Gordon Brown's gaffe and the lessons for us all
Gordon Brown makes disparaging comments to Gillian Duffy, in Rochdale, after being nice to her face. Forgetting that he was ‘miced up’ this was probably down to the stress he is currently under. He is under pressure and apologised, but those comments were made and broadcast. He has apologised, but not surprisingly the lady’s opinion […]
Once you have decided to resign, tips from the career coach
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. […]
How to raise your profile at work
1. Too many people do a good job, but don’t let people know When you get some positive written feedback from others be sure to keep it, and circulate the feedback to more senior people. If you get verbal feedback, ask for it to be put in writing. Don’t hide your light: let people know […]
A new year – a time to look back and look forward
This is not just a new year, but also a new decade. Have a think back to the dawn of the new millennium; what were you doing this time last year, and how far have you come? Did you set yourself goals and create plans for what you were going to do? Regardless, in what […]
How a 1 off career coaching session can work
How a 1 off session can work. Lucy came to see me as she was disillusioned with her job and determined to do something else, but what? She had gone to recruitment agencies but found that she needed to tell them what she was looking for and whilst she said anything, that didn’t help them […]
Active listening – a key article from the career coach
We are taught how to read and write, but not how to listen. We can enhance our relationships with others through effective listening. Here are 20 things you can do to enhance your listening skills Leave your own concerns to one side. You can’t focus on somebody else if you are also thinking about […]
With a possibility of job losses, what can you do to keep yourself safe?
No one is secure in their jobs any more. We never know what might happen so here are a few tips to ensure you are marketable: 1. Make sure that you do a good job so if some staff are let go they are more likely to keep you. 2. Be visible: It is not […]
Don't resign! In a recession you must keep your job!
I’ve been prompted to write this as I’ve a client who says she is going to hand her notice in. Let’s call her Julie. Currently working in risk management, a job she is desperate to leave, Julie has gone through The Gold Career Programme with me and we’ve identified a number of jobs for her to […]
Speaking at a conference
I love working one to one with people and am even happy talking to 2 or 3 people but more than 5 becomes a group and my comfort level drops – put me in a room where I need to talk to 15 or more and I am seriously outside of my comfort zone. On […]
Is it too late to change career?
I’ve started working with a couple of people in their mid 50s recently. Both were unhappy at work for different reasons – one would probably have stayed feeling miserable at work, but the slump in the building industry has led to them being made redundant, although with only minimal redundancy payments. The other person […]
