Career Coaching Xs and Os
Career Strategies and Coaching Advice for Fast Track Executives from a former CEO, strategy consultant, serial entrepreneur, author, father and husband. #careercoaching #career-building #career-coaching #careergoals #fasttrackcareer
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June 11, 2023 • 15 mins
Welcome to Career Coaching Xs and Os, the podcast that helps you navigate the challenges of working with extraordinary people. I'm your host, Mark Anthony Peterson, and today we will discuss how to survive a superhero boss.
Whether your boss can fly, shoot lasers from their eyes, or read minds, you might feel intimidated, overshadowed, or even resentful. But don't worry; there are ways to cope and thrive in this situation. In this ...
Whether your boss can fly, shoot lasers from their eyes, or read minds, you might feel intimidated, overshadowed, or even resentful. But don't worry; there are ways to cope and thrive in this situation. In this ...
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April 18, 2022 • 12 mins
In Episode 42, I discuss how you reject an unqualified internal candidate for promotion and still keep him/her motivated. Managers and senior executives will post a job opening and several internal candidates will apply to seek a promotion. Inevitably, some of the internal candidates are not qualified. How to you reject these candidates and still keep them motivated, assuming you want to keep them in your organization. Follow us on...
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June 25, 2021 • 11 mins
In Episode 41, I discuss how you can plan to bring people back to work after the Covid-19 pandemic. In this episode, I discuss the primary concerns you should address as a senior manager BEFORE you mandate that everyone come back to the office. If you find this episode useful, please subscribe, share and leave us a comment on your favorite podcast listening platform.
Great News! FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs an...
Great News! FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs an...
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April 29, 2021 • 24 mins
In Episode 40, I discuss “Practical Ways To Stop Procrastination.” In this episode, I discuss the types of procrastinators and the strategies that one can use to improve productivity. If you find this episode useful, please subscribe, share and leave us a comment on your favorite podcast listening platform.
Great News! FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs and Os Podcast as #6 among the Top 15 Career Coach Podcasts on ...
Great News! FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs and Os Podcast as #6 among the Top 15 Career Coach Podcasts on ...
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March 23, 2021 • 20 mins
In Episode 39, I discuss “What To Do and What NOT To Do” during Zoom Meetings. The pandemic has given many of us an opportunity to work from home. Working from home means that all of your meetings are held virtually via platforms like Zoom. If you are serious about your career, you want to maximize your exposure and present a professional image when on camera. If you find this episode useful, please subscribe, share and leave u...
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March 3, 2021 • 20 mins
In Episode 38, I discuss the "9 Signs That You Are Your Own Worst Enemy At Work.” Have you wondered why you are not getting promoted? Do you think senior management is overlooking your contributions? It may not be “Them.” It might be YOU. If you think that you are your own worst enemy at work, book a free consultation with Ceyero Consulting today - https://www.ceyero.com/book-online.
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In Episode 37, I interview George McGehrin, President of the McGehrin Group. The McGehrin Group specializes in working with startups to major organizations throughout the United States, Europe and Latin America focusing on the successful permanent placement of C-level executives to managerial talent in a multitude of industries. During our discussion, we discussed why most CEOs are really Chief Psychology Officers. We also discu...
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January 5, 2021 • 18 mins
In Episode 36, I discuss the " 7 Steps To Take If You Have Multiple Bosses." If you work in corporate America, you probably have multiple bosses, both direct and indirect. Having multiple bosses makes it very difficult to implement projects, especially if you have to get your bosses to agree on sharing resources. Navigating a matrix organization is difficult. If you are having trouble managing multiple bosses, book a free cons...
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In Episode 35, Mark interviews Allegra Jordan, Industry Mentor and Business Coach at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and the Managing Partner at Choose High Performance (https://choosehighperformance.com/). Choose High Performance provides superior experiences, talent, services and products to help teams achieve high-performance results. In the discussion, Allegra reveals what businesses and executives need to do ...
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In Episode 34, Mark interviews Alina Trigubenko, Founder and CEO of the Awarenow (https://www.awarenow.io) Coaching Platform. Awarenow helps coaches by providing them with our all-in-one business management platform, insights, and best practices to scale their organizations. We built our platform to accommodate all growth stages for coaches and grow with them. In our discussions, Alina reveals that coaches spend forty-three perce...
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September 16, 2020 • 17 mins
After George Floyd's death, millions of dollars have been donated to charities and racial justice groups with little discussion as to what we want from those investments. I want to change that dialogue. I want EVERYONE to "BE INTENTIONAL" and create an environment where the outcomes we want can actually happen.
What does "BE INTENTIONAL" mean? It means that we stop giving to charity and start putting money in Black-Owned Banks a...
What does "BE INTENTIONAL" mean? It means that we stop giving to charity and start putting money in Black-Owned Banks a...
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August 18, 2020 • 16 mins
In Episode 32, I discuss the "5 Signs That You Have A Manager Who Is About To Sink Your Department." As a senior manager, you will have several direct reports some of whom many NOT have all the management skills to lead a group. This happens more than you can imagine. Successful employees are promoted to leadership positions without getting sufficient leadership training. In this episode, I want to give you the "early warning" ...
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July 28, 2020 • 16 mins
Episode 31 is entitled “Twelve Things to Consider If You Are Asked To Join A Board of Directors.” In this episode, I share the feedback I gave to a senior executive at an environmental services firm who was asked to join a board of directors (BOD). Many of the listeners of this podcast are senior executives who will be considered for BOD seats.
Great News. FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs and Os Podcast as #6 amo...
Great News. FeedSpot's rankings list the Career Coaching Xs and Os Podcast as #6 amo...
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In Episode 30, I interview Bruce Tulgan, Bestselling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and sought-after keynote speaker, about his new book, The Art of Being Indispensable At Work. During the interview, we get at the root of what it takes to become a "Go-To" person in Corporate America. We also discuss the barriers that prevent most employees from achieving the "Go-To" status within their organizations. ...
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In episode 29, I interview Dr. Robert Joseph of Team Mindshift, An Innovative Training and Technology Solutions Company. In the discussion, we drill down into why virtual employees need to change the way they learn and what they learn. Dr. Joseph believes that the biggest impediment to adult learning in this modern age is emotion. Fear, Frustration, and Self-Doubt do not make a good environment for learning. All is not lost thoug...
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June 9, 2020 • 13 mins
In Episode 28, I discuss the Six (6) steps you should take if customers refuse service from your minority employees. In the wake of the George Floyd murder, I am learning of an increasing number of incidents in which customers are making demands that run counter to corporate moral and legal policies. In April, 2020, a customer requested that a Lowes store manager send white employees only to deliver products that they requested. ...
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May 12, 2020 • 14 mins
In Episode 27, I provide seven (7) steps that you can take to supercharge your career after the pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the business community. Consumer demand has shifted, and businesses are modifying their operations to satisfy that demand. Companies are offering "contactless" delivery of goods and services, and those who cannot pivot (i.e., transportation and hospitality) are cutting costs....
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In Episode 25, I interview Dave McKeown, the author of The Self-Evolved Leader. McKeown is the CEO of Outfield Leadership, Former Accenture Consultant and Former COO and then President of Predictable Success.
In the interview, McKeown and I discuss how visionary heroic leaders like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, and Elon Musk foster leadership environments where employees develop a syndrome McKeown calls "learned helplessness." In th...
In the interview, McKeown and I discuss how visionary heroic leaders like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerburg, and Elon Musk foster leadership environments where employees develop a syndrome McKeown calls "learned helplessness." In th...
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In Episode 25, I interview Christine Brown-Quinn, Former Int' l Finance Executive, Career Expert, Thought Leader on Women in Business, and Author of the upcoming book, "Unlock Your Career Success: Knowing The Un-Written Rules Changes Everything."
In the interview, Mrs. Brown-Quinn discusses the Nine Unwritten Rules that you high performing employees MUST know in order to get promoted to senior levels in their organizations. If you ...
In the interview, Mrs. Brown-Quinn discusses the Nine Unwritten Rules that you high performing employees MUST know in order to get promoted to senior levels in their organizations. If you ...
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March 24, 2020 • 17 mins
In Episode 24, I discuss the 10 ways to defeat a Bully Negotiator.
A bully negotiator is someone who will seek to intimidate you so that hey can get what they want out of a negotiation. Bully Negotiators will seek impossible terms in hopes of getting terms that are EXTREMELY favorable to them. Bully Negotiators will insult your intelligence, demean your organization and will threaten to elevate the negotiations to your boss just...
A bully negotiator is someone who will seek to intimidate you so that hey can get what they want out of a negotiation. Bully Negotiators will seek impossible terms in hopes of getting terms that are EXTREMELY favorable to them. Bully Negotiators will insult your intelligence, demean your organization and will threaten to elevate the negotiations to your boss just...
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