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Reclaim Your Workday from the Mundane

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Few moments in a career feel as destabilizing as being laid off. It can come without warning, disrupt your sense of identity, and raise immediate questions about finances, confidence, and the future. As a career coach at...

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The current job market presents both challenges and opportunities. While some industries continue to experience hiring slowdowns, others are actively seeking skilled professionals who can adapt and deliver results. Wheth...

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As the holiday season approaches, many professionals start to wonder whether now is really the right time to look for a new job. Between year-end deadlines, family gatherings, and hiring managers on vacation, it’s easy t...

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In a competitive consulting landscape, business development isn’t just about chasing leads. It is about building trust, demonstrating value, and creating partnerships that last. Whether you’re leading a boutique firm or...

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Confidence is one of the most valuable assets a business leader can have. It’s the quiet strength that helps you inspire teams, make bold decisions, and navigate uncertainty. But even the most seasoned executives face mo...

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Making a career change is one of the most exciting, and intimidating, decisions you can make. Whether you’ve been in your current field for decades or just a few years, the idea of stepping into something new often brin...

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Sleepless nights, general malaise, and the feeling that time is slipping away. We've been there. Changing careers is one of the most exciting, and daunting, decisions you can make. It means stepping away from the famil...

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Leadership is often pictured as the pinnacle of professional success. The leader has the corner office, the decision-making power, the respect of peers. But what doesn’t make it onto the glossy magazine covers is the re...

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Go anywhere on LinkedIn right now, and you'll stumble across posts about how difficult the job market is, particularly for more senior white-collar positions. When the market is saturated with qualified professionals, e...

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Being an effective leader in business isn’t about job titles, it is about setting a clear direction, inspiring people, and creating an environment where teams thrive. As an executive coach, we’ve seen that truly successf...

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Some of the most common requests we receive, especially from professional-services firms, are related to finding new potential clients and converting them into paying clients. Finding leads is one challenge, but findin...

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Ask someone what the most important part of a company is, and you’ll hear a variety of answers: product development, customer service, operations, innovation. All of those are essential, certainly. But without sales, n...

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If you're building or growing a business, you've almost certainly heard terms like business plan and business development strategy thrown around a lot. While they’re closely related, and often mistaken for one another, t...

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Small businesses face a variety of business development challenges, especially as they try to grow, compete, and establish a sustainable presence. Here are some of the most common and impactful ones you may be facing you...

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Solsten Business Development Strategy Planner

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For many small and medium-sized businesses, success often feels like a moving target. One month, you’re riding a wave of new customers. The next, you’re scrambling to fill a pipeline that’s suddenly gone quiet. It’s a cy...

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A recent Wall Street Journal article addressed a topic all too prevalent amongst leaders. Misery. We all know it exists. We see it in our teams. We feel it ourselves. But what can we do about it?

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Running a small business is tough. It’s rewarding, but also overwhelming, isolating, and sometimes downright exhausting, and that's if you can make it at all. In the United States, the average annual small business fail...

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