In this Chairman’s Blog we like to share both general information such as statistics to help career changers understand what they are facing but also anecdotal evidence of individual’s challenges and successes. Happy Landing. Today let’s talk about Rossalyn—definitely one of the latter.  Rossalyn became our client in June 2019.  Here’s what her TBG Senior Career Consultant had to say about he…

In my time as a business coach, I often worked with teams.  Beyond the non-verbal trading exercise that required executives to communicate without speaking, my second favorite activity was to ask the team “What is the most precious aspect of human experience?” Inevitably there were a few blank stares and then someone would raise a hand and offer “Love?”  “Health?” someone else would propose?  …

“Any road will take you there if you don’t know where you are going.” Many years ago when I was in the amusement park industry, the then president of our association drawled this headline in his thick Georgia accent.  And “any road” has stayed with me because it is perfectly true. Think about how you use navigation these days.  You generally do not start with step 1, step 2, step 3…   No. You…

Closed Minds Lose Out / Open Minds Win Big. As I’ve mentioned before, at the Barrett Group (TBG) we speak to tens of thousands of executives and managers each year.  Many of them also fill out a survey. They share their thoughts on where they are in their careers. Their frustrations with their current situation. Where they would like to be professionally in the future. And the primary support …

Sometimes our clients are surprised at first to hear about paid search.  They ask us, why should I pay for career management services? What is my return on investment? Let me answer this with examples from my own life.  All of the numbers are exactly true.  The timing and the circumstances I will keep to myself if you don’t mind. At one point in my life, I was eager to move up and earn mo…

We always try to address topics of broader interest to career changers in this blog.  By and large, this means exploring “personas” that we run into repeatedly. These personas have issues we understand and whose career challenges we can help ameliorate.  We’ve been doing this for three decades. So, of course, we have learned a thing or two about helping executives clarify their career objective…

In these blogs we like to explore situations that can happen to our readers, such as becoming unemployed, in which the Barrett Group (TBG) can really help alleviate job search stress. Let’s talk about Dominic. Here’s what our Senior Career Consultant had to say about Dominic in March at the beginning of our engagement: Dominic just lost his job on Friday so he has a high sense of urgency t…

We use our blogs to share the experiences of our clients as they embark on their career change journeys.  Let’s face it: changing jobs can be daunting or downright scary.  That’s why we share.  To let you know you are not alone and there is light at the end of the tunnel. Exciting Developments! Let’s talk about a recent client named Harry.   We first spoke to Harry in January.  At the time he…

This blog is intended to help our readers understand the variety of professionals who come to the Barrett Group. They come with their career in disarray and we help them find relief, confidence, and, above all, success in achieving their professional aspirations. Nothing convinces, they say, like success. So let’s talk about Frank, age 61. He is a high-powered training systems architect for a …

Today I want to return to telling you about real people who have overcome their challenges and landed great jobs through their own efforts. (With excellent advice and support from the Barrett Group.) Doctoring your career. Edgar is an Orthopedic Surgeon with a double masters, MBA and MSHA. After running the Orthopedic Surgery Department for a state VA, he focused his career on the medical admi…