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 […]
Career choice for high earners, advice from the career coach
A recent survey of 2,500 lawyers has found that despite their high pay there is widespread unhappiness at the poor work-life balance and 1 in 4 lawyers want to leave the profession because of stress. From the outside lawyers have a great life – high income, great home, holidays and possessions, but for a significant […]
If you are feeling ‘dissatisfied’ in your career
The five things to do right now if you are feeling ‘dissatisfied’ in your career So many people are unhappy at work, and whilst they may well start thinking about a new job it is worth reflecting on this questions: Identify what you are dissatisfied about – the content of the job, the people, the […]
How to say no to a promotion, advice from the career coach
How to say no to a promotion We all get flattered by being offered a promotion – more money sounds great, but with it comes more responsibility and possible changes to your life style. Other people may think that there is no decision to make – there is more money, more status, and you will […]
Moments of Truth
Many years ago I moved from working as an occupational psychologist to work in business excellence/ total quality management. We worked at implementing and embedding the concepts of the business excellence model throughout Royal Mail. I learnt so much and this continues to part of my way of working including • The need to have […]
Business Model You – a review
The call went out for co-contributors to a book – Business Model You. I was intrigued. As a career psychologist I use many different tools and techniques to support my work with clients. I’ve also got an MBA and have used models of business excellence at an organisational level. This book helps us to see […]
When you walk out of your job, advice from the career coach
Sometimes it is so awful in our job that we can’t stay a day longer. Whilst my advice is to stay in a job till you get a new one, sometimes the working environment can be so awful that there is no choice but to leave. Preparation Remember the good times, once you have resigned […]
Once you decide to resign, career coach advice
OK, you have made the decision to leave. Follow these steps to ensure you leave on good terms and can always get a reference in the future. Remain pleasant. Once you have decided to move to a new company, continue to be pleasant with the people you worked with and make sure you follow procedures. […]
Personal development – why go to conferences?
Expanding my knowledge is really important to me and I do this through formal training courses, guided reading, talking with others and my own research. Last week I went to the British Psychological Society Occupational Psychology conference. It’s been many years since I went to one of these. This is quite a formal conference, with […]
