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Why Don’t I Feel Motivated at Work Anymore? | New Here Podcast with Muriel Wilkins

2023-11-01T15:56:38-04:00November 1, 2023|Muriel Wilkins, News, Our News, Our News: Audio, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

In this episode of New Here, Muriel Wilkins joins podcast host Elaine Mata to discuss how motivation ebbs and flows at work as well as where motivation at work comes from, what a lack of it means, and what your relationship with it might look like throughout your career.
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Navigating a Career Turning Point | Featuring Muriel Wilkins

2023-05-19T14:02:59-04:00July 14, 2022|Muriel Wilkins, News, Our News, Our News: Audio, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

When you’re at an inflection point in your career, how do you assess and understand what you’re looking for? How can you leverage your strengths? What’s the best way to plot your next move? This 30-minute conversation between HBR editor Amy Gallo and executive coach Muriel Wilkins will provide you with practical tips on what to do when you’re ready for a career change.
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Becoming a Leader When Everything Is Shifting

2022-01-31T11:42:39-05:00November 22, 2021|Amy Jen Su, Muriel Wilkins, Our News, Our News: Audio, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

Once you’ve committed to a leadership role — formally and officially or simply in your mind and heart — getting everyone else at work to buy in requires relationship management. How do you successfully shift the role you’re playing on your team? What sorts of conversations help clear the way? Which steps shouldn’t you skip? Is this transformation harder to make over Zoom? In this episode of the Women at Work podcast, Amy Jen Su and Muriel Wilkins share an update on how their advice applies in the context of remote and hybrid work.
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Are You Spending Your Parenting Time and Energy Wisely?

2022-01-31T12:55:39-05:00April 19, 2021|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Our News: Article, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

In this article, Amy Jen Su  discusses ways you can ensure that you are spending your parenting time and energy in the right ways, especially as your children age, change, and need different things. Spending more time on activities where you have high contribution (what your children value the most from you) and passion (what gives you the most motivation and inspiration) will help you make the best use of your limited time and energy.
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How to Demonstrate Your Strategic Thinking Skills

2021-09-28T14:01:01-04:00September 23, 2019|Nina Bowman, Our News, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

We all know that developing strategic thinking skills is important, but many don’t realize how critical it is to your career advancement to show these skills to your boss and other senior leaders. In this article, Partner Nina Bowman discusses ways you can demonstrate your strategic thinking skills.     READ THE ARTICLE

How to Get Yourself Invited to Important Meetings

2021-09-28T16:16:07-04:00May 7, 2018|Nina Bowman, Our News, Our News: Article, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

In a work culture with too many meetings, we often look for tactics to get out of meetings. But sometimes you need to get into a meeting. In this article, Partner Nina Bowman discusses ways you can take action to secure your seat at the table. READ THE ARTICLE 

You Don’t Just Need One Leadership Voice — You Need Many

2021-09-28T14:01:45-04:00January 10, 2018|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Paravis on HBR, Presence, Leadership, and Communications|

We often equate developing a leadership voice with finding ways to appear more confident. We assume that our success depends upon mimicking someone else, increasing our self-promotion, or saying things louder than others. But rather than living with imposter’s syndrome, or feeling exhausted by wearing your game face all day, you can build a truer confidence by more intentionally focusing on cultivating many different parts of your leadership voice each day. Ultimately, you should cultivate enough parts of your voice so that no matter the leadership situation or audience you find yourself facing, you can respond in an authentic, constructive, and effective way.     READ ARTICLE

5 Ways to Focus Your Energy During a Work Crunch

2021-09-28T14:02:39-04:00September 22, 2017|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Paravis on HBR|

Work invariably ebbs and flows, cycling between steady states, where we feel more in control of the pace and workload, and peak periods, where the work crunch hits us hard. Unexpected setbacks, project sprints, or even vacations and holidays can create mayhem and tension. Maintaining focus and managing energy levels become critical as tasks pile onto an already full load.     READ ARTICLE

How to Help Someone Discover Work That Excites Them

2021-09-28T14:03:30-04:00September 20, 2017|Amy Jen Su, Leading Others, Our News, Paravis on HBR|

Much has been written on a leader’s role in motivating, engaging, and bringing out the best in others. Yet research suggests there is still much more that could be done. Frequently cited is the 2014 Deloitte study that found that “up to 87% of America’s workforce is not able to contribute to their full potential because they don’t have passion for their work.”     READ ARTICLE

How New Managers Can Send the Right Leadership Signals

2021-09-28T14:04:32-04:00August 14, 2017|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Paravis on HBR|

One of the most exciting and — sometimes anxiety-producing transitions in a career — comes when you move from being an individual contributor to becoming a manager. At this juncture, what you think, what you say, and how you show up — in effect, your leadership presence — can have a direct impact on those you are now leading and managing for the first time. So, as a new manager, how do you build an authentic and connected leadership presence that has a positive impact on your team and colleagues?     READ ARTICLE

 

6 Ways to Weave Self-Care into Your Workday

2021-09-28T14:05:07-04:00June 20, 2017|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

I’ve spent the past few years working closely with leaders on incorporating self-care into their work lives — as a key component of their overall performance — so that an expansion in their role or responsibilities doesn’t come at the expense of their health and well-being. One CEO I worked with summed it up best when he said: “Self-care is no longer a luxury; it’s part of the job.”     READ ARTICLE

How to Give an Employee Feedback About Their Appearance

2021-09-28T14:05:50-04:00May 30, 2017|Amy Jen Su, Our News, Paravis on HBR, Paravis Partners|

Whether we like it or not, a person’s appearance affects their success at work. When an employee looks unkempt or wears revealing clothing, they may have a harder time gaining their colleagues’ or customers’ respect. But how do you broach what feels like a sensitive topic? And how can you frame the feedback as trying to help them — not make them feel self-conscious?     READ ARTICLE

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