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Singing a new tune: Revamping your career path

August 19, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. A self-styled “mother of reinvention,” singer Madonna has constantly changed her wardrobe, performance style and music to stay ahead of the curve. But look a […]

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Too Much Too Soon: The Pitfalls of Early Success

June 15, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. A former client of mine skyrocketed into the executive ranks when both his boss and boss’s boss suddenly quit in the middle of a high-stakes […]

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Seeing beyond the myths about career trends

May 04, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. People frequently forward me breathless mass e-mails they receive from work experts describing what people need to do now, and in the near future, to […]

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Work-life balance can be yours – if you really want it

April 06, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. At a recent lunch, a friend spent much of the time typing furiously on her BlackBerry, all the while complaining, “Why do they copy me […]

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Eight things your colleagues hate about you

February 09, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. Most of us have a personality trait or quirk that bosses and others have told us we need to change. Although we can’t significantly alter […]

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Personality quirks – should and can you change them?

February 02, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. In a recent workshop, a participant was alarmed when a personality assessment indicated that she had no interest or skills in being a leader. She […]

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The Myth of Work Life Balance

January 07, 2011

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. When I ask people in workshops, of all ages and at all levels, what they don’t like about their jobs, invariably they complain, rote style, […]

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Happy Trumps Grumpy In The Workplace

December 07, 2010

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. When a vice-president of human resources told me she was looking to hire someone for a short-term contract, I suggested a mutual acquaintance. The woman […]

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Creating a Boutique Career

November 26, 2010

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. A middle-manager client unhappy in her job recently gave me her career wish list. She longs for an opportunity to think more deeply about, and […]

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The dark side of the brilliant boss

October 13, 2010

Globe & Mail Barbara Moses, Ph.D, is an international speaker, work/life expert, and best-selling author of Dish: Midlife Women Tell the Truth About Work, Relationships, and the Rest of Life. One of my clients has spent the better part of the past year being depressed about her boss’s expectations. No matter how hard she tries […]

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