by Anne Wilson | Feb 24, 2025 | Career Development
I recently moved from a full-time career into freelance work. I reflected on the lessons I’ve learned during my 40+ year career. Of course, hindsight is a wonderful thing. If only I’d learned these lessons all those years ago, where would I be now?...
by Anne Wilson | Feb 10, 2025 | Career Development
I recently listened to an interesting podcast-Stephen Bartlett’s ‘The Diary of a CEO’ -which featured entrepreneur Daniel Priestley. In it, Priestly suggests that all teams need to be fully rounded in order to succeed. He likened the roles of team...
by Anne Wilson | Feb 3, 2025 | Career Development
If you work within University Professional Services, there may be times when you wonder whether you’re invisible to the academic staff within your institution. Well, statistically that’s exactly what you are. In her book, ‘Surviving and Thriving in...
by Anne Wilson | Jan 27, 2025 | Career Development
Every now and then, it’s worth asking yourself how your career is going. Undertaking a ‘career health check’ can be particularly useful to do ahead of your annual review. This post explores one approach you could take when completing a career health check....
by Anne Wilson | Nov 20, 2024 | Career Development
Being your own career champion In higher education professional services, it’s easy to become complacent and expect opportunities to come your way. However, you won’t be handed these opportunities. Due to the rigid pay grades, promotion within the current...
by Anne Wilson | Nov 20, 2024 | Career Development
This is my second post on the theme of bad managers. This week, more examples of unacceptable behaviours from those in positions of responsibility. Names have been changed to protect the identity of complainants. Lack of leadership and professionalism ‘Attending...
