Business Coaching: Be clear who exactly is in charge of what. My husband and I are both “leaders”. That means that we both think that we are right. We both think that we are right all of the time. This has caused acute conflict for a decade. Whilst I hesitate to admit this … My […]
Career Change: Biased: We all carry around a head full of unconscious biases. That’s part of the deal of being human. Until they are gently raised to consciousness, they will continue to drive us in our decision-making. It is important that we are consciously choosing the lens through which we view our world. Social talent lists these […]
I find that the biggest career change quiz is the internal one: Do you Trust your head or your heart? In My opinion, it is really wise to trust your heart and decide from there. Remember, at this point in your life, when you are choosing career change, you are in a position of power. […]
Career Change: Failure. So you decided on your new career, you did the research, you applied for the job, you got the interview, and you got rejected? What now? Here’s an excerpt from a conversation I had this week with a colleague. We have both been trying phenomenally big new things. “I feel exhausted. I […]
Career change: Values-led. Who are you hanging out with at work? Do they walk the talk they are talking? I am curious to know if it is possible to remain congruent and values-led in both work and business. The pressures on values are two-fold: Firstly, with cuts and financial squeezes as we swing away From […]
Career advice: Quitting. I don’t know about you, but, for me, knowing when to quit has never been easy. My morning has been full of digital fxxk-ups: When none of the ‘devices’ will speak to each other. When I cannot open a simple document or print it (especially printing – see Eddie Izzard on that […]
Professional Behaviours: Professionalism in business all about is showing up when you said you would. It’s about doing what you said you would do. It’s about being willing to listen and to really hear what is said. Professionalism is the ability to be agile in how you respond the information you are given. There is […]
Professionalism At Work is all about Showing up! By ‘showing up’ I mean really being present for the task or person at hand. This means the development of the ability to absolutely park your personal life in a healthy way. By healthy I do not mean denying any problems you are facing in life, I […]
Towards the end of our work together, when a client had decided that they may indeed extricate themselves from the working culture that has been causing them unhappiness, they suddenly realise that they have chosen to go it alone. With our working relationship drawing to a close, ‘ALONE’ can shout right out! This is the […]
Here’s a little bit of guidance on you job application supporting statement from the Guardian What goes in this bit? Yourself. What’s it’s purpose? It’s purpose is to entrap the reader into continuing. Your statement needs to be short and punchy and clear and eye catching Like any opening paragraph of an essay, it is often […]