When it comes to your career, several issues often come to mind. Why are some people promoted, and you are not? Why are some people given special assignments or are offered special opportunities, and you are left out? How do you avoid a disappointing performance review? How do you make sure you are not a layoff statistic when job cuts are looming? As you think about your career, these are important concerns.

This session will describe how to manage your career and develop it to be what you want it to be. It takes the mystery out of why individuals receive promotions, get special assignments, avoid disappointing reviews, and escape layoffs. It examines five critical questions:
Many ask, "Is it possible to go from trainer to company president in a major organization?" The facilitator of this session has done just that and wants to share with you what he's learned over his career as he works with thousands of professionals and managers globally.

Jack has been recognized and awarded for his work by numerous professional organizations. He, along with his business partner and wife, Patti Phillips, received the 2024 Thought Leader Award from the Association of Learning Providers (ISA), the 2022 Association for Talent Development (ATD) Thought Leader Award, and the 2019 Center for Talent Reporting Distinguished Contributor Award. In 2019, he was named among the top fifty coaches globally by the Thinkers50 organization and named a finalist for the Marshall Goldsmith Distinguished Achievement Award for Coaching. SHRM presented Jack with its highest creativity award for an ROI study and awarded an ROI Institute book with a best book award. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, BusinessWeek, and Fortune magazine, and he has been interviewed by several television programs, including CNN.