Lauren Baer joins Michael Melcher on his Career Stewardship podcast to discuss her transition from foreign policy to politics to organization leadership.
Archive | Leadership Development
How Welcoming Is Your Company to People with Disabilities?
Ed Gray, Director of Accessibility for Avid joins Michael Melcher on his Career Stewardship podcast to talk about disability.
“You Are Bigger Than You Know” – Leadership Lessons from the Not-for-Profit Sector
Michael Roberts joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and shares questions to ask when interviewing with nonprofits.
“The Person You Cannot Disappoint Is Yourself” – Lessons from shifting into a new career with more purpose, joy and meaning
NPR host Ailsa Chang joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and shares how the person you cannot disappoint Is yourself.
How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World
Dorie Clark joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and shares how to be a strategic thinker.
Get more of the right things done with less stress
Michael Dolan joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and shares three tips to improve your productivity.
How to recognize and eliminate workplace injustice—and transform your career and organization in the process
Kim Scott and Trier Bryant join the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and discuss team diversity.
Ask These 8 Questions To Understand A Company’s Culture
There are several questions you’ll want to ask a wide range of people to understand a company’s culture. Here are eight you can use to start.
Nine Compensation Negotiation Strategies That Work
There are several strategies to negotiate compensation that you’ll want to use and actually work. In any case, always negotiate!
How to Handle Salary Questions in Interviews
Job candidates are often unprepared for salary questions in interviews. Learn how to manage them with ease using five key strategies.
The Essential Inner Skills Needed to Grow Your Career
Pam McLean, PhD, of The Hudson Institute joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and discusses how to coach yourself.
Best Practices for Negotiating Compensation
Rebecca Zucker joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and discusses how to score better compensation packages.
Making Effective Networking Requests
Rebecca Zucker joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and discusses how to make effective networking requests.
How to Practice Self-Compassion in Trying Times
Rebecca Zucker discusses self-compassion with Kristin Neff, author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself.
Lessons from Chip Conley on building a midlife career of meaning and relevance
Chip Conley joins the Career Stewardship podcast with Michael Melcher and discusses building a midlife career of meaning and relevance.
The Overload Antidote: How To Engage Your Team In Work Redesign
Rebecca Zucker discusses work overload with Erin Kelly and Phyllis Moen, professors at MIT and University of Minnesota.
Thinking of Skipping Vacation? Don’t!
Don’t skip your vacation to keep working. Instead, here are suggestions for experiences that will leave you refreshed and re-energized.
Career Stewardship with Michael Melcher: a new podcast to help move your career forward in 20 minutes a day
A podcast by Michael Melcher that offers best practices, stories from the field, and bite-sized tips to help build your career.
Office Reentry Plans Must Account for Medically Vulnerable Employees
How your organization supports medically vulnerable employees needs to be a key part of your reopening plan.
Managers, Adjust Your Expectations (Without Lowering the Bar)
The pandemic has resulted in many people with more emotional and cognitive fatigue than usual and good managers know they need to adjust.
How To Conduct A Layoff Without Turning The World Against You
Leaders understand the logic behind a layoff – this is the “thinking” part, but not everyone gets the “feeling” part right. As a leader, you need both.
Career Stewardship: Five Ways to Invest in Your Career Right Now
Career stewardship is something that often gets deprioritized until something makes it more urgent. Now is the time to evaluate and invest in your career.
