Insights & Inspiration
Welcome to Insight & Inspiration, the Mavens 101 Blog, and your starting point for strategic career development! Here, we offer thoughtful prompts and insightful articles designed to ignite your potential and guide you on your professional journey. Each post gives tips for navigating the dynamic landscape of your career. Whether you’re just beginning to explore your options or seeking to enhance your current path, our curated content empowers you with the knowledge and motivation to take calculated steps toward your success. Continue to invest in yourself by subscribing to the Mavens 101 Career Architecture Program.
Start Strong with a 30-60-90 Day Plan
Starting a new job? Use this 30-60-90 day plan to make a strong first impression, build trust, and align on goals. Learn how to navigate your first 90 days with clarity, confidence, and impact.
5 ChatGPT Prompts Every Resume Writer Should Use
Resumes are scanned before they’re read, and your first “interviewer” might just be a bot. So how do you stand out?
You get into the customization game.
Every Maven needs an AI Muse in their toolkit—because guess who’s reading your resume first? AI. So why not craft something that speaks to their muse first?
Promotion Planner 101: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Earning Your Next Role
Promotion Planner 101 is your strategic workbook designed to help professionals prepare for, position themselves, and confidently pursue their next promotion. Whether you’re aiming for your first management role or an executive seat, this planner equips you with the tools and language to advocate for yourself, without the guesswork. Download now and take the guesswork out of growth.
Surviving the Dreaded PIP: Why a Performance Improvement Plan Doesn’t Have to Be the End
Being placed on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) isn’t the end of the road for you. Learn how to clarify expectations, track progress, and use the process as a chance for growth, or a launchpad for your next career move.
Create Your Career Compass
Career Compass Profiles from Mavens 101 are designed to help you discover the career paths that fit your unique personality, preferences, and goals. In just 2 minutes, you'll identify your career personality type, explore roles where you’ll thrive, and get practical steps to move forward with purpose. Career Compass makes it simple to connect who you are to the work that's right for you.
The Myth of the “Perfect Career Path”
Careers are no longer laddering — they weave and sometimes zig and zag. Discover why making strategic moves and career pivots can equate to building resilience laterally, accelerating growth, and unlocking leadership opportunities. Learn from real stories and data-backed insights on how to reframe growth for today’s evolving job market.
The Flexible Leader: Embracing Adaptability for Effective Leadership
In this final post of our 5-part series on workplace personalities, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of being a flexible leader. Learn how flexibility allows leaders to adapt to change, encourage innovation, and support their teams, but also presents challenges such as decision paralysis and burnout, and discover tips for balancing adaptability with consistency to become an effective and resilient leader.
The Strategic Work Style: Leveraging Vision and Planning for Long-Term Success
In Post 4 of our 5-part Workstyle Series, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of the strategic work style. Showcasing how strategic workers excel at planning, problem-solving, and resource optimization, while also facing challenges like overthinking and indecision. Continue reading and discover practical tips for balancing long-term vision with the need for quick action and flexibility.