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Taking Stock at Mid-Year to Finish the Year Strong

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What you do midway through the year can make or break your year and have an impact on your career (and life) trajectory.

But it’s all too easy to let your to-do list keep you too busy working in your career to step back and work on your career.

Whether you started the year strong with big ambitions or it’s been a challenging first half, midyear is the time to check in and see what adjustments you need to make to finish the year strong. Don’t leave your goals and ambitions to chance.

In this Career Mastery Live, you’ll discover:

  • “Habits of mind” that will most help you be successful
  • 3-step framework to set yourself up for a great finish to the year
  • Clarity on the single most important thing you need to get right
  • How to troubleshoot when things don’t go according to plan
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May Busch

May Busch

May is an executive coach, speaker, advisor, and author of the #1 international bestseller VISIBLE: How to Advance Your Career Without Playing Politics, Selling Your Soul, or Working Yourself into the Ground. She’s a seasoned business executive with a passion for helping leaders be the best they can be.

As an executive coach and mentor, May brings 24 years of front-line corporate experience and expertise, most recently as COO of Morgan Stanley Europe, to help professionals overcome (often hidden) obstacles, advance to the next level in their careers and reach their full potential.

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