Career Planning, Learning and Performance

I’m going to show you how you can make a huge leap of progress in your career. I meet plenty of people through my work, all at different stages in their career.  It doesn’t take me long to decide which of three general attitudes they have towards their work: 1.  There are those who think [...]

People often say ‘you get out what you put it’.  Rubbish.  You can get loads more back than you put in, if you ‘put in’ to the right places in the right ways at the right times.  Whatever you’re currently getting out of your work, you can almost certainly get much more. How? I learned [...]

What career related challenge are you currently facing that you’d like some help with? I often receive emails from people asking for help. I always reply, but of course per person that’s a huge demand on my time.  Of course, the same questions often come up, so I’d like to do my best to answer [...]

I sent this post out as a newsletter back in 2008. For those who missed it, it’s worth a look: My advice this month was given to me 10 years ago by a colleague who I deeply respected.  It still holds true and I often think about it.  He explained to me that to increase [...]

Reading time 3 mins At the end of this post I offer you 4 decisions to sort your life and career out.  Don’t jump straight to them or you’ll fail to understand and do anything about them. Learn to Get Whatever You Want ‘Learning’ is the key to just about anything.  Anyone can learn how [...]

I’ve built up a lot of subscribers to my newsletters/blogs over the years, and now I’m going to work smarter and aim to increase the value to my subscriber list. More Like Minded People I want to increase the ‘quality’ of my list of subscribers by attracting more like-minded people.  The more my subscribers have [...]

Clear effective communication is the make or break to just about any result.  All other hard work can fall to pieces if communication is poor. The input of time, money and effort from everyone in a team can go to waste on a poorly communicated message.  Your outcomes and consequences are at the mercy of [...]

Note to My Subscribers – Big Changes! If you follow my blogs or newsletters Get Ahead Fast or The Straight Line I’ve got good news for you! Everything has been simplified. You’ll know my work is all about providing more value to your customers and employers for less input on your part. I’m obsessed with [...]