Career Planning, Learning and Performance

If you're smart, you want to buy things, use services and employ people who have proven themselves, right? It makes decision making easier, and we're more comfortable with it. We feel like we're doing the right thing by checking the qualification, the certificate, or past results. But hang on, what does 'proven' really mean? Doesn't [...]

You already are one. (That was pretty instant wasn't it?) At least at some things. And you're not so strong at learning other things. But it's a great start, and more useful than you think. You should be smart and use this strength. Think about what you do outside of work. However you spend your [...]

15 years ago, given the choice of the big company with the big name that everyone's heard of, or the unheard of company that's obviously set for major growth, which one would you have chosen to work for? What about now? And which are you working for now? And, sorry to ask a tired question, [...]

This video above never fails to intrigue me. I just got back from the movie 'Inception'. It's about a team of people who step into someone's dream in order to plant an idea in their mind that will change their thinking and their decisions (and consequently their actions). Most people are raving about it, I [...]

If you really want that job, what are you going to do that others aren't prepared to do that will put you ahead of the pack? For this particular role that you want right now, you've only got one bullet. You're going to want to aim, hold steady, pull the trigger and get the bullseye. [...]

I regularly promote the idea that you already run your own business even if you're employed. (Congratulations? Maybe you've always wanted to? Oh, and good luck!) The laws and principals of business apply to you in your career whether you acknowledge them or not. They're like gravity. You can accept them, learn about them and [...]

How 'human' are you acting today whilst you work? Do the people you've spoken to today think you're human in your work, or more machine? I know you've got to get a serious job done and get paid. You've got to add value and deliver. And I'm not asking you to fake a smile whilst [...]

This might brighten your day. Two days ago I wrote a blog post asking you how much money you'd quit your current job for. I wanted you to attempt to put a monetary figure on the value of your future with your current employer, at least as far as you saw things. It kind of [...]

I'm talking a minimum figure, obviously. At what point does taking the money mean more to you than your future career and the lifestyle it enables with your current job or employer? Get an answer and hold it in your mind. What does it tell you about your career or job choice? What does it [...]

In the UK: “Nearly a quarter of UK employees plan to leave their job in the next 12 months, a survey of 4,000 workers revealed today.” 01 June 2010, study by market research company GfK NOP In Australia: An astonishing third of Australian workers are planning to switch jobs, according to a survey” 05 July [...]