As happiness can often be derived from our level of satisfaction with our personal relationships (outside work) and our job satisfaction – it is important that we consider re-tooling to get us back on track and well, be happier ! . . . → Read More: Re-Tooling for a New Career
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There is some quote or saying that it’s easier to smile than frown and I believe it is more powerful to be thankful than to be arrogant, rude or inconsiderate. . . . → Read More: The Power of Thank You I told him that for myself whenever I am looking at two or more roles in front of me (if I am lucky enough to have options!) that I would much rather take the role that scares me silly than the role that feels like a warm pair of slippers…you know – comfortable. . . . → Read More: Scare yourself silly ! Confronting Career Options We had developed a good career plan together but she was struggling with the patience it required to ‘live up’ to the work and effort required to realise her plan versus jumping ship. . . . → Read More: Two steps before you leap – avoiding career blunders Have you ever been surprised by your End of Year Review result with your manager? That may be fine if it’s better than you expected but it certainly can be deflating if it doesn’t meet your expectations. . . . → Read More: Acing Your End of Year Review I remember my first bad year in sales, I wasn’t alone so it was market based but I felt like the whole world was caving in – I wanted to run away from the situations and feelings that I was facing. My confidence had dropped and I really questioned myself as to whether I was capable of “doing this“ any more. . . . → Read More: Having a bad year? How to re-birth for 2010 My father (born 1938) and his generation didn’t keep their skills current and found themselves forced to retire much younger than planned. Having observed this I am always working towards gaining new skills. Right now I am completing a Masters in Applied Finance. I am doing this because after 10 years of studying business management I couldn’t handle repeating it by doing an MBA and I also received independent advice that Finance qualifications are a good way to differentiate yourself. . . . → Read More: Preparing for Your Future Career Two people came to me for advice recently and my answer for both of them was to resign – and they did. . . . → Read More: How to resign well ! In a previous article, ‘ What is my next job ?’, I talked about how you can work-out what appropriate next jobs maybe and how to begin to target them. As internal positioning is a key element to getting on the radar for the team or business unit you are targeting – I thought I would spend some more time talking about this topic. . . . → Read More: Getting your next job – The Internal Pitch Many people are confronted, including me, by the cross-roads we may reach in our careers. These are the places where we have different choices that will likely take us down different paths, for a short time or a long time. Inside Ever heard the saying, ‘Be careful what you wish for ‘ ? You may have been targeting . . . → Read More: Career or Life – Inside & Out? |
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