Jo McDermott

career accelerator

  • So, You Want To Get Promoted. What Are You Doing About It?

    People Who Do Their Job Don’t Get Promoted Doing your job is not enough.  You were hired to do your job.  The fact that you do it–even that you do it well–is not enough to make you stand out.  If… Continue reading

    So, You Want To Get Promoted. What Are You Doing About It?

  • Look At Your Organization Through New Eyes. Every Day.

    Get Out Your ‘Spidey-Sense’ Remember when you were new in your organization? Remember the things you noticed? Remember the things you thought? You noticed what worked and what didn’t seem to be working. You notice who had the power. You… Continue reading

    Look At Your Organization Through New Eyes. Every Day.

  • What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then

    I have a very clever friend, Deb Graham, founder of ACTStrategic.com, who recently wrote a great article.  She asked several women to tell her what they wish they had know at the beginning of their career, and then she synthesized it… Continue reading

  • Your ‘Tribes’ Are Important For Your Career Success

    What Are Your Tribes? Broncos, Seahawks.  Democrat, Republican.  Christian, Jew.  We belong to ‘Tribes.’  The correct definition of this is a social group that preceded the “state,” small in size.  The current use of the word is more of an… Continue reading

  • Do You Need More Education To Grow Your Career?

    How Do You Decide? I recently have had a couple of folks let me know that they have completed the next level of their education.  One of them reminded me that I had responded to his “I’ll be x years… Continue reading

  • Are You Stuck?

    Have you noticed that you’re not moving up in your organization any more?  Have your last couple of job changes been laterals?  Have your last couple of reviews been ho-hum? Are you starting to get the message that you’re stuck… Continue reading

  • Mentor Me, Mentor You

    Find a Mentor.  Use a Mentor. Be a Mentor. I’m sure you’re always hearing the advice that you need a mentor.  In fact, you’ve even heard it from me.    Why do people keep giving that advice?   There is research that  supports… Continue reading