by Melissa Hereford | Jan 7, 2020 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
I’m going to make the joke…how’s your 2020 vision?! For 2020?! I have a teenager, so I get all the memes and this one has been on the top for weeks now. Not sure what I’m talking about? Click HERE to see some of them. Have one to share? Click HERE to go to our...
by Melissa Hereford | Dec 29, 2019 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
For many of us, this time of year is a blur with end of year work commitments, quarterly goals and shopping. We’re busy. Finding a quiet moment to look back on the year feels like just another chore. And 2019 was exhausting. The endless bad news cycle makes us just...
by Melissa Hereford | Dec 11, 2019 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
60% of us admit that we set New Years Resolutions, but less than 25% of us actually follow through with them and less than 8% actually achieve them. Pretty grim, right? The worst part, though, are the ridiculous resolutions we tend to set: lose weight! Get organized!...
by Melissa Hereford | Oct 23, 2019 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
Monday night I spoke to a group of women at a live event in San Francisco. When I asked, “How many of you have negotiated your salary?” about 90% raised their hands. That’s significant. The national average varies, depending on the survey source, but the averages run...
by Melissa Hereford | Oct 16, 2019 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
Are you a spill-the-beans, fess up and face the music kind of person? Or perhaps you’re more likely to cover-it-up-at-all-costs? Most likely, it depends on the seriousness and the situation. Am I doing it wrong? I notice what other people do and challenge myself...
by Melissa Hereford | Oct 2, 2019 | Confident Conversations, Negotiate With Confidence
At least 75% of the calls I do these days are on video. Zoom, Google meet, WebEx, which ever one your company is using…video calls are here to stay and if you’re not doing them now, you will be soon. I LOVE IT! You may think I’m crazy because so many people dislike...
