Business Model You – a review
The call went out for co-contributors to a book – Business Model You. I was intrigued. As a career psychologist I use many different tools and techniques to support my work with clients. I’ve also got an MBA and have used models of business excellence at an organisational level. This book helps us to see … Continue reading
When you walk out of your job, advice from the career coach
Sometimes it is so awful in our job that we can’t stay a day longer. Whilst my advice is to stay in a job till you get a new one, sometimes the working environment can be so awful that there is no choice but to leave. Preparation Remember the good times, once you have resigned … Continue reading
Don’t let email control your life
In The Times today was an an article – How To Be More Productive At Work. So much of our time is reading and responding to emails, how much time do we think about the consequences? Research by ATOS found that their employees are spending 15-20 hours a week on these tasks but also only … Continue reading
Career advice on Face Book
I’m so busy! I don’t always have time to create a larger article and produce a blog post. But I often notice really useful articles. I used to keep these to one side and would plan to write them into an article, but so many would never get written. So now I post them on … Continue reading
Once you decide to resign, career coach advice
OK, you have made the decision to leave. Follow these steps to ensure you leave on good terms and can always get a reference in the future. Remain pleasant. Once you have decided to move to a new company, continue to be pleasant with the people you worked with and make sure you follow procedures. … Continue reading