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The Offor Method & Talent Network

This isn’t just a newsletter—it’s your blueprint for impactful leadership and career growth. Whether you’re hiring transformative leaders or stepping into your next bold opportunity, join thousands who are redefining what it means to lead and thrive. Get bold stories, strategic insights, and actionable advice to unlock your potential.

Why Gaps in Your Resume Could Be Your Superpower

Hi Reader, When we think about great leaders, one thing they all have in common isn’t just their skills—it’s their story. Your leadership origin story isn’t a linear narrative. It’s the moments that shaped you: the pivot you made, the risks you took, the lessons you learned when things didn’t go as planned. Organizations are shifting their focus. They’re not just looking for skills that fit a job description. They want leaders with depth—people who’ve solved different kinds of problems in...

FWD: Something worth reading this weekend.

Hi Reader,This week, I shared a story about Stacy West—a waymaker who changed my family’s life and taught me what leadership behind the scenes can really look like. It’s a reflection on the people who don’t get the spotlight but make everything better—the ones who heal, support, and move mountains quietly. If you haven’t read it yet, I hope it lands with you the way it’s landed with so many others. Warmly,Ify When my husband hired his first executive assistant.I knew the moment she...

The Résumé Game Is Rigged—Here’s How Great Candidates Win

Hi Reader, I’m thrilled to say: The newsletter is back. We’ve missed connecting with you—and sharing the ideas, insights, and tools that help leaders like you move forward. While we’re testing the best day and time to land in your inbox, one thing won’t change: this will be your space for bold, unexpected, and practical leadership advice. We can’t wait to hear what you think.-Ify Want to position yourself as the leader they can’t afford to miss?Learn how the best hiring decisions are made—and...
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How to Find a Culturally Competent Therapist

How to Find a Culturally Competent Therapist Hint: Don't give up. The right therapist for you is out there. Mark Zuckerberg made “move fast and break things” his mantra. Mine has always been “Move fast and fix things.” A child fighting on a subway. I would step in to break it up. If someone’s car broke down, I would ask if they needed to make a call. If someone in my family or a neighbor needed money, if I had it, I gave it. I witnessed violence when I was growing up. And I was the oldest of...
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Offor's Best of Executive Coaching List

Offor's Best of Executive Coaching List (2023) The best athletes have a coach. The best leaders do too. 1. Jackie Hanselmann Sergi, the founder and CEO of Radical Spark Coaching, is the first person we refer people to when exploring their career options. With a background in executive search, she can marry both sides of the matchmaking equation - the employer and the candidate sides. But, because she no longer works for a search firm, she focuses exclusively on the candidate, which an...
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How to Find a Financial Advisor

How to Find a Financial Advisor How Kaya Ladejobi helps executive women push past fear and shame to freedom and flexibility I didn’t know I needed a financial advisor, but my mentor - a Black executive from Kraft and board chair for many for-profit organizations -- did. So, she sent me a financial planning book from Schwab. When I received the 1,000-page missive. I did then what any self-respecting and well-educated woman of a certain age and means would do: I put it in a box (read: trash)...

This isn’t just a newsletter—it’s your blueprint for impactful leadership and career growth. Whether you’re hiring transformative leaders or stepping into your next bold opportunity, join thousands who are redefining what it means to lead and thrive. Get bold stories, strategic insights, and actionable advice to unlock your potential.