Most people agree, 2020 was an exceptionally challenging and difficult year. There’s still a lot of uncertainty in the air; when will we be able to return to the office; how long will we have to continue working remotely? Many things have changed and become our ‘new-normal’. It’s likely things may never revert back to…
There’s just so much noise going on inside our own heads at the moment. We are constantantly bombarded with difficult and challenging news 24/7 with regard to Covid-19, unemployment, job security, the Economy and so much more! If you are trying to make choices about your career, the noise in your head is most likely…
We are all living in unprecedented and challenging times and I am working with many clients who are dealing with a whole load of challenges they didn’t see coming. “There was no way anyone of us could predict, or even think about, the situation we all find ourselves in now”. I am meeting clients from…
What is Coaching and why is it so powerful? The International Coaching Federation (ICF) is the leading global organisation dedicated to advancing the Coaching profession, setting high professional standards and building a network of credentiated Coaches. It describes Coaching as this: Partnering with clients in a thought provoking and creative process that inspires them to…
January has a bad reputation. It brings us the ‘January Blues’ and Monday 20th January was officially Blues Day – the most depressing day of the year! Are you already breaking your New Years Resolutions? Fed up with people talking about goals and achievements like joining the gym, going running and getting fit after…
As we head towards the Brexit deadline, many of you reading this may be feeling anxious about what lies ahead. We seem to have been constantly living in a world of uncertainty and it’s likely to feel even more uncertain in the months to come. So how can you deal with uncertainty when it comes…
I have recently been working with a group of clients, discussing how the world of work in the 21st Century has evolved. One of the biggest changes noted was how we apply for jobs now and as a consequence of that; how the role of the ‘traditional CV’ has since become outdated. Curriculum Vitae…
I have been doing a lot of work on the subject of ‘reflection’ lately. Traditionally, reflection isn’t something we tend to do. In fact we will tend to avoid it and even consider it as a waste of time! Few people are naturally strong reflectors. In today’s world we are swept up in ‘instant everything’;…
There are only three main areas an interviewer is interested in: 1. Can you do the job? 2. Will you do the job? 3. Will you fit in? Can you do the job? Questions in this area are intended to probe your background. It is unlikely you would have been invited for interview if your…
Most people fall in to their careers purely by accident. Suddenly they get to a stage in their lives when they think “how did I get here? And “how did I end up doing this?” More often than not, it isn’t what they really wanted to do in the first place and it seems almost…