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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO RIGHT NOW?
Apochromatik's Amy M. Gardner and Hemington Wealth Management's Jen Dawson recently published an article in the Women's Bar Association of Illinois Fall 2020 Newsletter on the importance of rewards to look forward to as a way to stay motivated. An excerpt is posted below.
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.
6 Tips to Keep Clients Happy
Landing clients is one thing. Keeping them happy is another. Last week we addressed what to do when you’ve disappointed a client. This week, we’re sharing six tips to help you keep clients happy in the first place.Here are seven tips to turn around a disappointed client, and to make sure even those who leave say good things about you.
ApochroMinute 38: Realignment
“My team doesn’t need another Zoom happy hour. But we DO need to get realigned.”
In this week’s ApochroMinute, Amy reflects on this recent comment from a CEO.
7 Tips to Turn Around a Disappointed Client
Whether you’re an accountant, attorney, bus driver, business owner, or teacher, you have clients. Next week we’ll focus on how to keep those clients happy. At some point, though, no matter how hard you try, you will inevitably disappoint and even lose clients, whether for a reason you can agree with (maybe they need a service you can’t provide) or one you can’t (they aren’t happy with the services you’ve provided). How you treat disappointed clients not only reflects on you and your business, but also can impact whether they come back and what they say about you to others.
Here are seven tips to turn around a disappointed client, and to make sure even those who leave say good things about you.
ApochroMinute 37: Background
Spending a lot of time on video meetings? This week’s ApochroMinute has a recommendation to help.
Check it out, and then head to @ratemyskyperoom on Twitter.
ApochroMinute 36: Coffee or Tea?
We may not be able to network in coffee shops right now, but we can still network over coffee. Watch this week’s ApochroMinute for tips.
Is your annual review approaching?
Performance reviews are just around the corner in many firms and organizations. We often hear that people are “too busy” to prepare for their review. That’s like saying “I was so busy packing for vacation that I didn’t have time to book a plane ticket.” Your review may be the one time all year when you and your boss both carve out time to sit and talk about your career.
ApochroMinute 35: Breathe
Q4 has started, kids are back “in” school . . . the list goes on. For this week’s ApochroMinute, something a little different. Watch.
10 Strategies to Keep Productive & Positive During a Crisis
Almost exactly 6 months ago — March 26 — we shared these 10 Strategies to Keep Productive & Positive During a Crisis. We’ve since heard from many readers how helpful they’ve been, so we’re sharing them again today in case you missed it the first time or could use a reminder.
ApochroMinute 34: Elevate
For this week’s ApochroMinute: The easiest way to . . . elevate . . . your executive presence on video.
ApochroMinute 33: Accountability
What accountability tactic do you use to keep yourself progressing toward your goals? This week’s ApochroMinute shares tips.
Keith R. Sbiral on Master Leadership Podcast
Apochromatik’s Keith R. Sbiral was recently a guest on the Master Leadership Podcast, a podcast with the stated goal of shifting listeners from stuck to extraordinary.
ApochroMinute 32: Thrive
Join Amy M. Gardner today for a lunchtime presentation: Your Legal Career in 2021: 3 Tools Every Lawyer Needs to Not Just Survive, but Thrive. You can register at www.futureinfocus.com/thrive.
Start planning those days off!
The Wall Street Journal recently published articles with titles warning "No, Really, Your Boss Wants You to Take Vacation—Now” and "Companies Fret as Vacation Days Go Unused.” While the articles go into all the reasons stored up days are a problem for employers, the reality is that using vacation days can be helpful for you, and your career.
ApochroMinute 31: Stop Sliding
Do you know how many hours of your life you spend at work? Watch this week’s ApochroMinute.
ApochroMinute 30: 1/3
In this week’s ApochroMinute, we encouraged you to pause, reflect on the last few months, and consider what you want to do with the 1/3 of 2020 that remains. To get you started, here are some questions to spur your reflection. We hope you’ll do more than just reflect, though. We hope you’ll use these a few or all of these questions to launch your forward progress.
It's not too late!
Today is Day 1 of the Career Rebound Challenge. Participants from a variety of professions are taking one week to lay the foundation for a Career Rebound. We’ll be back with a content-rich blog post next week, but for today, it’s not too late to join the Challenge. Go to www.careerreboundbootcamp.com/challenge to join and get access to the Day 1 video. Day 2 is Tuesday, August 25…so you still have time to join.
ApochroMinute 29: Challenge
This week on the ApochroMinute, Keith shares three elements you need to be prepared for a career rebound, and invites you to join the Career Rebound Challenge.
Register at www.careerreboundbootcamp.com/challenge.