Career Acceleration

19 Feb Top 5 Soft Skills Mistakes Leaders Make

Posted at 10:38h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Networking, Professional Image by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

People sometimes believe that image consulting is only about visual appearance but that’s not true. Your image encompasses your whole persona and includes how you dress, behave, and speak. Recently I have gotten lots of calls from corporations that have just promoted someone who is...

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12 Feb Double-Up On Leadership Success!

Posted at 14:24h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Coaching, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Scientific research confirms that observing a positive role model causes your brain to construct new neurological maps and pathways. Your mind is actually rewired, allowing you to start strategizing and problem solving in the ways that your role model does. We can actually increase measurable...

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18 Dec Leadership Lessons from Lincoln

Posted at 07:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

I just saw the new Steven Spielberg movie “Lincoln,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field. If you haven’t yet seen it I definitely recommend it – especially because it conveys so many powerful ideas regarding leadership. In fact, after watching it I read an article...

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13 Dec How to Nail a C-Suite Promotion

Posted at 08:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Corporate Culture, Executive Coaching, Leadership, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

My Predictable Promotion advice was recently included in an article in the U.S. News & World Report “Money and Careers” section. The reporter who interviewed me was particularly interested in my insights regarding how to prepare for a leadership promotion. Despite high unemployment and a...

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20 Nov Bridge the Workplace Generation Gap

Posted at 16:23h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

How do you get recent college grads to respect the grandparents on the team? What do you do to improve collaboration between Gen X employees and Baby Boomers? Can you pair up people to emphasize their strengths and strengthen their weaknesses? Leading a multigenerational workforce...

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05 Oct Leadership Presence that’s Fully Present

Posted at 08:49h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Today’s leaders face many tough challenges. But as extraordinary as it may sound, the most prevalent obstacle to career advancement is self-imposed fear of failure and a feeling that you’re incapable of shouldering greater responsibility. After expressing how surprised and perplexed they are to learn...

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19 Sep Cultivate a Predictable Results™ Mindset

Posted at 12:10h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset, Predictable Promotion by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Before other decision makers on the board of directors, in the C-suite, or at the head of the HR department are ready to promote you, the primary decision maker must be convinced. That decision maker is you! Anyone can temporarily project confidence and enthusiasm on...

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21 Aug Mine Your Untapped Assets

Posted at 10:00h in Career Acceleration, Communication, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Companies are constantly looking for ways to trim their budgets and streamline their systems. But it’s amazing to me how many of them jump through hoops in order to save a dollar here and a nickel there while overlooking the precious gems that are already...

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07 Aug Give Your Attitude More Altitude

Posted at 10:00h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership, Leadership Mindset by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Mindset is Influential Attitude is contagious and can spread like wildfire in a positive way that enhances productivity and raises the energy level of everyone around you. Of course negativity is just as contagious and can also go viral, infecting the whole organization with low morale...

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31 Jul Hire, Inspire, and Engage

Posted at 11:10h in Career Acceleration, Career Success, Communication, Executive Presence, Leadership by Sarah Hathorn 0 Comments

Leaders have to get outside their own heads enough to see to it that the minds and passions of their employees are fully engaged for the greater good of the entire organization. This is Not Your Daddy’s Era That’s the real test of a leader in...

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