We’ve grown and changed! From Word Right to Westgate
Tweet0 Share0 We are pleased to announce the launch of our new corporate identity Westgate Executive Branding & Career Consulting. After more than eight years as Word Right, a boutique writing and HR consultancy, we’ve evolved into a full-service boutique executive branding and career consulting practice. During these eight years working closely with executives who […]
Continue readingSuccession Planning – an Opportunity Given or Grabbed
Tapping into the Hidden Job Market pt 3 This month, we continue to explore The Hidden Job Market – that legendary (but not mythical) place where 80-90% of the most plum jobs in your world are never advertised. Nonetheless those jobs open and close with or without you. A natural stop along the […]
Continue readingHow to Find a C-level Job That Isn’t Advertised
I get a great many comments about my website and how it reflects my approach to guiding executives successfully to their next C-level job. What seems to capture the imagination of my site visitors most is my reference to The Hidden Job Market.
Continue reading4 red hot global career management trends I learned in Madrid
Career agility, beBee.com, bitcoin, big data, knowledge nomads and more…
Continue readingBeing fired: What to say to recruiters when you are fired
Fired. Laid off. Let go. Downsized. Right-sized. These are all euphemisms for unemployment. No matter what you call it, it means you’re out of a job.
Continue readingResilience at Work
“Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.” – Winston Churchill In a recent trip to New York City, I met a guy in a restaurant on the Upper East Side who works as a day trader. It immediately occurred to me how little I know about this profession and how one […]
Continue reading7 reasons you need a plan B for your career.
I recently returned from an electricity conference in Kingston, Jamaica hosted by Jamaica Public Service Company where more than 375 women gathered to collaborate on “how women do energy differently.” Professionals, engineers and CEOs from around the globe gathered to discuss the energy industry and how to manage their careers. It was clear to me […]
Continue readingHow to map out your executive career roadmap using simple goal setting
“Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” Tony Robbins. If 2016 is the year of career change for you, begin by articulating your goals and then recording them. There is evidence that this an effective practice. According to Dr. Gail Matthews of Dominican University in California, in her study […]
Continue readingHarnessing the Power of the Grid—and Your Corporate Memberships
Are you making the most of your corporate memberships? Harnessing the power of this influential gold mine within the hidden job market can catapult you into opportunities you never knew existed. If you are like many of my clients, you have never had to worry about your career. It has unfolded before you with little […]
Continue readingSavor the Sound of Music. Create Your Future.
I am in awe of musicians. Recently I attended a concert featuring the Nova Scotia Symphony and popular Canadian crooner, David Myles. I sat for nearly two hours listening to magical arrangements executed by dozens of deeply talented and gifted musicians while I watched the conductor weave the music together with his mysterious choreography. I […]
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