Is your career ready for a makeover? Have you been forced into making a change? Client and employer needs evolve, and we should too. But no one wakes up and just decides to upend their career, because change can be hard and sometimes scary.
In this session, Marcy Phelps shares how she transitioned from librarian to private investigator and lessons learned along the way. Leave this webinar with five tips for transforming your career and staying sane while charting unknown territory.
About the Visiting Dojo Expert
As the founder and president of Denver-based Marcy Phelps & Associates Inc. (formerly Phelps Research Inc.), Marcy helps clients manage risk and prevent fraud through due diligence and asset investigations. She started her company in 2000 after earning a Master’s degree in Library and Information Services from the University of Denver. Marcy is a licensed private investigator and Certified Fraud Examiner, and she blogs about investigative research at www.marcyphelps.com/blog.
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Recorded: 4 February 2019
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References
The book Marcy mentioned was "The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months" by Brian Moran
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