Career Coaching: core values. What are they? How do you find them? And why do you need them? Core values work with coaching clients is such a privilege because it is so intimate, it’s heart-based work. People usually only have three or four core values. How do you find them? It’ll be a word that […]
Career coaching: Detective work. I see people come in who are bright, competent, inspiring change-makers…. but…, they still can’t put themselves forward. This is inevitably due to a belief they hold about themselves form the past. Whilst it has no apparent relevance in the here and now. It is still operating within their lives. I’ve had […]
Career Coaching: Self-Promotion: Warning ⚠️: its Time to woman – up! There had been a cultural change over that past two decades that might leave you at a disadvantage in the job application game. With graduates leaving uni with increasing debts, what they also take with them is a self-promo savvy that I certainly never […]
Career Coaching: Applications – Bring your uniqueness. The job application landscape has changed considerably over that past two decades. ‘Back in the day’, if you filled in an application form, you’d expect a receipt to confirm its arrival. You’d get a standard Letter of ‘thanks but not this time’ If you didn’t get to interview. […]
Career Coaching: Procrastination: Can you turn your hand to anything? Do you have a head full of awesome ideas but often fail to realise them? Are you left beating yourself up and wondering how to generate a secure income? Well? I have news for you. You are probably, paradoxically, A ‘Completer-Finisher’ in Belbin’s Team Roles. […]
Leadership coaching: Fear. The question is this: Is it ok to be open, when in a leadership role, about my fears, my presumptions, my misunderstandings, and even my prejudices? Or is it much safer to be all gung-ho, positive and motivational? I think I know the answer to that for me. I believe that it […]
Career coach: Concentration. Beware of diluting your unique self. Sure, when there’s a seed of an idea, for a career path, or a business or a project, do your market research……. and then….. shut the doors for a while. Disconnect from contaminants for a little time in order that your idea can grow in its unique […]
Career Coaching: A Single Step. That really is what it takes to change your whole life. I shall tell you why. I have clients who show up here with absolutely no knowledge of what it is they want to do. We go on a hunt for that thing and when we find it, and we […]
Career Coaching: Truth be told, if you are really honest with yourself, you do actually know what you want to do. Deep down you have no doubt about your purpose. Why do I say that? Because I see it over and over in the work that I do daily. What makes the difference between those […]
Career Coaching: Job Application: Did you spend a year firing off job applications? Did you spend a year getting no response? I have a theory about why that might be if you’re interested. My question to you would be this: Did you feel any sense of conflict within yourself about the role when you filled […]