Professional Development Groups using Action Learning Sets (ALS)
Professional Development Groups using Action Learning Sets (ALS) With less money for professional development organisations seek ways to develop their staff. Independent freelancers can also seek out low cost and free ways to develop themselves. One option is to create a professional development group or Action Learning Set. An action learning set is a structured […]
What we can learn from casting directors, advice from the career coach
Casting directors have a pivotal role in the success of a film, choosing the actor who will fully portray a character. At casting sessions actors will often try and guess the type of person and adapt how they appear. I remember reading many years ago that when Martine McCutcheon went for the role of Tiffany […]
Developing listening skills
Most people don’t really listen to others. They may appear to be listening but really they are thinking about what they are going to say next. People think it helps to share their experience and opinion. But consider the impact on the person talking? Want to try something? The next time someone starts talking, make […]
Return to work after a holiday…
How to manage your return to work after a holiday The children are back at school, are you now back at work? Here’s some advice, let me know if it helps. 1. Plan your day of return – Spend at least a day at home before returning to work to deal with personal and household […]
Choosing a career coach
There are many reasons why you might like to hire a career coach, here are 10 of them 1.To be happier We spend so much of our life at work, we should be happy in our job and if not to find work that is more enjoyable and plays to our strengths. 2. To help […]
Finding the time
We all get the same number of hours in a day, why are some people able to get so much done? If you need to improve your time management, the first step is to where the time goes. For the next week log how you spend your time in 5 minute increments. This is me […]
Take control of your time
10 helpful hints to help you make the best use of your time Begin to take more control by writing NO in big letter over your diary pages. It will make you think first of the impact a commitment will have on your life and goals. Read on for 10 helpful tips. 1: Be efficient […]
Be an active listener, part 2
I recently wrote a blog post on active listening, and you can access it here. Here are a further 10 guidance notes to help you be a better listener. 1. Avoid “Me too” comments If you are paying attention to the other person and wanting to help them, avoid discussing how it affects you. Think! Will […]
Be an active listener, part 1
Whether you want to be a better friend, or colleague improving our listening skills can be very helpful. Here are ten tips from an article I wrote many years ago, but still helpful and relevant today. 1. Leave your own concerns to one side You can’t focus on somebody else if you are also thinking […]
Time … we never have these moments again
Time …. Recently I attended the World Domination Summit. This was a significant investment of time as well as money, I had to fly to Portland, Oregon (West Coast America) and alongside the costs of event, plane, hotel etc was the time commitment. Making a decision to do something is always much more than the […]
