Businesslike sentence is a phrase that can be seen in two different ways. Firstly, it is a string of words that are professional, clear and sincere. What a businesslike sentence used to mean for me was the other meaning; that sentence that infers imprisonment. “Sentenced” (as punishment?) to work in a businesslike manner. I was a […]
Businesslike Synonym: The Colin’s Dictionary lists these words as similes to Businesslike: Efficient, Professional, and Practical. There are also several words regarding the thoroughness of businesslike approaches: organised, systematic and methodical. Thirdly here are those words listed that reflect the means of operating in a businesslike manner: workaday, matter of fact, routine, correct and orderly. How […]
There is many a time that working with a clients we encounter a stumbling block around the idea of being Businesslike. The stumbling block usually being around the client’s belief about what ‘businesslike‘ actually means. Often entrepreneurs, or those of you in the creative industries, those of you who are sole-traders, seem to believe that businesslike’ […]
The third Monday in January has recently become known as Blue Monday, and not just in Wales: If you too woke to a rather damp and dark January day then ‘blue’ might apply to you too. Yes it’s about money, yes it’s about weather boy it’s probably also about transition. The difficulty with transition is that […]
Here’s what The Guardian is saying about Career Change Statistics. It seems that 1 in 4 of us are considering changing our jobs! That is a high percentage and I see no reason for this figure to have improved. If 25 percent of us are considering changing job or career or sector then something must be […]
When I was 13 I did a career change quiz. They were widely used in the 80s for kids choosing their GCSE options. I think these quizzes were probably limited in their scope. I came out as a ‘good teacher’. This information was probably none too surprising as both my parents were teachers. I was […]