Career Planning, Learning and Performance

On reflection I’m not so sure Winston Churchill was right when he said, ‘never give in, never ever give in’.  When he said this in context, it’s fair enough, but the stand alone quote can be dangerous if just blindly followed.  That’s true of many quotes of course.  In context, they’re fine but isolated they [...]

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 [...]

You’re hired or paid to do a specific job. So you’re kind of a ‘product’, and you certainly provide a ‘service’ to those who pay you.  The thing is, are you the same product/service that you were when you were originally bought in the first place? Of course you’re not.  You’ve learned a thing or [...]