Anne Frank's diary has a career message for us.
Anne Frank was in her hideaway in Amsterdam with her family on Sunday 15th December 1942. She and her sister Margot had…
The art of designing positive interventions.
Many of the people we’ve helped over the last 30 years with their careers come to us saying something along the lines…
The critical factor - experience or attitude?
Ideally your interviewer will want to feel two levels of comfort if you are to receive an offer.
Your qualifications,…
Reflections: What do you do well? How can you do more?
Reflections
My day started with the questions, "what do we do that works" and "how can we do it better?".
It's funny…
How to sell without selling!
New video is up! How to sell without selling!
Reaching destinations and achieving objectives.
Me, as we went up in the lift to my office: “You managed to find us okay?”Client, with gratitude: “Yes, great thanks,…
What Motivates Employees to Perform Well?
We tend to assume that a good salary and good perks motivate employees to stay in their jobs and perform well, but is…
Are you overwhelmed in your own business?
Feeling overwhelmed in your own business? Here’s a method I use to get back from the brink.Working a portfolio career…
So, They Still Haven’t Paid. 4 Actions You Can Take Now
No matter what industry your business falls in, you’ve experienced late paying clients. Not only is this a nuisance for…
The Key to Effective Employee Engagement
Effective employee engagement is a key management skill. Managers are usually promoted because they have other skills…
Put on a work shirt
Dressing up and more, to make it in business“Fake it, till you make it”, some people say that as if it's a bad…
Are you recruiting and developing the most SUITABLE...
How would you know?If you would like an easy-to-use, reliable predictor of an individual's suitability for a role…
Saying Goodbye to a New Hire
Saying goodbye to a new hire is never easy. You will almost certainly have invested time and money recruiting them and…
Six Stage Plan for Successfully Tackling Difficult...
We all have to have difficult discussions with employees from time to time – it may be a conversation leading to a…
GCSE, A Level, BA, BSc, MBA or EQ?
Someone with a degree is no more likely to be a top performer than is someone with no qualifications at all. As Zig…
Seven Reasons Why Your CV Lets You Down Badly
Executives and Senior Managers:Seven Reasons Why Your CV Lets You Down BadlyMost Executives and Senior Managers have a…
Women Executives and Senior Managers: Why aren’t many...
Women Executives and Senior Managers:
Why aren’t many more of you making the grade?
Does the glass ceiling really…
You are Right - The Job Market is not Fair!
You are Right - The Job Market is not Fair!
For those executives and senior managers who are frustrated by lack of…
Come on - let’s prove them wrong!
Come on - let’s prove them wrong!
When someone else decides you are no longer needed - why not at least make them…
What is the meaning of ‘work’?
The Oxford Dictionary has 8 definitions of the noun ‘work’ and 6 definitions of the verb ‘work’. Then if we add a…
It's Not Your Fault!
It’s Not Your Fault!
Where you are now reflects your past - much of which you’ve probably had no control or influence…
Jim's Revenge by Andrew R Williams
Jim Godwin was a man who tried hard to live an honourable life. All he wanted was a part-time job to put a bit of money…
Are you happy with your working environment?
When we accept an offer from a new employer, we automatically join a new working environment. However, we had nothing…
Agency or Consultancy? What am I building?
Starting out on your own after a successful career, can be daunting, but setting better goals leads to better choices…
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