Alvah Parker
BS, CPBA
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Practice Advisor to Atto eys and Career Transition Coach Expert
Alvah Parker Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Time Management, Business Development, cash flow, staffing, Career Transition
- Career Focus
- Business owner, Practice Advisor, Career Transition Coach, Newsletter writer
- Affiliation
- Parker Associates, SCORE, Boxwood Technology, Inc
Learn To Use Natural Talents In Your Work Alvah Parker of Parker Associates has impacted the personal and professional lives of hundreds of clients by helping them to create successful careers and businesses. She has expertise in career coaching, business counseling and a specialty in law practice development and management. Alvah coaches clients to find, use and expand their natural talents in order to integrate them into their chosen work. Her clients are most often intent on finding work that is engaging, energizing and fun so that they have a more meaningful and fulfilling experience. Sales and Marketing Experience During her 15 years with AT&T Alvah was well known for her expertise as a sales and marketing executive. She was elected to the prestigious Council of Leaders as one of the top 3% of the entire AT&T sales force. In her own practice Alvah has coached individuals in organizations such as: Lawyers in Law firms, Agents in Real Estate companies, Professionals in Public Health Organizations, Executive Directors of Non Profits, Entrepreneurs and solo professionals in their own business, and Managers in High Technology and Biotechnology. She is the Senior Career Coach for Boxwood Technology, an online provider of career services for professional organizations and ha writen a career column for the American Marketing Association. Business Advisor Alvah has been a Business Advisor for SCORE (Advisors to Small Businesses for the Small Business Administration (SBA)) since 1999. In this capacity she counsels entrepreneurs who are looking to start or grow their businesses. She has served as Vice President of the Simmons College Alumnae Association where she designed, developed, administered and analyzed a survey of the alumnae population. As a result of the survey she formed and chaired a committee on Career and Transition for the Association. Free Ezines Alvah publishes two popular ezines and is well known for her Top Ten lists. (To subscribe to her publications go to www.asparker.com) Her articles and lists have appeared in books such as Streetwise® Small Business Book of Lists, publications such as The MBA Chronicle, and are found on numerous websites such as ExecutiveAgent.com, WorkingNews.com, selfgowth.com and ExpertLaw.com Alvah earned a BS from Simmons College in Boston. She is a graduate of Coach Inc.’s 2 year professional life and business coach training. She furthered her coaching education with Successful Professionals and the Life Blueprint Institute. She is an Authorized Life Blueprint Facilitator and a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA). Subscribe to Alvah's free newsletters on the web at www.asparker.com. You can email Alvah at asparker@asparker.com or call her at 781-598-0388.
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Find Meaningful Work and Feel Fulfilled
Meaningful and engaging work is the key to a profitable business. When people feel their work is meaningful the end result is a more productive office with a satisfied and fulfilled workforce. What do I mean by meaningful and engaging work? Here is a story to illustrate: There once was a traveler who jou eyed all over the globe in search of wisdom and enlightenment. In the midst of one village, he came upon a great deal of noise, dust, and commotion.
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Work-life Balance Is Good For Your Health
Working more than 40 hours a week seems normal today - at least in the US. My clients tell me they consistently work into the night and over weekends. Blackberries and other smart phones enable employees to be on call at any hour day or night. It has become an accepted way of life here. Is it healthy?
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Ten Habits for More Brain Power
A recent issue of a magazine includes a list of 10 activities to boost your brain health. The list includes many activities I would call important for overall wellness. In this competitive environment there is a tendency to forget health and focus intensely on a job search. It is important to take a step back and make sure that we are taking care of ourselves too. You may want to try a few of these 10 activities:
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10 Traps to Avoid When Starting A New Job
Everyone wants to start a new job on the right foot. Having a strategy for making your mark in the first few weeks is a great idea. Here are 10 traps that can undermine your efforts during your first couple of months on the job.
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10 Warning Signs That Prospective Client Is Not Right For You
In difficult economic times it is easy to let go of standards and take on a client who does not fit your vision of your ideal client. When few clients are in the pipeline it often looks attractive to take the ones that show up. When you do this you run the risk of having an angry client or worse one who is out a real energy drainer. Here are ten warning signs that tell you to avoid the client.
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10 Mistakes Job Searchers Make
You've started a job search. You are excited about the prospects of finding the perfect job. Of course you have a conce about how long the job search will take but you want to make sure your job search is effective. Here are some mistakes you'll want to avoid.
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10 Tips for Writing Emails
This article was written because this past week I have seen three examples of emails that were read by people other than the intended recipient. In one case an atto ey published a whole email exchange between the atto ey and an applicant for an associate position in her firm. It should have embarrassed them both and was the subject of a lot of web conversation. In the other two instances I received a group email that was intended for only one person to read. One was harmless but the other made some really derogatory comments about a class that a member of the group was planning to give.
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Ten Warning Signs - Time To Look For a New Job
It is no secret that it is hard to find work these days. That makes it doubly difficult if you are still working and are miserable at your job. Other people will tell you that you should be happy to be working and bringing in a pay check. Being unhappy at work makes your whole life feel bleak. At what point do you decide that now is the time to find something better? A recent study of US workers found that 55% were unhappy with their jobs. Here is a list of signals that you are ready to look for a new job.
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A New Way of Working
When I got my job with AT&T in 1982 my father told me I was set for life. His generation really admired Ma Bell as AT&T was called. Having lived through the Depression job security was very important to my father. I was pleased my father was happy for me but I wasn't quite sure I wanted a "life sentence". Maybe a whole new generation of people today will be looking for that same job security based on the recessions we have been through in the last 10 years. Unfortunately it may be hard to find. Business Week recently had a cover story entitled The Disposable Worker.
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Ten Ways to Make Achievable Goals
Have you written some goals for this year? How are you doing with them? What are the accomplishments you most want? To insure that you get exactly what you want here is a list of tips for writing good goals. 1. Connect your goals to your vision. Check each goal to be sure that if you accomplish it successfully it will move you toward your vision. 2. Write down each goal and read it every day. Some people think that having the goal in their head is good enough. Writing it down makes it a commitment. Reading it every day will be a constant reminder of what is most important to you.
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Career Changes Take Courage
Career transitions create discomfort. Often times it is not clear where you are headed. At other times you aren't sure if you really want to make a change. Like a snake shedding his old skin you had adjusted to the "old skin", your current career, but it just doesn't fit any more. As you get more and more uncomfortable you realize you must make a change.
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What makes you happy? 10 Characteristics of Resilient People
What makes you happy? It is easy to stay happy when times are good. It is more challenging when life has thrown you a curve. In difficult times it is important to be resilient. Resilience is that quality that enables people to face adversity and adapt to it without lasting difficulties. A resilient person can "roll with the punches". Some people are born with more resilience than others. We all can become more resilient. Knowing the characteristics of resilient people can help you to become more resilient yourself.
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Alvah Parker, Practice Advisor and Career Coach, Parker Associates 781-598-0388 www.asparker.com