career development – Dr Sherrie Lee

How Character Strengths Help You Network Better Across Cultures

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:40:49 +0000

When You Feel Like a Fish Out of Water That is how I would describe myself in many networking moments — watching people fall into easy conversation and laughter while I find myself alone in a corner, wondering how they make it look so effortless. It happens when I am in a room full of…

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My International Career Journey: Everything Everywhere All At Once

admin — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 22:22:40 +0000

At the start of 2025, I set out to deepen my craft as an international career coach through professional development, character strengths workshops, and strategic portfolio planning. This year brought planned happenstance—unexpected opportunities that aligned perfectly with my goal of expanding impact on international professionals. From earning my Certified Career Services Provider credential to launching the CDANZ Special Interest Group on Character Strengths, from facilitating workshops for European audiences to exploring the contrasts between New Zealand and Singapore's approaches to professional development—it's been a year of chance and control, much like Jackson Pollock's Convergence. Join me as I reflect on professional development lessons, the transformative power of VIA character strengths in career coaching, and what it means to build a meaningful international career portfolio. Carpe diem—seize the day, make your life extraordinary.

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The Portfolio Career I Didn’t Know I Was Building

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:43:49 +0000

From "chaotic" CV to coherent portfolio career: How I discovered my hidden pattern through Holland Codes after 25+ roles across two countries. A career retrospective for international professionals.

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Who Am I? Finding Identity as an International Professional

admin — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 09:44:40 +0000

After living away from my home country for more than 10 years, I still struggle to answer one simple question: who am I? As a career coach for international professionals, I see this everywhere—LinkedIn profiles that sound the same, networking introductions that fall flat, people defaulting to stereotypes instead of their authentic stories. The truth is, being able to articulate who you are matters professionally. But how do you move beyond generic labels? In this post, I share my defining moment on a snowy mountain in Canada and challenge you to discover your own inciting incident—the experience that reveals what truly drives you as an international professional.

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Lost in Translation? How to Network Across Cultures Without Losing Yourself

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:00:43 +0000

Feeling like an outsider in a new country? Learn how to turn cultural differences into opportunities, master networking, and become a confident insider in your professional community.

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