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Your Anger is Killing Your Chances
Posted by John Heckers on Aug 18, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
Lots of our clients “come in” angry. Getting laid off after years of service is not fun. Most of our clients were looking forward to staying with the company until they wished to leave. Most of them feel they have a “right: to be angry. Well, they do have a right to be angry in the same way as...
Why am I Still Unemployed?
Posted by John Heckers on Jun 8, 2010 in Career Management, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 9 comments
I often hear this question. Realistically, I see two kinds of people. Those who we wonder why they would ever remain unemployed and those we know why they’re unemployed. Here are some of the top reasons that you might be remaining unemployed.
First, let’s look at some of the reasons that people...
It’s About Asking for It, People!
Posted by nheckers on May 28, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
This post is written by Nicole Heckers, MA, BCPC,
Vice President & Executive Career Coach at Heckers Development Group, LTD.
The fear of social blundering (the fear of being perceived as too aggressive) has stopped many would be profitable relationships and deals from ever taking place.
Our reluctance...
Night Owls vs. Early Birds – Wealthy and Wise?
Posted by jheckers on Mar 8, 2010 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Job Seeker Behaviors | 2 comments
“Early to bed and early to rise/makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.“ – Attributed to Ben Franklin, but really unknown.
It turns out that, not only is this old bromide not accurate, it may be just the opposite. In two recent studies (one of which is abstracted on the net, the other one...
Why You Should Not Conduct a National Search
Many executives, when faced with unemployment, tend to panic. Most executives have never had to look for a job, as the jobs have come to them. This economy has changed all that. In their panic and fear, many executives start to conduct a “national search.” While this may sometimes yield a position,...10 Signs You Need Help With Your Job Search
Posted by John Heckers on Nov 16, 2009 in Career Management, Executive Coaching, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Interviewing, Job Seeker Behaviors, LinkedIn, Networking, Résumés | 0 comments
Do you really need help finding an Executive job? Why would anyone need a “coach” for this?
I hear this question all of the time. The answer, unfortunately, is usually “yes.” Here are some questions to help you decide.
1). You’ve been unemployed more than a month and you have had less than...
I Have Irons in the Fire and Other Fantasies
Posted by John Heckers on Sep 27, 2009 in Executive Coaching, Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Interviewing, Job Seeker Behaviors, Networking | 0 comments
When it is time for people to decide whether or not to retain me as their Transition Coach, I get bedtime stories. The biggest lie that people tell me and themselves is “I’ve got irons in the fire.” Here is some reality for all of the executive dreamers out there who believe fantasies instead of...
Communicate for Heaven’s Sake!
Posted by John Heckers on Sep 26, 2009 in Career Management, Executive Job Search, Interviewing, Job Seeker Behaviors, Networking | 0 comments
Someone I know has an inability to communicate information in response to questions. For example, I said “How much does that cost a month?” The answer was “Well, I bought it for a year.” “How much,” I asked again, “does it cost a month?” “Well,” was the answer, “maybe I bought it for...
Priorities
Posted by John Heckers on Sep 20, 2009 in Business Ethics, Executive Job Search, Job Seeker Behaviors | 2 comments
First, our book and DVD series have been delayed by someone who lied to us and didn’t get his priorities straight. We look for the book and DVD series to actually be deliverable by November 1st at the latest. We’re sorry that those of you who have been asking about it are delayed. It is about...
This is Denver. Adapt.
Posted by John Heckers on Jul 21, 2009 in Denver, CO, Executive Job Search, Job Seeker Behaviors | 1 comment
Due to the fact that Denver is doing well, when so many other places are “tanking,” we have had an influx of out-of-towners. Some of these out-of-towners have graciously retained me as their transition coach.
I am seeing patterns, often from Californians or East Coasters, that are, however, costing them...
Stop Whining and Get to Work!
Posted by John Heckers on Jul 7, 2009 in Executive Coaching, Executive Job Search, Job Seeker Behaviors | 0 comments
While most of my clients are great, there are some that are whiney as all get out. They are not likely to find executive level employment in a hurry….if ever.
Executives can be the whiniest and least proactive people on the face of the earth. They expect everything to be done for them as soon as they ask...
The Web Can Be Friend or Foe
Posted by John Heckers on Oct 13, 2008 in Executive Job Search, General Career Info, Internet Usage, Job Seeker Behaviors, Résumés | 0 comments
Every new technology can be a “mixed blessing.” My cell phone makes me more accessible — and wakes me up early in the morning with some marketing call or wrong number. My computer gave me repetitive stress syndrome. My copier ate an important document. And so on.
But the most dangerous technology...
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John Heckers, MA, CPC, BCPC is President of Heckers Development Group, LTD, an executive coaching and consulting firm based in Denver, Colorado, specializing in high level Executive Coaching, Corporate Training, Executive Transition Consulting and Strategic Corporate Coaching. John has consulted to both Fortune 500 and smaller companies, and has trained and coached executives from AT&T, New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Microsoft Corporation, IBM, Maxtor/Seagate, The Prudential, United Airlines, Children’s Hospital, Concentra Health Systems, Merck-Medco, Hewlett/Packard, Citibank of New York, Corporate Express, Stryker Corporation, Qwest, First Data Resources, FEMA, The United States Armed Forces, and many other organizations. John has over 28 years of experience in helping and counseling executives, professional counseling, executive transition (career) counseling and professional training.
