The Perfect Fit https://keeneperfectfit.com/site Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:33:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Are you a YES-aholic? Here’s your 12-step cure https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/yesaholic/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/yesaholic/#comments Mon, 30 Dec 2019 22:09:44 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1998 Every time you say yes, you give away a piece of yourself.  It’s a commitment of time, energy, brainpower and bandwidth. If you are operating at full capacity, there is little margin for error.  When you experience a spike in demand, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/yesaholic/feed/ 0 To Design your Future Life….Flash Forward then Fill in the Blanks https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/threshold-new-life-chapter-flash-forward-future-fill-blanks/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/threshold-new-life-chapter-flash-forward-future-fill-blanks/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2016 20:22:26 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1958 I’ve written a guest blogpost for PrimeWomen a new, on-line magazine where you will find a storehouse of strategic content for those seeking new horizons and career transition. Your future life may span many more years than you think.  Best … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/threshold-new-life-chapter-flash-forward-future-fill-blanks/feed/ 0 Behind the Badge: A Cup of Coffee with a Poetess Cop https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/behind-badge-cup-coffee-poetess-cop/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/behind-badge-cup-coffee-poetess-cop/#comments Sun, 08 Nov 2015 17:40:49 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1938 The female cop has held a media mystique from the days of pioneering glamazon Angie Dickenson’s Police Woman to The Killing’s austere Sarah Linder and cop-next-door Ellie Miller in Broadchurch.  Such danger and heartache! What inspires that career path in real … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/behind-badge-cup-coffee-poetess-cop/feed/ 0 Who is the Leader? The One with the Followers! https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/leadership/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/leadership/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2015 20:05:13 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1899 To be a leader, you have to attract and motivate followers.  This is true in business, politics, media & entertainment, non-profits, institutions — even families.  Any type of group dynamic.  Who leads the pack?  Why? Early in my career,  I … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/leadership/feed/ 0 Optimize: 10 Life Lessons from the 433d Troop Carrier Group https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/optimize-10-life-lessons-443d-troop-carrier-group/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/optimize-10-life-lessons-443d-troop-carrier-group/#comments Fri, 23 May 2014 19:03:34 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1857 Life is busy.  You need short cuts. Here are some tips and strategies to consider.  Courtesy of the U.S. Army Air Forces 433d Troop Carrier Group where my father Frank Vetakis served as Tech Sgt. during World War II.  Planeloads … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/optimize-10-life-lessons-443d-troop-carrier-group/feed/ 0 To Reach Your Goal: Flash Forward, then Fill in the Blanks https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/flash-forward/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/flash-forward/#comments Thu, 08 May 2014 16:03:05 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1750 This is for the students in your family.  But the principles apply for anyone with a dream. The key is to flash forward — look at what it will take to win — then fill in the blanks with the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/flash-forward/feed/ 0 Recipe for New Growth in Retail, Restaurants https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/capitalizing-new-growth-paradigm/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/capitalizing-new-growth-paradigm/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 20:44:10 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1719 Start with a number:  717 million smart phone shipments in 2012.* Then, imagine the impact and opportunity if you are a restaurant or retail chain.  Your customer has a technology device close at hand on nearly a 24/7 basis.  Thus, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/capitalizing-new-growth-paradigm/feed/ 0 Secrets for CEOs: How to Be a Savvy Hirer of Top Talent https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/savvy-hirer-top-talent/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/savvy-hirer-top-talent/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:01:03 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1535 For CEOs of entrepreneurial and middle market companies, solving the talent puzzle is critical to the success and future growth of the company.  A Fortune 500 monolith can absorb a hiring mistake once in a while, as the work is … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/savvy-hirer-top-talent/feed/ 0 What Motivates Change? https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/motivates-change/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/motivates-change/#comments Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:17:42 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1634 You’re buzzing along in life, minding your own business.  Then, an announcement implodes the routine. Another re-organization in your company.  Or worse, downsizing.  You receive a rejection from (fill in the blank).   A key client defects to a competitor.  Your … Continue reading →

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]]> https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/motivates-change/feed/ 0 The Networker https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/networker/ https://keeneperfectfit.com/site/networker/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 16:32:44 +0000 Nancy Keene http://keeneperfectfit.com/?p=1555 Growing up, our families imprint us with traits, values and habits. Some we strive to emulate. Some we struggle to avoid. Others slip unnoticed into our daily patterns. The DNA continues into adulthood. In ten years of executive search, it … Continue reading →

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