Kimberly Sweetman Consulting

06/28/2016

With a hat tip to Susanne W Manning sharing.

Scholars used donkey carts, boats, and teenage couriers to smuggle a priceless collection out of Timbuktu.

06/23/2016

Librarians often have very diverse experience and non traditional carer paths. Here's how to make that work!

A decade ago, if you looked at my resume, it would just look like I’d thrown random job titles on a page. I’d done so many different things that it read more “can’t commit to a career” than “seasoned professional.”

06/22/2016

I'm very excited to announce that I begin as Associate Dean of Libraries at the University of New Hampshire at the end of the Summer. I'll be closing down my coaching and consulting practice July 15th to focus on my new responsibilities.

06/22/2016

Big news: I recently went on the job market, and here's what I learned.

Here's what I learned during my recent job search for a library position after being out of the work force for five years.

06/21/2016

Absolutely I do!

06/05/2016

Recently read an article equating "gas lighting" to emotional abuse. I am starting to think whether or not a company contacts applicants to let them know when they are no longer being considered is highly indicative of the health of their org culture.

It's increasingly common to spend time interviewing with a company, and then never hear back with a yes or no.

06/01/2016

Occasionally I like to check out what James Clear is thinking about. Here are some interesting thoughts on work-life balance within the context of the "Four Burners Theory."

There is a concept known as The Four Burners Theory. Here’s how it was first explained to me: Imagine that your life is represented by a stove with four burners on it. Each burner symbolizes one major quadrant of your life. The first burner represents your family. The second burner is your friends.…

05/20/2016

It always seems impossible until it's done.

--Nelson Mandela

05/19/2016

Great day facilitating and training at the University at Albany.

05/17/2016

A new way of thinking about "winning" an argument for a more collaborative workplace. http://ow.ly/m0qP3006dWK

What if we stopped looking at winning an argument as winning a mini war and instead considered the winner as the one who gained a new perspective?

05/16/2016

Great quote as I embark on a jam-packed work trip to NY: "Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after the other."
--Walter Elliot

05/13/2016

What if I told you that 10 years from now, your life would be exactly the same? I doubt you'd be happy. So, why are you so afraid of change?
--Karen Salmansohn