Is Short-Term Thinking Hampering Your Career Progress?
Publication: Career Progress | Deliberate Decisions | Short-term Thinking | Taking Accountability
Over the years, I’ve read stories about people who have fabricated elements of their past to land jobs or falsified something to accelerate their career progress. Most recently, there was the case of Jonathan Pruitt – a one time academic star whose research focused on animal personalities and social behaviour. It turns out that much of his […]
Ten Lessons From Ten Years in Business
Publication: Business Lessons | Career Progress | Life-changing decisions
Ten years ago, I decided to start my business, and as I celebrate this milestone, there are many reflections and lessons. Those lessons are equally relevant whether you work for yourself or someone else. The Beginning I made the decision to take a leap into the unknown while on a meditation retreat. Having time to […]
Are you under, over or a balanced self-promoter?
Publication: Balanced self-promoter | Career Progress | Self-promotion elements
One of the questions people often ask me is, ‘How do I get the balance right in promoting myself?’. People worry about over-promoting and coming off as arrogant, and others find talking about themselves difficult. However, as someone once said to me, ‘Michelle, if you don’t claim the credit for your work, there will be […]