Recently I received a disarmingly honest request from a client for ‘a combination of career advice, coaching and career counselling please”. I was eager to meet this individual because this request summarised exactly what is needed, in differing proportions, within this career coaching remit. However much you may wish it, it is nigh on impossible […]
The chances are that if you are taking a job satisfaction survey then you are probably not as satisfied at work as you wish. Either someone else has asked you to do it, in which case that is about their satisfaction with your work, or, you are so bored and disconnected at work then you can […]
Whatever gives you job satisfaction will be entirely unique. Yep! We have personality traits or preferred ways of being that might lead us into particular sectors or roles, but ‘the thing’ that satisfies us, ‘the thing’ that gives us joy will be entirely different from another human being. One definition of job satisfaction is contentment […]
Have you gone looking for one simple item on the t’interweb, only to emerge a couple of hours later feeling drained, scattered and still unsure of the best deal overall? If this can happen whilst I am seeking a paddling pool for the boy. The potential for confusion is increased tenfold, when seeking the job […]
Business Coaching & Your USP: How can business coaching support your enterprise? Business coaching will help you play to your strengths and attend to your vulnerabilities. There is much talk about identifying your USP in business but even if we can find what that is, how on earth do we have the courage to actually roll […]
Seeking a good career outcomes definition, I came across this piece of analysis that demonstrates that the outcomes of career networking differ for the genders. So outcomes differ for men and women – Who knew eh?! Mostly it seems that networking doesn’t work so well for women because they do not network with those who have […]
Career Outcomes: One of the questions I ask clients, towards the end of our working relationship is, “how much control have you got over this outcome?”. Having invested a considerable amount of time and indeed money in a coaching process, perhaps you would expect a ” 10/10 answer. Surely you should have the ability to control the […]
As i am sure you are aware, there are plenty of job hunting sites. I for one can stare at Glass Door, whilst it promises to find me: “the job that fits your life” for hours on end. The longer I stare and search, the more distracted and drained I can become. This is not […]
Here’s a link to a career transition program. My question to you however would be “what is your own career transition program?”. Work this one out and you will have a far better chance of making it happen. It is all too easy to internalise the time schedules and agenda of others. Whilst external timescales […]
Before you take out any kind of Career Development Loan, it is wise to know exactly what that commitment will do for you. The financial crash of 2008 and the subsequent problems within the financial sector within the UK have clearly shown us that living on credit alone is not sustainable. When you take out […]