Stop Avoiding the Hard Conversations: Why Radical Candor is the Essential Read for Every Leader
By Daria Lojko Executive Coach, Close Cohen Career Consulting & HR Director, Expedia. Kim Scott’s Radical Candor remains one of the rare leadership books that speaks as much to the heart as to the intellect. The newly revised and updated edition sharpens the...
Principal Executive Career Coach Job Opportunity
Are you a seasoned leader with deep experience in corporate and tech environments? Is developing team members a favorite part of your job? Do colleagues consistently seek your mentorship? Are you ready to transition out of a corporate role and leverage your Fortune...
What Starbucks' Restructuring and Layoffs Taught Me About the Power of Networks
By Nancy Poznoff is a former VP at Starbucks, now Executive Coach, Close Cohen Career Consulting & CEO, Mother Bear. I’m a former VP at Starbucks and like many, the news hit hard for me in late September: Starbucks announced the closure of hundreds of stores...
Ebook out now! "7 Game-Changing AI Apps for Senior Level Candidates: Close Cohen's Job Search Playbook"
Hello readers, our team at Close Cohen Career Consulting has tackled the AI mandate - locate 7 AI apps to recreated our tested, highing achieving 7 stage roadmap for senior level candidates. Here are the results, see the Ebook: "7 Game-Changing AI Apps for Senior...
Leadership Actions to Boost Productivity at Work for Senior Management, Directors, and VPs
Ever wondered what makes a great team truly click? It's not magic. High-performing teams are carefully built, brick by brick, through international leadership.When your people feel safe to speak up, are kept in the loop, see their efforts recognized, and know they've...
Big Tech Career Firm Expands to Raleigh-Durham Amid Six-Figure Layoffs (May 13, 2025)
-Triangle pros to get Big-Tech career tactics as job cuts continue(Raleigh-Durham, NC, May 13, 2025) As RTI International cuts 340 roles amid federal funding shortfalls and IBM refocuses its Research Triangle Park workforce, even six-figure earners in one of America's...
Your Next Big Thing: Approaching your Job Search with a Founder’s Mindset
Alright, let's dive into a mindset shift that can truly revolutionize your senior-level job search. As someone who's navigated the startup world twice - first with founding Close Cohen Career Consulting and then with Included, our AI-powered people analytics platform...
Close Cohen 2024 Year in Review
As we sat down to review 2024, one thing became crystal clear —we have worked with some incredible leaders. No matter the challenge our clients have faced: from navigating AI transformation, leading through RTO shifts, or stepping into bigger roles — you all have...
2023 Year in Review
Farewell to 2023! Adiós, ciao, au revoir, however you want to say it, peace out to 2023. Feels good to breathe in the fresh possibilities of 2024. But, we’d be remiss if we didn’t take a moment to look back and reflect on all the hard work of this past year. As...
8 Do’s and Don’ts of ChatGPT for Resume Writing (+Prompts!)
At CloseCohen we are early adopters of all new technologies, and have been using ChatGPT and AI tools to strengthen and deliver ever more competitive and engaging resumes for each executive client. Here are a few do’s and don’ts of ChatGPT for writing your resume:...
