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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.
Status Games and leadership: how to play and win
We all play status games. We all need to feel connection. In the workplace, we often inadvertently play different games and wonder why we’re not successful. Understanding the different games and how to engage in them can help lead to better outcomes for all.
10 lessons I have learned as an Interim Manager
Interim Management, while often short term, can provide real career development opportunities as well as job satisfaction. Roles that may not have been possible pre-pandemic can often be accessed remotely. It’s also a great way to extend your network of contacts.
PhD career options: Looking beyond academia
Studying for a PhD will equip you with many valuable skills. However, most researchers will find employment beyond, rather than in academia. Explore how to make the most of what you have to offer and the resources available to support you in doing so.