Kris Parfitt is a career strategist and leadership branding coach who is committed to finding your roadblocks and moving them out of the way so you can have the career success you want. Kris has over twenty years experience in leadership, counseling, and training positions all of which have provided an exeptional education which allows her to be a dynamic coach, one that focuses on inspiring you to acknowledge and express your extraordinary abilities and potential.

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	Although Challenging, It Is This Simple by Kris Parfitt - Oct, 2010 “We are where we should be, doing what we should be doing. Otherwise we would be somewhere else, doing something else.” - Richard Stine How we get from Point A to Point B is directly related to what actions we take to get there. If we are out of milk we need to find and purchase milk. ...
	Campaign for Success by Kris Parfitt - Oct, 2010 “There is only one thing worse in life than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.” (Oscar Wilde) When searching for employment everyone wants to create the “we can’t live without this candidate!” buzz. There is always the fear your resume will go unnoticed or deleted. ...
	Career Hole-in-One by Kris Parfitt - Mar, 2010 I’m quite lucky, I have the profound honor of having Roy Parfitt as my father. His career was steeped in the early days of Silicon Valley in the 70’s where his ideas on how to respectfully treat employees revolutionized Human Resources. He is now retired, or as he likes to say “keeping my ...
	Career Question: What Do You Have at Stake? by Kris Parfitt - Mar, 2010 Considering a career change? Thinking of going for that promotion? Looking for a job? Something is motivating you to consider your options, but have you asked yourself the one question which once answered really identifies what would happen if you didn’t pursue the change? That question is...
	Take the Hit and Keep Playing by Kris Parfitt - Jan, 2010 What’s the size of a baseball, the weight of a grapefruit and can knock you to the ground at 50 mph? My beau, Dan, was an all-star lacrosse player in high school and college and has been playing the game since he was a kid, he still plays. One of my favorite stories he tells is also one...
	Five Ways to Beat the Ugly Networking Stigma by Kris Parfitt - Dec, 2009 “My intention is to meet five people at this function who I really connect with and that two of them eventually become clients.” My friend was impressed while somewhat doubtful of my declaration. My actual success that night was that I met ten people with whom I connected, but I didn’t fi...
	Polish Your Brand During the Holidays by Kris Parfitt - Dec, 2009 There are many questions being asked this time of year about what is expected and/or appropriate actions towards professional peers and colleagues during the holidays. Do you give your boss a gift? Is it OK to bring baked goods to the office? Can I bring a date to the office party? How pro...
	Your Professional Brand Pre-During-Post Interview by Kris Parfitt - Dec, 2009 Personal and professional branding is not limited to how well you behave during an interaction with a peer, colleague or hiring manager. Presentation is a large part of your branding identity as is consistency in your character. I’ve talked with clients who understood professional brand as...
	If Money Were No Object, What Would You Do With Your Time? by Kris Parfitt - Nov, 2009 I love this question because the possibilities are endless. To me not having to be concerned about money leads my imagination everywhere! I’d be a philanthropist and travel to remote places to see what projects are best funded to better the world. I’d be a National Geographic photographer....
	Breaking Through Networking Stigmas by Kris Parfitt - Nov, 2009 “My intention is to meet five people at this function who I really connect with and that two of them eventually become clients.” My friend was impressed while somewhat doubtful of my declaration. My actual success that night was that I met ten people with whom I connected, but I didn’t fin...
	It's About Time You Answered Your Calling by Kris Parfitt - Nov, 2009 Last month I was laid off and instead of it being a disappointment I found myself relieved and excited. Why, especially in these tough economic times? When you’re not doing what you want to be doing, even the safety of a job isn’t enough to quiet the calling. Are you called to do someth...
	Consistency - In Brand and Simply Following Directions by Kris Parfitt - Oct, 2009 I often wonder what goes through the mind of a candidate who does not follow the directions for submitting a resume after reading a job description. Do they get so excited about the position that they skip over the application directions? Do they think the “rules” don’t apply to them so in...
	Are Leadership and Management The Same Thing? by Kris Parfitt - Aug, 2009 There are many questions around leadership: What makes a great leader? Is leadership motivation or is it vision? Are leadership styles indicative to situations? Are good leaders created or born? The questions around management are similar yet distinctively different: What makes a great ...
	Mentorship for Company Brand by Kris Parfitt - Aug, 2009 To borrow from a well known quote about training employees: Mentor them and they will leave; don’t mentor them and they will stay. Like any quote, it only holds merit if the cause and affect are compatible. However, managers across the board have seen a trend where if they spend the ...
	What You Say Alters Your Outcome by Kris Parfitt - Jun, 2009 GMX, a free email service, released the results of a survey of over 1,000 American adults who use email for professional and personal communications. They found that more than 50% of email readers will judge people personally and professionally based on the format and content of their emai...
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