Hitting Your Stride with Nan Russell
In this featured column, you will find useful information to help you in your career. Nan Russell is a contributing writer and the author of three books including The Titleless Leader (Career Press, 2012), Hitting Your Stride, and Nibble Your Way to Success. Nan has spent over twenty years in management, most recently with QVC as a Vice President. She has a B.A. from Stanford University and M.A. from the University of Michigan. Nan is the founder and president of MountainWorks Communications, as well as an author, speaker, and consultant. More at www.nanrussell.com.
Articles found: 18
by Nan S. Russell
I’m not a big fan of New Year resolutions. Sure I’ve made dozens of them, all with good intentions and a bit of magical thinking, believing this time the resolution will stick...
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by Nan S. Russell
I’ve seen the whine factor derail projects and people in my twenty years in management. Whining shifts a mindset from can do to can’t-do, allows potholes to become sink holes, turns challenges to complaints, and reframes opportunities into ‘woe is me’.
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by Nan S. Russell
It feels great at the end of a workday to know that you’ve made progress on a mounting to-do list, resolved a persistent problem, dealt with a difficult challenge, or accomplished an important objective. Yet, too often we get to the end of a day and haven’t felt feelings of satisfaction, accomplishment, or progress at work, at least not as much as we’d like.
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by Nan S. Russell
In an age of overload and constant bombardment, it may seem like a perfect solution or self-preservation to toss requests into a black hole if you don’t have support, don’t want to make a decision, get the answer, lack the courage to tell someone “no,” or believe you’re too busy to deal with something or someone else’s wants or needs. But, ignoring isn’t the solution.
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by Nan S. Russell
Of course, there’s more in our lives than work, and the constantly shifting elements of family, health, finances, and emotional well-being creates its own asymmetrical impact. You never know what’s lurking in the shadows of new priorities, uncontrollable events, or emerging realities.
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by Nan S. Russell
We will create the best results, products, solutions, and service when we take ourselves out of the equation and focus on others, as individuals, and what they want at any given time. If you want to be hitting your stride at work in this age of the individual remember this: when it’s all personal, you definitely can’t take it personally.
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by Nan S. Russell
Learn why Nan Russell advises you to eliminate 'casual speak' in her short video "
Winning Communication Tips for Administrative Professionals." Free resource from our "Learn it in a Minute" video series, fresh from the 2011 Administrative Professionals Conference.
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by Nan S. Russell
People who are hitting their stride at work aren’t interested in getting by, and they’re certainly not interested in shortchanging their life-potential. They’re intrigued by seeing what they can do, finding what they’re made of, and using their unique gifts.
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by Nan S. Russell
You can’t be hitting your stride if you’re waiting for someone else to be the someone you could be. In my way of thinking, hitting your stride means you commit to offering the best you there is.
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by Nan S. Russell
People who are hitting their stride and winning at working are open to the possibility and necessity of change. They see change as progress, transformation, and evolution.
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