March 14, 2019
“I got the job!” Those four words were music to my ears. “I am so excited and incredibly grateful for all of your advice and guidance to help bring the best me possible,” Sarah (not her real name) continued. “I truly appreciate it.”
February 28, 2019
As a little girl, my parents would load our family into a station wagon and take us on road trips from Pittsburgh, PA to Valdosta, GA, my mother’s home town. We always had full meals of fried chicken, biscuits and potato salad packed in a picnic basket and never stopped at hotels or restaurants along […]
February 21, 2019
One of my clients is constantly cancelling our meetings at the last minute. Another colleague is always late on conference calls. And, normally she is the one that is the leader. So, the rest of us are just holding on and listening to classical music until she joins the call. As someone who tries to […]
February 14, 2019
It’s almost that time of the year . . . the dreaded employee performance reviews. Many employers are finally acknowledging that both supervisors and subordinates despise the appraisal process. It’s a perennial problem that feels more urgent now that the labor market is picking up and concerns about retention have returned. More than one-third of […]
January 31, 2019
A few weeks ago, I got caught up in binge watching Marie Kondo’s Netflix show “Tidying Up.”
January 24, 2019
Goodbye cubicles…hello open offices. While talking with many of my colleagues, it sounds like the open concept office has replaced the traditional cubicles and walls-with-door offices of the past decades. One of my colleagues who works for the government indicated that they don’t even have a designated space anymore. At the end of the day, […]
January 17, 2019
When people find out I work from home, I’m often asked, “Isn’t it great to work in your pajamas?” They always seem surprised with my response, “In the 10+ years I’ve worked from home, I’ve never worked in my PJs.”
January 10, 2019
After a nice long break over the holiday, many of us are finding it hard to get back into the swing of things. Okay–maybe it’s just me. So, I thought I would devote the month of January to getting those of us who are struggling back on the right track.
December 17, 2018
My oldest sister Arlean Brown recently passed away and her service was on December 8th, two days before my birthday. She had been ill for some time, suffering from multiple strokes over a span of 20 years.
October 18, 2018
I’ve worked with a number of C-suite executives– high-ranking executives often considered the most powerful and influential members of an organization. On one occasion, I was working with a company president preparing to do his first live webcast to his organization of over 200,000 employees. About one hour before showtime, everything was set including lights […]
Often, when I tell someone to “Keep Dreaming,” it comes from a sarcastic place and means “this will never happen.” However, as I reflect on the crazy, challenging year we all experienced in 2020, I think it’s time to get back to our dreams literally.
At the beginning of 2020, I had big dreams. I had planned a February vacation trip to Thailand, a women’s conference in March, Florida in April, Aruba in June, and Hilton Head with cousins in October. All plans were canceled indefinitely. Getting refunds/credits from travel agencies, airlines and hotels became a significant challenge and took lots of energy.
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Hi! I'm LaNella Hooper-Williams. Through my blog, my mission is to give you tips and practical tools that will help you build a powerful brand and accomplish your personal and professional dreams. You’ll learn strategies that help you manage your personal brand, get noticed and rewarded for your unique talents, and gain greater career focus.
