Professional Success Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast' - your host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter and Talent Development Leader talks about how we can get a little bit more organized at work as well as in our personal lives to help us to be more productive and efficient.

Episode Highlights:

• It's important to make sure you establish a routine that you think can benefit you as you begin your day go through your day and then close down your day.
• Having a central to-do list is one of the things that she finds tremendously helpful. Organizing your to-do list will vary depending on your priorities and how you need to organize them, but you want to write them down.
• Setting-up your workspace and making it a workable workspace, whether it is an office or at home, you want to make sure you feel comfortable in your workspace.
• Avoid not giving yourself any free time, working all day and night, when you're really, really trying to be productive can actually have the exact opposite impact.
• There are few apps that are available across different online platforms and can be very easily used in your computer or phone. These apps really help Sheila in increasing her productivity.
• If you are looking for a tool for a little bit of types of things that are along the lines, project management, check out Trello.

3 Key Points:

1. Organizing and seeing your pending tasks can help you by centralizing what it is you need to do, and then it gives you one place to be able to see what's on the radar, be able to move things around and look at priorities and shuffle as you need to.
2. Try cleaning out your inbox and knowing what's most urgent and what's most important, potentially, by organizing your emails into categories.
3. Sheila shares some of the online apps like Todoist, Evernote, Trello, Toggl and Google Calendar that she thinks are particularly valuable in increasing the productivity and can be very easily used in your computer or phone.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Every day, we can end-up feeling like our tasks just keep increasing. We might feel like time is simply slipping away from us or slipping through our hands." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "If you are organized in a way where's a place for everything you need, you will be much more productive." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "Put away the unnecessary things, and only take them out when you need them." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "If you are not using Evernote you are missing out." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast
• Links to Apps: Todoist Evernote Trello Toggl Google Calendar
• Podcast Editing

Quick Tips to Modernize Your Resume, 31/08/2021

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast',your host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter and Talent Development Leader gives some vital tips on updating and reconditioning your resume. She stresses that it is a great time for people who are considering switching careers, to make a transition.

Episode Highlights:

• The foremost item that Sheila thinks might be there in the resume is to limit the job history.
• The second tip that the host discusses about is to avoid potential things that could cause ageism. Unfortunately, assumptions that people make about age referred to as ageism becomes a problem.
• Sheila recommends dropping off email addresses including AOL, Hotmail or Yahoo as they are considered outdated and shift to something that's of much more importance like Gmail.
• The host states that due to the recent pandemic situation, it could be a really good time to play-up your remote skills in the resume. Even if a person doesn't necessarily have experience working remotely, there are other transferable experiences to highlight in this section.
• Sheila says, "This really is a particularly good time to refresh your resume and to start looking for that new position."
• Sheila points out that it is a great time for people who are considering switching careers, to make a transition.

3 Key Points:

1. Sheila reminds not to include every single thing you did on your resume. She says you can always include other important things in a cover letter or discuss those during an interview conversation.
2. So beyond limiting occupational history that contains dates to 10 or 15 years Sheila also suggests omitting any graduation dates omitting any graduation dates. She also says that showcasing objectives on top of the resume is a very outdated practice and should not be used anymore.
3. Sheila mentions that beyond people switching positions within their industry, the current job market could really also provide prospective job seekers with the ability to test a new career path. This current pandemic situation is highlighting more companies to consider transferable skills and skills based hiring, as a way to hire new talent.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Now you wouldn't want to do that for seven different employers that would fall into this additional experience section so you want to be judicious here." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "This could potentially open you up to ageism, with certain age identifying resume elements." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "Instead, we want to shift our mindset, we want to shift that top part of the resume to be our summary of qualifications rather than here's what I want." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "So you want to make sure that you're kind of finding those ways to showcase that you're able to collaborate and work effectively virtually." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
• "I encourage you to take some of these tips, put them into play and get that resume, refreshed." - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', Sheila talks about web browser extensions that she has found to be most helpful in streamlining, increasing efficiency, and supporting productivity. She talks about some of her favorite chrome extensions, how she uses them and why she thinks they're particularly valuable.

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website
• Podcast
• Grammarly
• Momentum
• Pocket
• Hovercards
• Screencastify

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', Sheila talks about what has widely become known as the 'Great Resignation'. Sheila states that during these unprecedented times, it is a great opportunity and invitation for all of us to pause and think about how we want to be spending our time, how do we want to align the things that we're most excited and passionate about with our career or job in a meaningful way.

Episode Highlights:

• Over the past year; she didn't think that this was going to be a period with so much uncertainty and that we would see this level of resignations.
• American workers are quitting their jobs more than any other time in the past two decades.
• Companies are offering flexible and remote work options where possible; also we're seeing different bonuses and other incentives for securing workers.
• {eople are re-thinking what it is they want to do, where they want to do it and how they want to do it.
• However, do not to quit your job unless you have something else lined-up or unless you truly do have a financial cushion to support yourself.

3 Key Points:

1. We've learned firsthand how fragile life is and many people have really taken this as an opportunity to re-examine their lives. They realize that they have limited time, and this has caused a little bit of an existential moment for us.
2. There are still people concerned about the virus and have pulled themselves out of the job market completely. People dealt with overwhelming stress and anxiety during the pandemic and these people have taken a break or sought out employers who provide a more empathetic and caring environment.
3. Sheila recommends to not to leave your job until you've got something lined-up, it's going to give you a little bit more negotiating power and create a little bit more impact in your job search and interview process.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Now there's definitely been emotion, there's been a change."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "There are still people concerned about the virus and have pulled themselves out of the job market completely." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "Without a job, you have very little negotiating power, without a current job you can't leverage the possibility of a counteroffer to gain a higher salary." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', Sheila talks about the importance of taking time off. Sheila is taking time off this week as she is on a vacation with her entire family. She has been broadcasting from her vacation week.

Episode Highlights:

• Americans are specifically known for not being very good at unplugging and taking that much needed time off.
• A study done at the Harvard University looked at the Boston Consulting Group, or BCG specifically at Executives and showed how much productivity increase when employees set standard time off boundaries.
• Taking that time off or at least find a little bit of time to unplug this week can make a huge difference

3 Key Points:

1. One study recently found that many people respond to what they call phantom phone vibrations; they think they feel their phone vibrating, even when it isn't. Even if we aren't addicted or don't check our emails and text compulsively, often our mental health is still at stake.
2. Busy managers and professionals tend to amplify through their own actions and interactions and the inevitable pressure of their jobs, making their own and their colleagues' lives feel more intense, more overwhelming and more demanding.
3. Sheila mentions that she is not fantastic at these things that she just talked about but she is going to make a commitment to be a little bit better and work on this.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "So, if you also agree that you feel like you spend a little bit too much time working, maybe even a lot, too much time working, you're definitely not alone."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "This power of PTO is that it breaks that cycle, mitigating the pressure, freeing individuals to spend time in ways that are more desirable for themselves personally, and even for their actual work process." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "I promise it's going to be worth it, we have plenty of research to back this up." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', Sheila talks about the importance of taking time off. Sheila is taking time off this week as she is on a vacation with her entire family. She has been broadcasting from her vacation week.

Episode Highlights:

• Americans are specifically known for not being very good at unplugging and taking that much needed time off.
• A study done at the Harvard University looked at the Boston Consulting Group, or BCG specifically at Executives and showed how much productivity increase when employees set standard time off boundaries.
• Taking that time off or at least find a little bit of time to unplug this week can make a huge difference

3 Key Points:

1. One study recently found that many people respond to what they call phantom phone vibrations; they think they feel their phone vibrating, even when it isn't. Even if we aren't addicted or don't check our emails and text compulsively, often our mental health is still at stake.
2. Busy managers and professionals tend to amplify through their own actions and interactions and the inevitable pressure of their jobs, making their own and their colleagues' lives feel more intense, more overwhelming and more demanding.
3. Sheila mentions that she is not fantastic at these things that she just talked about but she is going to make a commitment to be a little bit better and work on this.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "So, if you also agree that you feel like you spend a little bit too much time working, maybe even a lot, too much time working, you're definitely not alone."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "This power of PTO is that it breaks that cycle, mitigating the pressure, freeing individuals to spend time in ways that are more desirable for themselves personally, and even for their actual work process." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "I promise it's going to be worth it, we have plenty of research to back this up." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', Sheila talks about the need to have a 'Career Sponsor' and how they help in advancing career in the current modern and competitive work environment.

Episode Highlights:

• Sheila Boysen says that if you want to advance in your career, sometimes having a mentor alone is not enough.
• She talks about a few things that she thinks really helps to get the sponsorship.
• Sheila points out that once you achieve something noteworthy make your achievements visible to leaders in a tactful and professional way.
• The host reminds that there are multiple sources of support that you want to work on building throughout your career including a Mentor and a Sponsor.

3 Key Points:

Mentors help in skilling-up, whereas Sponsors help in moving-up in a career. So having the support of a sponsor is like having a safety net, allowing you to confidently take risks like asking for a stretch assignment or a promotion.

1. You can't expect a sponsor to put their reputation on the line, when they don't know the quality of your work. She suggests looking for a special project working directly for the potential sponsor that you've identified, maybe a special task force or committee that they serve on.
2. You want to have some level of clarity about your career goals; there's little chance that a sponsor is going to know what opportunities match for you really well, if you don't know.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "If your career is moving forward, chances are there might already be a sponsor, behind the scenes pulling the strings on your behalf."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "Know who the good sponsors are; now this can be tricky……" - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "This takes some career planning, but tremendously important to make sure you have this lined-up in order to align yourself really strongly with the sponsor." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: Website Podcast

In today´s episode of 'Professional Success Podcast', host Sheila Boysen – Rotelli, talks about Mentorship, seeking out opportunities to be a great Mentor and the different types of Mentors. In this episode she discusses on a Mentor-Mentee relationship and the things that make it as effective as possible.

Episode Highlights:

• Mentoring is tremendously important!
• Mentors often protect the interests of their mentee and teach them kind of learning from that relationship.
• Peer Mentors are professional colleagues who advise you but a peer mentor might share your role when you start a new company, maybe they can teach you about the job or about what's worked well for them.
• Life Mentors can offer advice during difficult career decision where you're making really big decisions about your life or about your career maybe changing to a completely new industry or relocating.
• Helping to drive the relationship and agenda of these meetings can be a great way to be active and take ownership in the relationship.
• Searching for people who not only have the professional experience to advise you, but also share your core values and look for diverse perspectives as well.
• Mentoring can be so valuable not only for the Mentee but also for the Mentor; it provides so much intrinsic value.
• Getting to know your Mentee by asking about their background, their aspirations, how they enjoy spending their time, etc.

3 Key Points:

1. Sheila talks in detail about what specifically a Mentor is as well as various types of Mentors including Peer Mentors, Career Mentors and Life Mentors.
2. Sheila thinks that there are a few things that are helpful to look forward to in terms of catering to the mentoring relationship needs and this includes Compatibility or Chemistry. Sheila encourages considering looking for a Mentor that you genuinely connect with.
3. As per her, one invaluable form of support that you can give a Mentee is connecting them with opportunities and other colleagues; help them build their professional network by offering to put them in touch with other individuals who are in your network.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "But, I'm also striving very hard to be a good mentor to others and that's been tremendously rewarding and exciting to do as well."- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "Mentors also benefit from growing in their leadership, you know, being able to step into this role as a trusted adviser.- Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "I think that's a question I get often: 'Can my Career Mentor be my current manager?' " - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "The truth is each mentor mentee relationship is going to be completely different." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli
• "You want to be able to trust your mentor with confidential information." - Sheila Boysen – Rotelli

Resources Mentioned:

• Sheila Boysen-Rotelli: WebsitePodcast

Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli is talking about the value of upskilling and reskilling in your career. Whether you're happy where you are or looking for a new career, it's important to constantly evolve with the world!

Episode Highlights:

• The world is in a constant state of shifting so we must stay in a constant state of preparation and learning
• Upskilling is all about enhancing your current skills while reskilling is about gaining new skills
• There are many different methods and strategies to both upskill and reskill your soft skills and hard skills
• Upskilling and reskilling don't necessarily mean just working on your technology skills
• Soft skills are just as important as hard skills when it comes to learning and growing
• • Show some initiative by asking for more responsibility which will allow you to learn new leadership from different people
  • Leadership is about influencing and helping a team move towards a goal even if you don't have a management position
  • Participate in cross-training opportunities with peers or mentors because everyone knows something that you don't
  • Developing emotional intelligence increases your ability to lead others through their own emotional awareness
  • Emotional intelligence is something that you can improve and increase through consistent work
  • Improved resilience and stress-tolerance management allow you to recognize what changes need to be made to avoid burnout
• Hard skills are the technical skills that help you shift with the job and industry
• • Your formal education will never give you every single skill that you will need for a job as it changes
  • Stay involved in your industry and the ones that are closely connected to it
  • There are plenty of low-cost/free training and educational opportunities to accomplish your learning goals
  • Up to 80% of jobs come from non-published sources, so dedicate some time to networking
  • If you're looking for a completely different path, then you might want to look at vocational training or formal education
  • Use your growing portfolio of skills to create a side hustle or work on a passion project

3 Key Points:

1. Whether you're feeling stuck or you are completely happy where you are, upskilling and reskilling are highly valuable.
2. Emotional intelligence consists of being aware of your own emotional state and the emotional states of others and being able to navigate that for both of you.
3. In ten years, up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist have not been invented yet. That's why you must look at learning as a lifelong process or you'll get left behind.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist just ten years from now haven't even been invented yet." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
• "Upskilling is really about facilitating enhancements to current skills that you have, building on them, expanding on them." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
• "It's really all about you taking ownership of your professional growth and development." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli

Host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli is talking about the value of upskilling and reskilling in your career. Whether you're happy where you are or looking for a new career, it's important to constantly evolve with the world!

Episode Highlights:

• The world is in a constant state of shifting so we must stay in a constant state of preparation and learning
• Upskilling is all about enhancing your current skills while reskilling is about gaining new skills
• There are many different methods and strategies to both upskill and reskill your soft skills and hard skills
• Upskilling and reskilling don't necessarily mean just working on your technology skills
• Soft skills are just as important as hard skills when it comes to learning and growing
• • Show some initiative by asking for more responsibility which will allow you to learn new leadership from different people
  • Leadership is about influencing and helping a team move towards a goal even if you don't have a management position
  • Participate in cross-training opportunities with peers or mentors because everyone knows something that you don't
  • Developing emotional intelligence increases your ability to lead others through their own emotional awareness
  • Emotional intelligence is something that you can improve and increase through consistent work
  • Improved resilience and stress-tolerance management allow you to recognize what changes need to be made to avoid burnout
• Hard skills are the technical skills that help you shift with the job and industry
• • Your formal education will never give you every single skill that you will need for a job as it changes
  • Stay involved in your industry and the ones that are closely connected to it
  • There are plenty of low-cost/free training and educational opportunities to accomplish your learning goals
  • Up to 80% of jobs come from non-published sources, so dedicate some time to networking
  • If you're looking for a completely different path, then you might want to look at vocational training or formal education
  • Use your growing portfolio of skills to create a side hustle or work on a passion project

3 Key Points:

1. Whether you're feeling stuck or you are completely happy where you are, upskilling and reskilling are highly valuable.
2. Emotional intelligence consists of being aware of your own emotional state and the emotional states of others and being able to navigate that for both of you.
3. In ten years, up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist have not been invented yet. That's why you must look at learning as a lifelong process or you'll get left behind.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Up to eighty-five percent of jobs that will exist just ten years from now haven't even been invented yet." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
• "Upskilling is really about facilitating enhancements to current skills that you have, building on them, expanding on them." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli
• "It's really all about you taking ownership of your professional growth and development." - Sheila Boysen-Rotelli