Find all of my career related blogs here – covering everything from writing a CV to stepping up into leadership to returning to work after a break.
I love collecting good coaching questions. A ‘good’ question might reverberate around in your head or open up to more questions. It is simple, thought-provoking and gets past those bits in your brain that rush to put up barriers and make excuses. One of my favourites is: what other options do you have? Feeling trapped … Read more
When it comes to CVs, I have seen a few…thousand! I find myself giving the same advice to the majority of the people I support so I thought I would share that today. There are two really easy things you can do to make your CV stand out. What makes an effective CV? For a … Read more
You’ve made up your mind to leave your job…now what? Many of my clients come to me because they are ready to leave their jobs. Some folks know exactly why. For others, it’s more of a feeling that it’s just not working any more. One of the things we work on is the exit strategy. … Read more
‘Going the extra mile’ is often said in conjunction with customer service. I think more specifically when we are receiving a service from business as opposed to giving it. Going the extra mile is doing something more than what is expected. Depending on the context it could be: Staying late/going in early to finish an … Read more
“The only constant is change” – Heraclitus Heraclitus said “the only constant is change” and I agree. So why then is it so hard to go with the flow? Why can’t we just all be flexible and relaxed about stuff? How do ‘those’ people, who are able to go with the flow, how do they … Read more