Posts tagged Change
Perform Better By Being A Strategic All Rounder
Apr 17th
Being a technical expert in your field will have got you to a certain level in your business or career, however the more successful you are the more it is necessary to demonstrate a wider portfolio of skills. Often you may find you are doing less of the job you are a technical expert in,…
Do This to Take Control of Your Career
May 24th
It’s quite common practice for jobs to be described in terms of the knowledge, skills and attitudes require to do them. It is often shortened to KSA. Although these days we don’t like the word “attitudes” because it sounds subjective. So I tend to use Values / Company Culture. Good companies will tend to…
Questions to ask a coach before you engage with them
Sep 30th
You have decided to engage with a coach but how do you go about choosing a coach. There are lots of coaches out there and there are poor coaches and good ones. Coaching is unregulated so anyone can call themselves a coach so how do you find a GOOD coach? Here are some questions to…
Business planning isn’t the be all and end all
Sep 22nd
Key Lessons Business planning is important but not the be all and end all Reviewing what is working and what isn’t is essential Be brave, take action and make changes When I as a start-up sole trader 10 years ago I spent a silly amount of time creating a business plan because I was told…
Stop Being Judgemental, I hate it!
Aug 2nd
Have you ever been told you are too judgemental? Have you met others who are judgemental? It’s not nice is it? And being judgemental is not seen as being a good thing. Having said that we are all full of judgements developed through childhood, our families, our culture, our values and our experiences. Sometimes…
Lack of self-awareness or too much self-doubt?
Jul 24th
I find coaching easy and natural. And over the last 20 years I’ve coached hundreds of people and my belief is that coaching people is essentially around either a lack of self-awareness or too much self-doubt, and sometimes both. Think about it…. • The person who is highly qualified suddenly finds that another person…
Are you an “All-Rounder” Strategic Operator?
Jun 30th
Being a technical expert in your field will have got you to a certain level in your business or career, however the more successful you are the more it is necessary to demonstrate a wider portfolio of skills. Often you may find you are doing less of the job you are a technical expert in,…
Self-Coaching and Engaging a Coach is the Dream Team
Jun 23rd
There are a raft of personal development books out in the universe so it is clear that there is a demand from people who want to improve themselves. It is easy to get shelves and shelves of personal development books but still not be able to sort out issues out. So why does self-coaching have…
Quick Tips: Be more Self-aware
Jun 17th
Successful people in life or business tend to be “self-aware”. They are aware of their strengths and equally are aware of their short comings. They also know what impact their behaviour and style has on others. So if being self-aware can make a difference to your success how can you boost your self-awareness. Here’s some…
Soft Skills Assessment for Career Success
May 26th
Assess your soft skills using the Success@Work Model and create your action plan for career success Do you want to improve your career prospects? Do you want to be promoted at work? Do you want to improve yourself at work? This course helps you to be successful in work and in your career. It helps…