Business Development

The April 2026 job market report tells a more nuanced story than many headlines suggest. Yes, hiring continues. The labor market has not collapsed. Unemployment remains relatively low, and industries like healthcare, transportation, and social assistance are still growing steadily. But underneath those numbers is a shift many career coaches and résumé writers are already […]

In business, you’ll often have one or many partners. These can take a lot of different forms, including formal partnerships, employer-employee relationships, large work groups of your peers, or even the c-suite. But even if you’re Bob Iger, I can assure you that you partner with other individuals with whom you have a regular working […]

Many of my Certified Professional Career Coaches ask me how to build a career coaching business.  Building a business is akin to a job search and career management. I coach clients seeking to build a business, much like a job search client. Instead of a résumé, the client may need a prospectus instead, for example. […]

In early 2026, the job market tells a deceptively simple story. On the surface, the numbers appear steady. Job growth continues. Unemployment remains relatively low. By traditional measures, this is a stable employment environment. But the lived experience of job seekers – and the professionals who support them – suggests something more complex. Applications are […]

While February’s job losses made headlines, the broader context matters. Just one month earlier, employers added 130,000 jobs in January, suggesting that hiring momentum had begun to return after a sluggish second half of 2025. February’s decline reflects a labor market experiencing volatility rather than a single directional trend. Several factors contributed to February’s weaker […]

If you’ve followed this blog for a while (and if you don’t, you should — my mother likes when I’m validated by followers), you know that I often warn people against following the Tyranny of the Urgent in allocating their time. Best practice is to let clear priorities and goals be your north star, with […]

The first jobs report of the year landed with a mix of surprise and signal: employers added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, a stronger gain than many economists anticipated. At the same time, deeper revisions to past data reveal that 2025 was one of the weakest years for labor growth outside of recessionary periods. For […]

You’ve almost certainly heard the saying, “Man plans, and God laughs.” True as that may be, I’m still someone who appreciates a plan. I like my time organized, and if something happens during the day that I didn’t account for, I’ll go back and update my calendar to document the change in my schedule for […]

Many years ago, I found myself in the position of running about a dozen units fulfilling similar roles. Most of them did well, but two of them were struggling and needed restructuring. So we sat down and made the hard decisions that involved reducing staff and reorienting the local organization. The changes we made weren’t […]

As a career coach, you’re used to helping clients make sense of uncertainty. Yet the current job market in 2026 continues to evolve in ways that can feel confusing for even the most experienced job seekers. Recent labor data and hiring trends reveal a market that’s stable but selective, where strategy matters more than ever. […]

by Stephanie Renk and Mark Misiano – 12/02/2025 The U.S. enters 2026 with a labor market that has finally begun to look recognizable again. The labor economy is shifting into a steadier rhythm after a period defined by pandemic-era turbulence, historic quits, aggressive hiring, wage spikes, and wild sectoral swings. What’s emerging is not a […]

In business, so often it’s about knowing which levels to pull, when. You’re probably familiar with the allegory of a shipping magnate whose freighter is loaded with cargo ready for transport, but something is stuck and the shaft on the propeller won’t turn. The shipping magnate’s crew looks the ship over and everything looks normal. […]