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Cord Harper is the founder and CEO of Endeavor Agency, one of the leading career transition and outplacement firms in the US for executives and professionals. Cord founded Endeavor Agency in 2011 to help executives and professionals gain every advantage for themselves in the challenging process of making a career change. Prior to that he led the physician division of one of the largest healthcare recruiting firms in the country, Maxim Healthcare. His early career covered many different industries including, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, hospitality, real estate, construction, and agriculture. His LinkedIn profile lists that he is a "Disciple of Taking Action" and anyone who knows or works with Cord will agree he lives his life \\u201cin action\\u201d!

In this episode, Cord discusses many transition tips and techniques, including:

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Managing your internal emotions/communications is a key to transition success

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Looking for a job means you will have rejections \\u2013 and that hurts \\u2013 an accountability partner can help you deal with the emotions tied up in rejection

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Fear keeps us from networking \\u2013 but really there is no downside to reaching out to new connections \\u2013 the worse that it can be is they don\\u2019t want to connect with you and then you move on

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Have a work plan to help guide you through the transition \\u2013 and execute it each day

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Your LinkedIn brand, including your picture on it, is an important part of your marketing material

\\xb7\\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0 \\xa0Get some help \\u2013 accountability partner or professional support \\u2013 to be a part of your transition management/job search

Cord has helped scores of people as they change jobs.\\xa0 His favorite line that sums up Cord and this episode so well is, \\u201cI love starting conversations with new people every day. Amazing things happen when you go on a voyage of exploration. Above all, take action and make it happen.\\u201d I think you will enjoy the recording and as always, share with me any feedback and share this with others\\xa0