Eight Golden Rules for Getting Ahead
Publication: Career Growth | Goal Setting | Professional Development
People often ask me, ‘What are some things I can do to get ahead at work?’ While the answer to that question has several caveats and is never precisely the same for everyone, there are a few golden rules. Get planning Set aside time to reflect on your goals and to work out what you […]
Are you the worst boss you’ve ever worked for?
Publication: Career Growth | Personal Accountability | Self Leadership
There’s a saying that ‘People don’t leave their job, they leave their boss’. Regardless of where you sit in the organisational hierarchy, your relationship with your boss impacts you – be it productivity or satisfaction levels, or well-being. A UK study found that forty percent of survey participants didn’t think their boss was good at their job, […]
Let’s not sugar coat it
Publication: Career Growth | Career Purpose | Curiosity | Passion
One of the most popular career quotes is ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.’ Quotes like this suggest that having an awesome career is about chasing what you are passionate about. It implies that when you love your job it’s all roses and champagne […]
What does brand YOU look like?
Publication: Career Growth | Personal branding | Reputation Management | Self-Awareness
Just as companies have a brand, so too do people. It can feel a bit odd thinking of yourself as a brand, but in a work context it’s really important to have clarity on how people see you. Seth Godin talks about how a company brand is the set of expectations, memories, stories and relationships […]
What’s your appetite for career risk?
Publication: Career Growth | Career Reinvention | Career risk appetite | Risk Taking
The world we work in is changing. How we work is changing. To stay in the game, not even ahead of the game, it’s important to be alert to these changes and what it means for you. There’s choice and decisions to be made about how to best position yourself and your career to thrive […]
Worried about asking for what you need? Six tips to make it easier
Publication: Career Growth | Communication Tips | Effective Asking | Self-Advocacy
Have you ever walked out of a meeting or away from a conversation and felt like kicking yourself because you didn’t get what you needed? Chances are the reason you didn’t get what you needed is because you didn’t actually ask for it. There are numerous reasons why we hold back from asking for what […]