Accusations about how no one cared about the situation until now - Seat-of-the-pants solutions ... |
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Job Title Traps and How They Can Snare You by Dawn Lennon - Jun, 2011 Do you remember your first job title? In business mine was coordinator—Consumer Education Programs. Oh, that sounded so sweet to me. Our first jobs are where we get our feet wet and start to showcase our talents. The plan is usually to upgrade our titles for swankier ones that come with higher salaries. The traps await Companies create titles to define their hierarchy and manage payroll. They write titles they hope... |
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Doing What’s “In You” | An Interview with Steven Leibensperger by Dawn Lennon - Jun, 2011 I met Steven Leibensperger at an edgy little coffee house to give him a sell job. The executive director of the Lehigh Valley Arts Council and I, as president, were hoping we could convince him to join the board. He would be the only working artist and the youngest member by a lot. He gave us a “yes” and a lot more. Now I know why. DL: Did you always want to be an artist? SL: It’s hard to say. I just know that when I... |
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Ladies, Still Underpaid and Overlooked? Start “Knowing Your Value” with Mika Brzezinski by Dawn Lennon - Jun, 2011 Women have seemingly limitless career opportunities. If we’re smart enough, tough enough, and driven enough, we can get where we want to go. But will we get paid for our value? Women have different career obstacles to overcome, in most cases, then men. The most challenging is often ourselves. Mika Brzezinski unplugged Her new book, Knowing Your Value: Women, Money, and Getting What You’re Worth, is an amazingly ope... |
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