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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As we approach the final weeks of 2025, it’s time for that familiar yet crucial exercise: reviewing your professional development over the past year. But this year, I’d encourage you to add a new lens to your reflection – one that’s reshaping careers across every sector and at every level. Are you actively building AI…
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Too many hires don’t work out At a recent talk I gave to HR Directors about unconscious bias in recruitment, the overwhelming consensus was that far too many new hires don’t work out. If that doesn’t surprise you, you’ve probably been stung in the past. So what can we do to get it right first…
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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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If your business is struggling to find the right candidates for the right roles, don’t write off older workers. It’s time to get ‘age-smart’ and rethink what a ‘good’ candidate looks like. This means not writing off older workers, and instead recognising the unique value and wisdom they bring to the workplace, and putting in…
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