by alyssachaserebein | Mar 26, 2019 | Alyssa Chase, Career advice, layoff, leadership, performance, Uncategorized
If you’ve ever been laid off—or ever worried about it—you know the fear a job loss brings. So did Angela Holton, until she realized clinging to her job destroyed her spirit. Here are four bits of wisdom Angela gleaned from her own layoff. Even if you’re content in...
by alyssachaserebein | Feb 27, 2018 | Alyssa Chase, Career advice, leadership, Nancy Gillespie
Today, the only true job security is the ability to secure another job, says longtime coach and career guru Nancy Gillespie. The good news is: Once you get good at finding a job, you won’t need to learn that skill. Here, Nancy recommends five ways to be prepared for...
by alyssachaserebein | Feb 27, 2018 | Career advice, job search, layoff, leadership, Nancy Gillespie, performance
Coach and mentor Nancy Gillespie on layoffs, leaders and corporate culture I first met Nancy Gillespie while on a walk through a white-collar warehouse known as Vacation Plaza. The vast space on the north side of Indianapolis, once known as the Mayflower Building,...
by alyssachaserebein | Oct 24, 2017 | Alyssa Chase, Lauren Kussro, poetry, Uncategorized
This one goes out to the artists who don’t talk enough and the writers who talk too much. I’m so happy my poem Aquatint appears in the second issue of The Indianapolis Review. Thank you to editor Natalie Solmer and printmaker Lauren Kussro, whose lovely work also...
by alyssachaserebein | May 9, 2016 | Alyssa Chase, Lilies, Mother, Mother's Day Poem, Motherhood, Motherhood poem, Parenthood, Parenthood poem, poetry, Tree house, Uncategorized
It’s the morning after Mother’s Day. Another rainy one. And all the mothers are back to running around taking care of kids, jobs and Monday chores. This seems like a good day to post my poem Middle Aged Mother at 5 a.m., which was picked up by the online journal...
