May 15, 2009
Successful leaders and businessmen have it
Despite the fact that intuition is not valued in our society, we are told that really successful people all have it. Have you noticed that? It is true, of course. So what the hell is it? This is my take….
What it isn’t
First, I want to get a popular confusion out [...]
April 17, 2009
I’ve finally submitted my ‘Life after redundancy’ article (it will appear on the jobs.ac.uk website/Career Development soon). Here’s an addition to it.
After a few interviews, I realised that the most interesting and useful question I asked was ‘What is your advice to anyone in this situation?’ I saw that, as people’s experiences and how they dealt with it were [...]
April 3, 2009
Almost invariably, what you don’t want when you’re wrestling with a problem is ‘a solution’. Particularly when you’ve been living with it for ages and it’s been going round and round in your head.
I never fail to be surprised when I’m offered the first piece of advice that enters the head of the person I’m talking to. If [...]
February 25, 2009
When you’re stuck in a rut and dreading each day, a change of career seems to be the answer. The grass looks greener and the sky bluer. But is it? These ten crucial questions, answered honestly, will help you to think it through, evaluate your position and view the prospect with a steady gaze.
1. Why [...]
I’m working on an article about life after redundancy at the moment, and interviewing people who have been made redundant before this recession and survived. The bad news is that if it’s unexpected, it’s painful. The emotional fallout can take time to subside and comes in many forms, from anger that never seems to go [...]
January 6, 2009
The years seem to whizz by these days. Time is more precious than it used to be and I’m more aware now of the things I do to waste it.