Welcome to The Library @ Segal Coaching.com
GENERAL COUNSEL / ATTORNEYS
GC Leadership Resources (includes external links)
Eight Core Qualities of Successful General Counsel and How to Achieve Them
Four Leadership Traits of High-Performing General Counsel (Women GCs Speak)
Accelerating Your Job Search as a Junior Law Firm Associate Targeting In-House Counsel Roles
Young Women Lawyers: Get Respect
MODERN CAREER WARRIORS
The Modern Career Warriors Series
Catherine Sorbara: February 2020
CORPORATE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS
Understanding How Corporate Boards Evaluate Prospective Board Members
Articulating Your Vision for a Corporate Board Role
For a preview of forthcoming articles,
please visit Corporate Board Series (click here)
LEADERSHIP
Non-Profit Board Membership: The Advantages and Realities
How Can You Be Pro-Active In a Reactive Job?
Key Moments to Raise Your Hand (And Volunteer for New Projects in Your Career)
Five Key Questions to Ask When Creating a Personal Advisory Board
Six Key Value Proposition Questions to Understand Your Personal ROI
Introverts + Networking:
My Own Story of Networking with (and Finally Meeting) Dorie Clark
CAREER CHANGE / NEW MINDSET
Optimizing Your Transition Into a New Role: The 30/60/90 Day Plan
I Don’t Want a Coach. I Just Want a Job.
Befriend Your Inner Naysayer: It May Be Trying to Tell You Something
Ten Ways to Beat Your Procrastination
Successful Career Transition, Stage 1: Start with a Creative Mindset
Successful Career Transition, Stage 2: Vet Your Options
Old Dog, New Tricks: What Can You Change Before Year End?
What Do You Want Out of Life (and, by extension, your career)?
The 80/20 Rule for Faster and Better Results
Five Ways to Recover from Anxiety
YOGA MANTRAS for the
MODERN CAREER
February 2020: Take a Comfortable Seat (In Your Career)
January 2020: Set an Intention for the New Year
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
The Three Basic Challenges in Any Career
Your Elevator Pitch: Who Are Your Clients and How Do You Serve Them?
Young Women & Interpersonal Cues:
Missing Them Can Undermine Your Career Advancement
Working On Your Career vs. In Your Career – What Is The Difference?
Inspiration and Time Management: Can the Two Ever Be Reconciled?
Where and How Do You Find Wonder and Inspiration? A Photo Essay
My Biggest Career Mistake: Sailing, Secretaries and Lime Green Pants
RESUMES / COVER LETTERS
Five Cures to Resume Writer’s Block
Three Types of Resumes that People Don’t Want to Read
Avoiding Resume Failure: Four Things Resumes Need to Do
Resume Writing? Sounds Easy. Until You Do It.
Immature Email Addresses Need Not Apply (Resume, Meet Trash Can)
Sending a Bad Cover Letter is Like Taking Your Date to the Drive-Thru
Attorneys: Your LinkedIn Headline in 120 Characters or Less
Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile: Free Resources on Strategy, Head Shots and Thought Leadership
“Good” LinkedIn Profile Pictures: What Do They Actually Look Like?
LinkedIn Profile Pictures: Do They Make You Want to Connect?
What Does Your LinkedIn Photo Say About You? Beyond “Looking Good,” What Story Are You Telling?
Nine LinkedIn Strategies: Which One Matches Your Goals?
Checklist for LinkedIn Headshots with a Professional Photographer
JOB SEARCH / INTERVIEW PREP
Getting It Together: Organizing Your Job Search Leads
Breaking Out of a Suffocating Job Search
Three Things You Need to Get Right in an Executive Job Search
Guest Speaking at Lehman College and Why “Buy Low, Sell High” Also Works for Recruiting
Essential Job Search Tool: The Interview Debrief
What Your Interviewer Really Wants to Know
Interview Prep: Finding an Authentic Answer to the Weaknesses Question
Executive Interview Preparation: The Checklist
How to Prepare for a Second Interview: What’s Different than the First?
SEASONAL / STRESS-REDUCTION
The Ultimate Holiday Dilemma (Or, Practical Strategies for Better Decisionmaking)
Old Dog, New Tricks: What Can You Change Before Year End?
Achieving Gratitude in a Macho Work Environment
Why We Love (and Lament) Thanksgiving
Summer Vacations Make Us Stronger. Here’s Why.
Four Quick Tips for Controlling the Time Demon on Halloween
(Or Any Other Time of the Year)
A Career Coach on a Snow Day: Grit
Should You Really Start Something in the New Year?
(Hint: There’s Another, Sometimes Better, Option)
10 Weeks Until Year End – January is Coming!