by Anne Wilson | Oct 11, 2022 | Career Development
You’ve put everything into applying for an internal promotion you really wanted and have just heard you’ve been unsuccessful. How do you react? How you handle rejection will say a lot about you, so it’s worth contemplating how you would respond in case it happens to...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 30, 2022 | Career Development
There is fun, and then there is Type 2 Fun. These are the activities we only recognise as fun afterwards. They can be physically challenging such as mountain climbing or where there is a fear, perhaps of being laughed at. I do comedy improv classes and hadn’t realized...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 16, 2022 | Career Development
I confess I’m not good when I’m not in control. When I go out, I prefer to be the driver rather than the passenger. My MBTI type (J) illustrates my preference for planning ahead. I enjoy certainty and can be unsettled by plans that change at the last...
by Anne Wilson | Aug 10, 2022 | Career Development
My previous posts on the topic of Non-Promotable Tasks (NPTs) have focused on turning down or reducing the time you spend on this work: How to Improve your career prospects with one magic word How to make sure your time at work is well-spent How to say...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 29, 2022 | Career Development
In a previous post I explored how to interpret your Strengths profile. Here I focus attention on how to harness your strengths to move into a leadership role. For this to be of value you’ll need to be prepared to either complete a FREE Starter Strengths profile...
by Anne Wilson | Jun 7, 2022 | Career Development
Congratulations! You got the job. All the hard work and effort that you put into the process of applying and interviewing has paid off. Now it’s time to prove the panel made the right decision. The excitement of securing a new job and the euphoria-or perhaps...
