Career Blog
Learn when to use humour, lightheartedness and fun as an effective way to engage others. Take your work seriously, but don’t take yourself too seriously – knowing when to bring a dose of levity is remembered. As is a poor fashion choice or two!
Read MoreEven if you’re not a Bill Gates, Richard Brandon, Albert Einstein or Walt Disney, everyone has their superpower. One of my colleagues can remember the birthdays (and start dates) of everyone in the team. Another can look at a spreadsheet and spot the rogue formula. Finding mine was complex.
Read MoreG’day Adventurers,
Welcome to guide-blog of all things careers and leadership. Less of a lonely planet and more of a rough guide to our adventure through the world of work. What to see, what to do and where to go…
Read MoreAssuming you don’t have a calling to a vocation such as teaching or religion and nor are you uniquely gifted enough in a specific pursuit to forge a career as a sports star or musician, then you may be thinking through the corporate roles that might be best.
Read MoreOk, so you’ve figured out where you wish to be in a few years from now professionally.
Read MoreOk, so I confess that some goal setting and planning is a necessary evil. Once you have a mental picture of your desired professional future, you should begin some planning and goal setting. It is said that failing to plan is planning to fail.
Read MoreIn as much as we have said that career success is a journey and not necessarily a destination, that does not remove the need for visioning, planning and goal setting. No matter where you are in your professional life, you need to have some sort of plan or goal that you aim to reach.
Read MoreI know you’ve probably heard that said a million times in a million places, but it is true. You and only you are responsible for how much progress you make along the path of career development. You are the architect of your career success or failure. While many factors can contribute to making the journey harder or easier, ultimately, what matters is what you do and where you end up.
Read MoreI’ve sold my soul to the corporate world for over 20 years. I’ve chased the dreams, scrambled my way up the greasy career-pole and been a shining example of the ‘company man’. I’ve been told I’ve achieved ‘career success’…
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