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ApochroMinute 17: GSD
Need a little extra help getting stuff done? This week’s ApochroMinute and this weekend’s Get Stuff Done Days will help.
Check it out, and join us Friday and/or Saturday to Get Stuff Done. aposignup.com/gsd
What can you accomplish in 30 days?
This week I’d like to discuss a skill that has become more critical than ever as we pivot to working remotely, traveling less, and having fewer face to face interactions:
Executive Presence.
ApochroMinute 16: LinkedIn Mistake
Your online image is an important part of your executive presence. Yet many professionals make a mistake online that undercuts the image they want to portray. Are you making this mistake?
Check out this week’s ApochroMinute for a quick tip to fix it.
Covid-Proofing Your Career
Apochromatik’s Amy M. Gardner recently shared insights on career issues during the Covid-19 pandemic on this great interview available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
The Key to Career Advancement
Apochromatik’s Keith R. Sbiral recently shared insights on career issues and executive presence, which may just be the key to your career advancement, on this great interview available on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts.
ApochroMinute 15: Be Ready
Victor Hugo wrote, "Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise." Be ready when the sun rises.
7 Productivity Strategies During Challenging Times
It can be difficult to be productive right now, so we wanted to suggest seven strategies if you’re struggling.
ApochroMinute 14: Sleep
If you’re having trouble with your sleep schedule right now, a tool built into your phone can help.
Check out this week’s ApochroMinute, and visit our Covid-19 resource page for more timely tips as we get through this challenge together.
Looking for help to stay motivated and resilient during this challenging time?
Looking for help to stay motivated and resilient during this challenging time? Amy M. Gardner was a featured panelist for a Becker Group C-Suite Reports webinar on Motivation and Resilience – Key Thoughts in a Complex World.
Summer is just around the corner: Everything You Need to Know to Succeed in Your Career I Learned at Noah's Ark Waterpark
With all that’s going on, we thought you might like to be transported for a few minutes to summer, and to times that now seem so much simpler. That’s why we’re resharing this post that has resonated with readers from around the world.
ApochroMinute 13: Making a Quit List
How do you want things to be different in your life after the Covid-19 crisis is over? A quit list can help you get there.
3 Ways to Serve Your Network
Some of the ways you may typically network are off-limits right now, but this can actually be an ideal time to expand your network and deepen connections.
ApochroMinute 12: 2 Things
If you’re having trouble feeling productive right now, you’re not alone. Skip the memes shaming you for not decluttering your house and adopting 10 new habits. Instead, we have a suggestion to feel more productive and more in control.
And, when this is over, you might just be a better ukulele player, have improved that rusty high school French, or mastered Excel pivot tables. But you’ll also have your sanity and energy intact.
Career During Crisis
The second quarter is here! For our first blog post of the new quarter, check out Apochromatik’s Keith R. Sbiral on Chicagoland Chats with Adam Czerwinski and Butch Zemar earlier this week. They discussed topics relevant for those currently on the job market and those who expect to be: job searches, resumes, and interview presence. While their discussion applies to a job search any time, it’s (unfortunately) especially relevant now.
ApochroMinute 11: Q2 2020
Today we will briefly address goal achievement in the age of Covid19. For more resources go to www.apochromatik.com/covid19 and be sure to join us for networking, problem solving, and coaching for #cocktailsduringcovid on Monday and Thursday at 5 p.m. CDT. Register at www.aposignup.com/cocktailsduringcovid.
10 Strategies to Keep Productive & Positive During a Crisis
I was recently on a panel asked to share strategies for keeping productive and positive during a crisis. (For the entire discussion on “Motivation and Resilience – Key Thoughts in a Complex World,” click here to listen.) Some of the ideas my fellow panelists and I shared might be helpful to you.
To be clear, we certainly don’t want to minimize the current – or any – crisis. If you are in the middle of a life and death crisis, these strategies will be of very limited use, and reaching out to a therapist or other support will be more helpful. But for others, I hope these ten strategies can help you keep productive and positive.
ApochroMinute 10: Video Meetings
Suddenly spending a lot more time in video meetings? This week’s ApochroMinute shares tips to make your video image as professional as possible, even in less-than-ideal work conditions.
COVID-19 Response Resources
We have launched a resources page to help individuals and organizations manage the changing professional environment. Click here for the COVID-19 Response Resource Page.
3 Strategies to Covid-19-Proof Your Career
We know you’re busier than ever, particularly if you are working remotely with small children, so this week we’re sharing 3 steps you can take to Covid-19-Proof your career. If you’d like more suggestions, join us online for #cocktailsduringcovid Thursday, March 19 at 5 central. Register herefor the link. We’ll share more tips and you’ll be able to meet other professionals trying to figure this whole thing out.