Leaders: Contemplating Leaving Your Job? (Without Another?!)

I find it remarkable how many leaders leave their positions without having a place to go. Suddenly unemployed, they contact my company, barro global search, inc. to seek my council as a branding & hiring expert and search consultant. I speak with leaders from a wide array of sectors. After listening to their stories, I frequently conclude that these leaders did not set the stage to make themselves indispensable. We make the erroneous assumption that almost everyone is disposable. Not necessarily so.

Leaders must create a distinct, intriguing, and recognizable brand to express their value to an organization. Selling that brand consistently is the key to longevity with the same employer, as long as the leader’s results are noteworthy.

Strive for the flawless fit. Selecting the Right Fit position is crucial. Prior to accepting a position, carefully evaluate the fit to determine whether it is flawless. Not the Right Fit? Then turn down the Wrong Fit position. If you accept it, an early departure could be imminent.

What if your flawless fit suddenly turns sour? Most of the time, red flags appear. Watch for those signs when you assume your new position. Act immediately. Do not ignore them. They will not go away. It is highly likely that they will multiply.

If, for example, you have relationship issues, figure out what you need to do to resolve them. To succeed, you may need to implement clever strategies.

Getting ready to start a new leadership position? Now is the time to create a plan to demonstrate the impact of your brand by the end of year one. During your first quarter, turn this plan into a five-year plan. Be sure to incorporate your strategies for communicating the results that were achieved under your direction.

Carefully observe the response to your communications. Watch for the naysayers and manage them. Persuade with humor. Use laughter to build camaraderie and adjust the cultural fit.

To inspire you to recognize the importance of your brand and whether its effective in your job search, Dr. Arlene developed the app iBrandU4Hire: Rate Your Brand Zero to Hire.

To discuss your job and career challenges, arrange a telephone appointment to speak with Dr. Arlene by calling 310-443-4277.

Brand yourself for career success!

About Dr. Arlene

Dr. Arlene Barro, behavioral educational psychologist, author of WIN Without Competing! (nominated for a business book award) and the 5-star app & cow video iBrandU4Hire: Rate Your Brand Zero to Hire, is a UCLA-trained PhD with distinction for her doctoral dissertation on creativity. Dr. Arlene, Branding & Hiring Expert, is a Business Consultant and Master Career Coach, Professional Motivational Speaker represented by AEI Speakers Bureau, Radio Talk Show Host, and CEO. Her red hair is legendary!

Patti Thrailkill says, 'Dr. Arlene Barro is a breath of fresh air in today’s tumultuous job market. Dr. Arlene Barro...The Career Guru. Much like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, Dr. Barro is a charismatic expert in her field.'

“I hired 40 candidates from Dr. Barro, my exclusive search consultant. She filled the openings on my staff in three countries. Together, we built WebMD to its current status as the Internet’s most visited healthcare site.” – Tom Lombardo, Founding Editor-in-Chief, WebMD, from the foreword of Dr. Arlene Barro’s book, WIN Without Competing!

“What are the secrets of a winning job hunt? Few experts offer advice as intriguing – or usable – about that quest as Arlene Barro, president and CEO of L.A.-based barro global search, inc…” – UCLA Magazine

“Dr. Barro’s WIN Without Competing! leads you into the inner game of personal development with the precision of a choreographer and the wisdom of a master coach.” – David Belle-Isle, PhD, Senior HR Executive

“Applying Dr. Arlene Barro’s Right Fit Method to your work setting, your career, and even to your personal life is not only possible, it’s the only way to ensure success.” – Patti Rager, Former Chairman of Nursing Spectrum (a division of Gannett Company, Inc.)



How to Achieve Unparalleled Business and Career Success
From iTunes, download Dr. Arlene's 80+ radio podcasts to listen and learn her Right Fit Method while driving, relaxing, or contemplating and searching for solutions.

Jan F. Constantine: General Counsel for the Authors Guild

On the WIN Without Competing! show, Dr. Arlene's guest is distinguished intellectual property law attorney Jan F. Constantine who led the class action lawsuit against Google to a landmark decision to protect authors whose works are available on the Internet. Throughout her career Jan has established legal precedents as Senior Vice President at News Corp, Deputy General Counsel for Macmillan and Assistant United States Attorney of New York City's Eastern District. When she is not performing as a lawyer, Jan performs Cabaret at various venues in New York City and serves on several not-for-profit Boards.



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About Dr. Arlene

Dr. Arlene Barro, behavioral educational psychologist, author of WIN Without Competing! (nominated for a business book award) and the 5-star app & cow video iBrandU4Hire: Rate Your Brand Zero to Hire, is a UCLA-trained PhD with distinction for her doctoral dissertation on creativity. Dr. Arlene, Branding & Hiring Expert, is a Business Consultant and Master Career Coach, Professional Motivational Speaker represented by AEI Speakers Bureau, Radio Talk Show Host, and CEO. Her red hair is legendary!

Patti Thrailkill says, 'Dr. Arlene Barro is a breath of fresh air in today’s tumultuous job market. Dr. Arlene Barro...The Career Guru. Much like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, Dr. Barro is a charismatic expert in her field.'

“I hired 40 candidates from Dr. Barro, my exclusive search consultant. She filled the openings on my staff in three countries. Together, we built WebMD to its current status as the Internet’s most visited healthcare site.” – Tom Lombardo, Founding Editor-in-Chief, WebMD, from the foreword of Dr. Arlene Barro’s book, WIN Without Competing!

“What are the secrets of a winning job hunt? Few experts offer advice as intriguing – or usable – about that quest as Arlene Barro, president and CEO of L.A.-based barro global search, inc…” – UCLA Magazine

“Dr. Barro’s WIN Without Competing! leads you into the inner game of personal development with the precision of a choreographer and the wisdom of a master coach.” – David Belle-Isle, PhD, Senior HR Executive

“Applying Dr. Arlene Barro’s Right Fit Method to your work setting, your career, and even to your personal life is not only possible, it’s the only way to ensure success.” – Patti Rager, Former Chairman of Nursing Spectrum (a division of Gannett Company, Inc.)


How to Achieve Unparalleled Business and Career Success
From iTunes, download Dr. Arlene's 80+ radio podcasts to listen and learn her Right Fit Method while driving, relaxing, or contemplating and searching for solutions.

Jack Feuer 'It’s My Way!'

On the WIN Without Competing! show, Dr. Arlene will interview Jack Feuer, Editorial Director of UCLA Magazine, who likes shaking things up. At UCLA Magazine he relaunched the university’s flagship publication and its website. Prior to UCLA, Feuer was the National News Editor of Adweek (and before that its first Media Editor) where he helped execute a sweeping redesign of this famous ad industry magazine and its website. Feuer also served as West Coast Bureau Chief of Inside Media magazine, where he wrote the acclaimed “West World” column on L.A. advertising, and as Managing Editor of J.D. Power and Associates, where he edited the award-winning Power Report newsletter. Jack continues to write about the business of communications as a regular contributor to Variety, TV Week and other channels, and through “Media X,” his popular weekly blog on mediapost.com. His byline also has appeared in Advertising Age, Buzz, Content and mediabistro.com, among others. As an expert on advertising and media issues, Jack has been seen and heard on CNN, ABC, Univision, the Canadian Broadcasting System, Canal One in France, Fox News and numerous radio stations across the U.S., and he has been quoted on communications topics in such publications as The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Herald, The Wall Street Journal and Wired, among many others. Feuer practices what he preaches as a marketing communications copywriter and strategic communications consultant for clients and agencies. His portfolio includes work for Lexus, Sony, Fox Broadcasting and the City of Los Angeles, among many others. He is the author of "Good Men: A Practical Handbook for Divorced Dads" and admits that he really ought to listen to his own advice about parenting. Join Dr. Arlene as she uncovers why Feuer, a change agent, likes to do things his way.

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About Dr. Arlene

Dr. Arlene Barro, behavioral educational psychologist, author of WIN Without Competing! (nominated for a business book award) and the 5-star app & cow video iBrandU4Hire: Rate Your Brand Zero to Hire, is a UCLA-trained PhD with distinction for her doctoral dissertation on creativity. Dr. Arlene, Branding & Hiring Expert, is a Business Consultant and Master Career Coach, Professional Motivational Speaker represented by AEI Speakers Bureau, Radio Talk Show Host, and CEO. Her red hair is legendary!

Patti Thrailkill says, 'Dr. Arlene Barro is a breath of fresh air in today’s tumultuous job market. Dr. Arlene Barro...The Career Guru. Much like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, Dr. Barro is a charismatic expert in her field.'

“I hired 40 candidates from Dr. Barro, my exclusive search consultant. She filled the openings on my staff in three countries. Together, we built WebMD to its current status as the Internet’s most visited healthcare site.” – Tom Lombardo, Founding Editor-in-Chief, WebMD, from the foreword of Dr. Arlene Barro’s book, WIN Without Competing!

“What are the secrets of a winning job hunt? Few experts offer advice as intriguing – or usable – about that quest as Arlene Barro, president and CEO of L.A.-based barro global search, inc…” – UCLA Magazine

“Dr. Barro’s WIN Without Competing! leads you into the inner game of personal development with the precision of a choreographer and the wisdom of a master coach.” – David Belle-Isle, PhD, Senior HR Executive

“Applying Dr. Arlene Barro’s Right Fit Method to your work setting, your career, and even to your personal life is not only possible, it’s the only way to ensure success.” – Patti Rager, Former Chairman of Nursing Spectrum (a division of Gannett Company, Inc.)

How to Achieve Unparalleled Business and Career Success
From iTunes, download Dr. Arlene's 80+ radio podcasts to listen and learn her Right Fit Method while driving, relaxing, or contemplating and searching for solutions.

What is your Personal Assumptions Quotient?

On the WIN Without Competing! show, Dr. Arlene will demonstrate how her Right Fit Method gets personal and disclose when erroneous assumptions about our personal lives can be detrimental to achieving and maintaining happiness. During the show you can take Dr. Arlene’s PAQ Quiz and find out what assumptions you should not be making and why. Dr. Arlene, with her guest co-host Virgil Holder, Director of Corporate Recruitment at the prestigious Piedmont Healthcare System in Atlanta, Georgia, will share fascinating stories about the impact of making erroneous assumptions in our personal lives. Dr. Arlene will respond to callers’ personal questions, demonstrating how the Right Fit Method, the subject of her book WIN Without Competing!, is the key to figuring out the right solutions not only in your professional life but also in your personal life.

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About Dr. Arlene

Dr. Arlene Barro, behavioral educational psychologist, author of WIN Without Competing! (nominated for a business book award) and the 5-star app & cow video iBrandU4Hire: Rate Your Brand Zero to Hire, is a UCLA-trained PhD with distinction for her doctoral dissertation on creativity. Dr. Arlene, Branding & Hiring Expert, is a Business Consultant and Master Career Coach, Professional Motivational Speaker represented by AEI Speakers Bureau, Radio Talk Show Host, and CEO. Her red hair is legendary!

Patti Thrailkill says, 'Dr. Arlene Barro is a breath of fresh air in today’s tumultuous job market. Dr. Arlene Barro...The Career Guru. Much like Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz, Dr. Barro is a charismatic expert in her field.'

“I hired 40 candidates from Dr. Barro, my exclusive search consultant. She filled the openings on my staff in three countries. Together, we built WebMD to its current status as the Internet’s most visited healthcare site.” – Tom Lombardo, Founding Editor-in-Chief, WebMD, from the foreword of Dr. Arlene Barro’s book, WIN Without Competing!

“What are the secrets of a winning job hunt? Few experts offer advice as intriguing – or usable – about that quest as Arlene Barro, president and CEO of L.A.-based barro global search, inc…” – UCLA Magazine

“Dr. Barro’s WIN Without Competing! leads you into the inner game of personal development with the precision of a choreographer and the wisdom of a master coach.” – David Belle-Isle, PhD, Senior HR Executive

“Applying Dr. Arlene Barro’s Right Fit Method to your work setting, your career, and even to your personal life is not only possible, it’s the only way to ensure success.” – Patti Rager, Former Chairman of Nursing Spectrum (a division of Gannett Company, Inc.)


How to Achieve Unparalleled Business and Career Success
From iTunes, download Dr. Arlene's 80+ radio podcasts to listen and learn her Right Fit Method while driving, relaxing, or contemplating and searching for solutions.