Career
The New Black In Career Management
Heed this critical lesson from Johann, a young truffle farmer from Provence, if you are to safe-guard your career. Ignore it at your peril. Embrace it and thrive. Johann was energised: “I quit banking to run my 90 year old grandfather’s farm. I am his sole heir, and...
Big, Fat Mistakes: Your Biggest Career Asset
I encourage you, please, to make mistakes. Here’s the twist. I only want you to make a very specific style of mistake - the sort smart people make. A friend of mine was inspiringly positive after deciding to embark on a new phase of his career. I...
Are You An E-mail E-diot?
It seems the more ways they invent for us to communicate, the worse we become at it. Email is pretty old-school these days (smart companies are replacing it, internally at least, with Slack and other social communication chat-type tools), but I am still constantly amazed and...
Fast-Track Your Career With These 3 Vital Ingredients
The answer to building career success is simple. Well, in my view anyway. Let’s see if you agree. I share this perspective from a knowledge bank of 30 years of ‘in the trenches’ experience; of hiring, mentoring, and coaching thousands, of building, buying, merging and closing...
Don’t Get Emotional When You Read This
I received an email from a colleague a while back that I would describe as brutal. Blistering, even. Anger oozed out of it. Accusations abounded. My heart sank. Because I knew what would happen next. And it saddened me. I once worked with a very wise man, Paul...
Want To Nail Your Next Interview? Here’s What NOT To Do
There are a heap of interviewing ‘how to’ guides out there, but for today’s post, I thought I’d cut to the chase. If we’re brutally honest, there are a few mistakes people make in interviews that spell immediate doom. A poll around the office narrowed it down...
10 Golden Rules Of Communication For Leaders
Communicating the vision, communicating change, communicating expectations – these are subtle leadership skills, which I don’t think any of us truly master. However, developing these skills is fundamental to our success. Particularly today, when so many employees have so much choice, engaging people with the company’s...
4 Times You Shouldn’t Worry About Being Underpaid
Imagine this: You have a feeling you could earn more at a different company. Maybe a lot more. You decide to do some research. You find a salary comparison tool online, enter your details, take a deep breath, and hit Submit. And there it is: Black and white...