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The Career Catalyst
Mind the gap! Managing the transition into a new role
When you make the change into a new role, you’ll need to develop a number of new skills. Observe those who model excellence in the areas you need to improve. Integrate these skills into your practice.
Toxic Workplace Culture
Toxic workplaces enable bullies to thrive. Understanding the behaviour of bullies may help you recognise and be better prepared to handle them. However, unless your organisation is committed to supporting the victims of bullying this can be a challenge.
Are you a LinkedIn Luddite, Lurker or Luminary?
Some academics are resistant to using LinkedIn as a professional networking platform, preferring to avoid it or to observe the action from the side lines. However, for those who embrace it, it’s a great way to increase visibility and extend your network.
How to pick the right seat in a meeting
In meetings, position is power. Where you sit will increase your visibility and your ability to influence both proceedings and outcomes. Arrive early to pick the seat most likely to suit your purpose.
Good CV/Bad CV: Less really is more
Professionalism matters. Your CV is often the first thing a potential recruiter will see. Are you confident that yours presents you as a serious contender? Find out how to avoid common errors and how to significantly increase your chances of making the shortlist.
“Tell us about a major challenge you’ve overcome.”
Often the things that life throws at you make your stronger. Your response to life’s challenges provide rich examples you can use to answer interview questions. Drawing on them will enable you to demonstrate several qualities recruiters value.
“Tell us about something you’re particularly proud of”
There are some interview questions you aren’t always well- prepared for. “What are you most proud of?” is a typical example. Creating your Lifeline will help identify examples you can use.
Helping your coaching clients get ‘Unstuck’
By addressing how thoughts, feelings and body are interacting, these three handy techniques can help you ‘unblock’ your coaching client. This enables them to take action towards their career goals.
What do we need from our workplaces now?
As many move from virtual working into a blended model of working post Covid, what do staff need in order to flourish? Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs provides a helpful model to explore the question.
Breaking the Bias: What organisations need to do
Institutions can tell compelling stories about gender equality and initiatives that are making a difference. However the pace of change is glacial. Women want equality of pay and opportunity now.
Breaking the Bias. Men: know your place
Requiring more vocal men to attend humility training is one way organisations can help develop more constructive and successful ways for men to interact with their female colleagues.
Great Expectations lead to human flourishing
We have more power than we imagine. Children, students, those we manage and our friends are all impacted through how we transmit our expectations of them. Creating an environment which demonstrates support and acceptance for them will enable them to be their best.