After a long career in engineering, Barry decided to retire when the company closed his office. But adjusting to life outside of work was a struggle – he found it difficult to fill his days and he lost the sense of purpose his job had given him. With the right guidance and support, Barry discovered…
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How do you feel about the rapid development in AI? Fascinated? Terrified? Maybe a little bit of both? Whilst the possibilities it offers are undoubtedly exciting, we’ve all seen the alarming predictions in the media about how AI could kill certain jobs – and this has left many of us feeling anxious about how our…
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Struggling to find joy or purpose in your career? Need an antidote to feeling enslaved by work?
Do you feel like a slave to your career? And if so, what could you do to free yourself?
How can you get ahead in your career in an unpredictable world that is ever-evolving?
So many of my clients can recall times when they had to manage a difficult or unpleasant situation at work – like making a person redundant, or taking them through a disciplinary procedure – and the wheels came off, despite their best efforts. Has this happened to you? If you wished you’d had some strategies…
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A career crisis – like losing our job or being treated unfairly at work – can trigger a storm of negative emotions that batter our self-worth and wreck our work identity. It’s perfectly normal to feel these emotions at difficult times in our work lives. But if we don’t let go of them, they can…
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It’s hard to ignore that the World is in the grips of a crisis. Times like this often lead to people experiencing redundancy and losing our jobs.
A key part of successfully managing your career is building good relationships with others – which is why developing effective communication skills is so crucial.
If you really want to start managing your own career, rather than sitting on the sidelines, the most obvious thing to do is to have a word with your boss.
