What do you stand for?

This isn’t the blog post I intended to write …. the teaser for a new programme I’m developing, that will follow in a few days/ next week. but this is the blog post that I need to write. Tell me, what do you stand for? What is so important about you that you want it […]

The elevator speech that works

Have you got an elevator pitch? You probably do – career coaches and job search experts have been promoting the use of them for years. I have got clients to practice a 60 second pitch but I’m now moving away from this.  Do you really want to make a pitch to someone? So I’m getting […]

New Job Advice, part 2

Good working practices Read on for masses of tips – the more you can agree with, the better your chance of success in your new job. Punctuality is vital.  Arrive on time, allowing time to go to the loo and grab a drink before the actual start of your day. Always be early to appointments […]

New Job Advice, part 1

Good working practices A new job is a great time to review how you behave at work.  Some of us can be influenced by the people we work with and get into bad habits such as getting in late, doing the minimum, moaning …. This is a great time to be the person you have […]

The Animal School

  Do you focus on your career strengths or try to motivate yourself to work on your weaknesses? I believe far too much time is spent on trying to raise weaknesses to a mediocre level, far better to play to your strengths and think about your natural talents. Let me share a story. Once upon […]

Being Organised for career happiness

Happy Monday, hope you had a great weekend. Are you planning to be better organised for the week ahead? Knowing you have so much to do and wondering how you will find the time? I’d like to share with you my plan for the week. Make a list This morning I’ve listed everything I want […]

Career satisfaction, not just about work

How was the weekend? Did you have the weekend you wanted? Of course not everyone is working Monday to Friday with a weekend off, but if you were off work,  did you get some time for you or was it filled with tasks that you had to do? Career satisfaction is not just about what […]

Are you addicted to always being connected?

In a recent article by Naomi Simson – The 21 day challenge – no phone in the company of others she wrote that her taxi driver lamented that most people are too busy on their phone to chat anymore and she wondered if she was missing out by not being present. It’s often less likely […]

The Perfect Career

  Many of my clients want help in finding the perfect career for them. They think that their dream job is out there and they just need to ask the right question or talk to the right person and perhaps like casting the runes or using Harry Potter’s talking hat the ideal job will be […]

Getting promotion at work, top tips from the career coach

You can’t sit there and hope that you will get a promotion, you have to be proactive. “Anything is possible it’s just hard work and grafting,” Mo Farah. That attitude might get you a double Olympic gold but will it get you promoted at work? Probably not. Too many people think that doing a good […]