Career Coaching: Decision-Making. One of the mistakes people make in decision making is to “think about it”. Thinking about anything too much is dizzy making. Our education system and our society put all the emphasis on our brains. Yes, our brain is useful, and, it is only part of our repertoire. To make good decisions we need […]
Career Coaching: Change: If you keep doing the same thing, again and again, you will get exactly the same outcome. This might seem like an obvious thing to say. It is however pertinent because even when we are unhappy, this is what most of us do. We moan about our weight or our work or our […]
Career Coaching: Roles. Are You A Plant? I bet you never thought you’d be asking that! If you are a plant it might have real significance for your professional development. When I say ‘Plant’ I am not referring to an aspidistra. When I say plant I am referring to one of the Belbin Team Roles. The Plant […]
Career Coaching: Decisions. There is no getting away from the fact that we need to make decisions. We need to make decisions in order to live. We need to make decisions in order to work. Even coming to career coaching does not put off the fact that you will, eventually, inevitably have to make a decision […]
Career Coaching: Accountability. There are three main parts of my job: Firstly I need to understand the landscape and the ambitions of the person in front of me. Secondly, I need to help that person to tackle whatever it is that stands between where they are and where they want to be. Thirdly I help hold accountability […]
Career Coaching: Envy. Interestingly envy in others is a good sign. It means that you are doing what you are doing, well. If someone seems to have it in for you in your Profesional arena, that means you are standing right on your power. It’s taken me a long time to recognise two things if someone […]
Career Coaching: Seasons Greetings. if you find it difficult to contemplate your next career move right now don’t be surprised. You might find your lack of motivation bemusing if you are unhappy in your current role. There is a reason for this. Your lack of motivation may not be due to the Christmas run-up. Your lack […]
Career Coaching: You DO Know. Someone said to me at the weekend “I think our phones and screens have taken the place of our dreaming”. And, I fear she might be right. People come to work with me saying “I don’t know what to do that will satisfy me as a career”. The premise I work with […]
Career Coaching: Know Your Value. It’s easy to forget what value you bring when you show up and do something day in and day out. It becomes familiar and thus it feels easy. That’s when you forget that you have niche expertise. I’m currently working my way through my Three-year Shamanic Practitioner Qualification. This deep and […]
Career Coaching: Trust Your Instincts. During the past decades, I have been reminded over and over that trusting my instincts is more than valuable. If you have ever read Malcolm Gladwell’s ‘Blink” (and I highly recommend it), then you’ll be familiar with the concept that the more we use it the better it gets. What our western […]