How My Football Journey Can Inspire Your Career Journey
As a passionate Canadian Football League (CFL) and BC Lions fan, I’m excited that November is here because this month is CFL Football Month - the BC Lions were in the Western Final and the Grey Cup Game happening this week. My passion for football and the BC Lions...
How to Advance Your Career with Our Strategy
Over the last few months we’ve focused on developing your network, your self confidence and now we are pulling it all together to help you advance your career and understand how the McKinnon Executive Coaching Promotion Strategy works for you. We went to our coaching...
How To Develop Your Competitive Advantage with Self Confidence
Every professional woman has their own executive career journey and how they want to advance their career. One thing for certain is developing your own individual competitive advantage is key to helping you stand out in the corporate landscape, gain executive...
Keys to Your Success: Uncovering the Roles of Your Network
“Your network is your destiny, a reality backed up by many studies in the newly emergent fields of social networking and social contagion theory. We are the people we interact with.” - Keith Ferrazzi I have been a champion of building a professional network before...
Why Starting a Success Journal is Worth It?
Success Journals are a secret weapon that can escalate a talented executive women and advance her career. While coaching talented executive women, I’m amazed that so many talented women have not tracked their accomplishments during their career, but wait until they...
Top 5 Questions Hiring Managers Will Want to Know About You
As a past owner of a recruiting company, Maureen McKinnon of McKinnon Executive Coaching has worked with hundreds of companies to hire employees and has also been in the role of an employer where she’s hired over 50+ employees. We went to Maureen and asked her to...
The Great Resignation Brings Opportunities: Top 3 Tips To Help You Decide On A Job Change
We all know change is the only constant. We have experienced many changes at work, at home, at school and in our community as a result of the pandemic in the last two years or more. During the pandemic, everyone was required to work from home due to the restrictions,...
Top 5 Tips On How to Support Your References During Job Search
You’re meeting face to face with the hiring manager at your dream job. You carefully mapped out your skills and accomplishments and meticulously highlighted how your recent experiences perfectly fit with what they’re looking for. At the end of your interview, the...
Building A Network Series: How To Maintain Your Professional Network
From our last two blogs in the Building A Network Series, you now know how to establish a professional network and you recognize the value of a network. You’ve also learned how to strategically grow your network by establishing new mutually beneficial relationships....
Building A Network: How To Strategically Build an Organic Network
Establishing your support network increases your credibility in your organization, industry and/or community. People know who you are, know what you do, and know the great results you’ve delivered in your job. A successful support network increases your access to...