Posts by Mary Williams
Career Boundaries: When to Say Yes, How to Say No in Business Settings
I spent one evening last week with a group of dynamic, intelligent businesswomen, all entrepreneurs. One of their questions during our chat over dinner was, “What is the best way to say no in business?” As of this morning, there were eight billion Google searches for – “How to say No in Business.” …
Read MoreHow to Build Confidence in Business Settings
The pandemic has caused significant disruption in our lives. Many of us have more time on our hands now. Times like these are an excellent opportunity to upskill and stay relevant in your career skill set. Soft skills have an enduring impact. If you want to create lasting change, up-leveling your soft skills can…
Read MoreWhy Soft Skills are Essential for Success at Work
The pandemic has caused significant disruption in our lives. Many of us have more time on our hands now. Times like these are an excellent opportunity to upskill and stay relevant in your career skill set. Soft skills have an enduring impact. If you want to create lasting change, up-leveling your soft skills can…
Read MoreSeven Ways to Make a Good Impression on Zoom
Happy New Year! I hope your New Year has gotten off to a good start. Even with the pandemic, we need to find parts of our daily life and routine to be thankful for and keep a positive mindset in this ever-changing world. Part of our changing world the past year has been…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Virtual Etiquette
You all know how excited I get when someone is interested in this relevant and important topic! Gian Marco of Hawk Talk, the Hillsborough College’s Film and Media Major, asked many great questions. He was well prepared for the interview. All great ways to make a powerful first impression. The topic was about Virtual Etiquette,…
Read MoreHow to Pivot and Ask For Help
Isn’t this the theme song for 2020? We are all struggling with how to stay on track with our work and our lives. It has been a challenging time for all of us, and these last few months have given new meaning to life being a marathon and not a sprint. I was…
Read MoreSeven Tips for Improving Confidence
I am super focused on self-confidence right now! I am about to launch something I have never done before, which has caused me to read and research lately. While I have thought about confidence many times before, I was struck by something I read recently. In the book, Think and Grow Rich, which was originally…
Read MoreHow Your Body Language Speaks to Me
Have you recently had a job interview on Zoom? Recently pitched a big idea to a large group? Are you looking to relay critical information to your boss and your bosses’ boss during a Zoom team meeting? Or are you simply interested in leveling up for your new normal to be most successful on Zoom?…
Read MoreTop 3 Reasons Body Language and Tone Are a Big Deal on Zoom
Are you spending the bulk of your days on virtual meeting platforms? Just in case you didn’t know how important it is to dress for success, let this be a friendly reminder that people decide whether they like you or not in seven seconds and this applies to virtual meetings too! Face to face meetings…
Read MoreHow I am Surviving Safer at Home
Our lives have been turned upside down. Everything has changed. Who could have expected it to happen so fast? You can call me naïve, you can say that I had my head in the sand, however, to imagine a day when basically everything either stopped or radically changed, I was unprepared. During the first week…
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