Career Planning, Learning and Performance

It’s probably not the way the 2 people quit over the last week which you probably heard about. There’s was rather public and dramatic (in fact one was a hoax). You might be sick of the stories, but if you haven’t heard: 1. The hoax – you can read about how a young female employee [...]

It's probably not news to you that you can become more productive in your work. I mean, much more. For your benefit, as well as your employers. There are loads of simple tweaks you can make to your approach to get more done in less time. People, I think are inherently ineffective. They take the [...]

How You Get What You Want – Connectors Don't you just love 'connectors'? Things, sites, or people who connect you to what you're after? Google is a great connector. Websites that learn your buying habits and interests and make accurate recommendations are great connectors. Some people are excellent connectors. Even if they sense they can't [...]

You know I love change (for the better). Life's too short to keep things the same. So I'm going to make a change to how I blog with the intention of increasing the value of my posts to you. Over recent months, I've built up quite a lot of content by putting out 3 blog [...]

I've just read the book "Your Brain at Work" by David Rock. It gives an insight to how your brain 'works', how this affects your performance and behaviour, and what you can do to try to tame it. I recommend the book, but only to a certain type of person (as all book recommendations should [...]

First question, are you sure you want to work for a big company? Are you sure that just because they've 'proven' themselves, your career path with them will be rewarding and prosperous? If so, and you're sure, then this tip might help you get ahead of your competition. Most of my work is with big [...]