Kimberly's Writing Portfolio
About Me
Where You Can See My Writing:
- Achievement Resources LLC
- A Healthy Career
- Amazon
- American Fitness Magazine
- Baudville
- BISSELL Homecare Inc.
- Books Uplift
- Career Builder
- Chicago Parent
- Chicago Review Press
- Family Time Magazine
- Five Owls
- Forbes Magazine
- Grand Rapids Magazine
- Grand Rapids Family Magazine
- Grand Valley State University
- HR Collaborative
- Highsmith/Upstart
- Insight Action Learning
- The Ladders
- Lifehack
- Medium
- MFG Jobs
- MSN Careers
- The Purcell Agency
- Renwick Rocks
- School Library Journal
- Severn River Publishing
- Sharp Heels
- WNL Short Story Winner
- Social Hire
- Training Industry Magazine
- Women’s Lifestyle Magazine
- Women’s Resource Center
- WorkBuzz
- Yoga 4 Life
My creative career spans three decades including leading a magazine as a contributing editor, writing articles for national magazines, creating marketing materials, blogs, and content for corporations, small businesses, non-profits, agencies, and professional consultants, and ghostwriting books. As an author, I write non-fiction, children's books, and adult fiction under a pseudonym. I also help fellow authors compose and launch their next bestsellers while keeping their blogs and newsletters flowing.
My professional experience includes human resources, executive coaching (PCC), counseling, publishing, learning and development. For 20 years, I’ve had the good fortune to help career professionals realize their true potential and organization leaders drive engagement. I’ve been lucky enough to be interviewed by CNN Business, Moving Forward Podcast, and CDS Podcast, quoted in Entrepreneur Magazine.
I have a Master’s degree (MA) in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, a Bachelor’s (BS) in Business Administration, and "once" a Texas State License for Counseling Psychology. My craft training includes courses and certifications in change management, technical writing, proposal writing, book development, and line editing.
Creative Highlight? Picture in US Weekly, 2007 of Julia Roberts receiving my children’s book as a baby shower gift.
As the Senior Vice President of People Services at “Herman Miller” and then as a founder and principal of both “ARIA Leadership Coaching & Consulting” & “INSIGHT Action Learning Group”, I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with Kim Monaghan in various capacities… most recently as a freelance content creator, writer, and advisor.
Kim’s work is creative, substantive, engaging, and infinitely readable. She is keenly aware of trending topics and provided sage counsel on what would (and would not) resonate with our market/client base.
Kim’s insight and expertise is always timely, relevant and practical. As a writer, she communicates her ideas clearly and compels the reader to action.
I would absolutely recommend Kim as a writer and editor, and I look forward to reading her freelance work.
Kim is adept at taking an expert's deep insights and presenting them in a way that is accessible to the general public. She also goes above and beyond to learn about a subject before creating a piece of content. Those two skills result in pieces that advance a reader's knowledge of a topic, no matter how new they are to it. If you want to share your expertise with a wider audience, I highly recommend working with Kim!
Irresistible Communication E-Book (Ghost Writing)
Adult Fiction by Kimberly Charleston
Creative & Corporate Services
What Leaders Need to Do To Get Team Members to Contribute at High Levels
Five “Killer” Genres Unpacked: The Difference Between a Mystery, Detective, Crime, Thriller, and Suspense Novel
The “Killer Genres” are one of those tricky, sticky, picky subjects that plagues the writer, industry professional, and reader, often because there is some serious crossover in today’s publishing market. For example:
• I’ve seen the same book shelved in two different genres in
Monaghan, Kimberly | Chicago Review Press
15 Career Milestones To Celebrate (And How To Set New Ones) - LifeHack
Career milestones happen every day. They may include completing a project, landing an interview, or getting kudos from the boss. Unfortunately, too often, smaller career milestones are discounted, with professionals focusing only on the big o
Monthly Company Articles, Newsletters, and Social Media – INSIGHT | Action Learning Group
Why Leaders Should Be Storytellers: And How to Become One The art of storytelling can be traced
How Elite Leaders Find (and Keep) Good Talent
Landing these gems requires onboarding with
How to Find a Job that Aligns with Your Core Values - LifeHack
But here’s the thing: If you find a job that aligns with your core values, you are well on your way to developing your dream career.
Sure, there are plenty of factors that make up the perfect career, but jobs based on values are the only ones that evolve into an engaging and sustainable career. Why is that?
How to Inspire Your Team to Achieve Better Results - LifeHack
If you’re a leader who prioritizes success and wants to achieve the best results for you, your team, and your organization, then you’re willing to employ several strategies to drive inspiration. As you experiment with them, you’ll need to test and measure the outcomes of each mechanism.
The results will help you unearth wha
How to Pick The Best Title for Your Book
There are strong arguments that the shorter the title the better. That isn’t necessarily so. You certainly don’t want your title to be so long that it’s hard to share w
How To Launch a Speaking Career
How To Go Above And Beyond At Work For Career Success - LifeHack
Let’s start with your “Why?” If you prioritize career success, you need to build career capital. This is what you exchange for the career of your dreams.
For example, if you want
Weaving a Psychological Safety Net – INSIGHT | Action Learning Group
Harvard Business School Professor Amy Edmondson would call this a “Culture of Psychological Safety – An inclusive climate in which people are comfortable being themselves… where the work environment is safe
Five Ways to Become an Agile Learner – INSIGHT | Action Learning Group
“Learning Agility is about knowing how to learn — knowing what to do when you don’t know what to do. It’s about learning from experience and applying it in new ways, adapting to new circumstances and opportunities.” – Center for Creative
Today, learning happens at a lightning pace. Thanks to technology, scientific advancement, and evolution, humans are able to absorb, process, and apply information at an outstanding rate. While this transformation can posit
Own The Boardroom - Achievement Resources
Confidence isn’t arrogance. It’s bearing. It’s certainty of your abilities and sharing how these gifts will benefit others. When you walk into the boardroom, or any meeting as a leader, you should have one go
7 Tips on How to Plan Your Career Growth and Development
But knowing opportunities abound doesn’t mean you’ve got your next career change in the bag. Employers are hungry, not desperate. That’s why career growth and development are fundamental to your success.
You need to prove that whether your career change comes from an employment gap (your choice or o
6 Questions to Consider Before Hiring an Executive Coach
• Why Should I Hire a Coach? Change is never easy. Clarity, motivation, and accountability are
Are You Buying Into These 4 Employee Engagement Myths?
This is one of the myths tied to the seemingly elusive connection between a happy workforce and a profitable organization. Many leaders don’t see engagement as a business priority, while others simply take it for granted. While the topic may occasionally surface during learning and development (L&D) and C-level meetings, typically little is done to measure and build employee engagement.
In fact, with the challenges employers are facing today, it might even be the last thing on leaders’ minds. W
Offer-Generating Questions to Ask During the Interview
Even the most seasoned professionals struggle when asked, “What questions do you have for us?” in an interview.
Asking the interview panel questions that sounds intelligent, but not too self-serving, but still make a good impression are key. Even though it’s your job to “wow” them from the moment you pull in the parking lot until that final thank you note is received, you need to be “wowed” too.
That’s way it’s important to plan in your q