Chiara De Caro - Life & Career Coach

Why are we all addicted to Wordle?

Why You Can’t Resist Wordle Unpacking the ingenious simplicity of the Internet’s favorite new word game.

When was the last time you asked your employees how they were feeling in their role? Having this conversation can help you keep the good ones in the company despite the Great Resignation.

5 Questions Every Manager Needs to Ask Their Direct Reports Don’t wait until their exit interview to find out what they really think.

Are you planning a mid-career sabbatical? You are not alone. Data from the Society of Human Resource Management shows that sabbaticals have tripled in the last four years. And the Great Resignation has only increased this tendency.

The Great Resignation has morphed into the Great Sabbatical Mid-career sabbaticals have tripled over the past four years—and the gap year is losing its stigma.

In the 2022 Report "The Working Future", the consultancy Bain & Co. identifies six worker archetypes. Understanding those archetypes will help employers better understand what it takes for different individuals to find a sense of purpose at work. Not everyone is driven by wanting to make a difference.

Purpose and the employee Some people want to change the world. But not everyone

"Productivity dysmorphia" is the feeling that you have low productivity no matters what you have accomplished. Here are some tricks to battle this feeling.

How to Overcome ‘Productivity Dysmorphia’ You've accomplished too much to feel that you haven't done enough.

"The 4-Hour Workweek" by Tim Ferris was published in the spring of 2007. In this article, Cal Newport, bestselling author and minimalism advocate, retrace the history of a book that anticipated our current professional transformation.

Revisiting “The 4-Hour Workweek” How Tim Ferriss’s 2007 manifesto anticipated our current moment of professional upheaval.

A common mistake I see among people who are going through a career change is to overlook their already existing network.

Whether you are inquiring about a job posting, seeking advice, or looking for a mentor, you can leverage your connections by reaching out to them.

You don't know what to write? Here are some samples messages you can use for inspiration.

What to Say When You’re Reaching Out to Someone on LinkedIn Five conversation starters and sample messages.

You are struggling to find your leadership style? Here is a simple 3-step process from leadership coach Ken Blanchard.

Conversations on Leadership with Ken Blanchard In my last LeaderChat blog post, I talked about the importance of having a clear, teachable leadership point of view. In this post I thought it might be helpful for me to share my personal leadersh…

Self-Determination Theory (SDT) of motivation, developed by psychologists Ryan and Daci in 1977, discovered that the best way to get people to perform tasks is intrinsic motivation rather than rewards. That's why employees perceive autonomy as more important than salary and other benefits.

Forget Flexibility. Your Employees Want Autonomy. People want to make their own decisions about when and where they work, according to survey data.

Workplace expert Jennifer Moss is the author of the recently published book "The Burnout Epidemic". In this article from 2019 she reminds that "when it comes to employee burnout, remember — it’s on you leaders, not them."

Burnout Is About Your Workplace, Not Your People Leaders create the conditions that lead to burnout — or prevent it.

Have you ever wondered how a coaching session works? This Harvard Business Review Podcast allows you to peek through a keyhole. In Coaching Real Leaders, leadership coach Muriel Maignan Wilkins coaches leaders working to overcome professional challenges.

In this episode, called "Finding my leadership voice", Muriel's client struggle with feeling confident in her leadership role, especially during high-level management meetings.

You will listen to a masterfully conducted session. I recommend it to anyone who wants to be more confident in a meeting or a job interview, or anyone interested in learning coaching skills.

Finding My Leadership Voice Coaching Real Leaders · Episode

Spielberg changed his mind about streaming films. Maybe you can change your mind about remote work.

Why Managers Fear a Remote-Work Future Like it or not, the way we work has already evolved.