David Dean, Author at Bright Sparks Coaching

What If Money Were No Object?

by David Dean50+ Careers, Business, Cambridge, Career Brand, Career Break, Career Coaching, Career Path, Career Theory, Careers, Coaching, Decision Making, Jobs, Learning & Develpment, Mature working, Portfolio Career, Problem Solving, Psychology, Work, Working at Home, Working Parents 13th October 201527th November 2018Comments are Disabled

The Career Transition Plan

by David Dean50+ Careers, Business, Cambridge, Career Brand, Career Break, Career Coaching, Career Path, Careers, Coaching, CV, Employment, Jobs, Learning & Develpment, Problem Solving, Psychology, Small Business, Working Parents 5th October 20153rd January 2019Comments are Disabled

For many people stepping back from the day to day hectic working life is just a lovely dream. The long commute or hours travelling from one country to another allows time to reflect on a different lifestyle or perhaps a change of career direction. I guess if we were to generalise, as we move on …

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The Formal or Informal Leadership Question?

by David DeanBusiness, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Careers, Coaching, Employment, Formal Leadership, Group Leaders, Influence, Informal Leadership, Leadership, LinkedIn, Organisations, Power, Psychology, Small Business, team leaders, Technology, Work 2nd September 201527th November 2018Comments are Disabled

I am sure you have seen LinkedIn and other social media platforms awash with articles on leadership and becoming a better leader. How many articles and promotions do we see “10 ways to become a great leader” or “Essential Leadership Training” etc, along with countless clichéd quotes from business characters. You have all seen them I am …

Finding Meaning in your Work.

by David DeanBusiness, Cambridge, Career Brand, Career Coaching, Career Path, Career Theory, Careers, Coaching, CV, Decision Making, Goal Setting, Influence, Jobs, Organisations, Power, Problem Solving, Professional Identity, Psychology, Teleworking, Training, Work, Working at Home 27th May 20159th May 2022Comments are Disabled

Weird Careers and Planned Happenstance Theory

by David Dean50+ Careers, Business, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Career Path, Career Theory, Careers, Coaching, CV, Decision Making, Home based working, Jobs, Mature working, Organisations, Planned Happenstance, Problem Solving, Psychology, Resume, Small Business, Teleworking, Training, Uncategorized, Work, Working at Home, Working Parents, Zig Zag Career 9th February 201515th November 2025Comments are Disabled

Have you ever wondered how you ended up in your current job or career? Was your career path carefully planned with a specific course and action plan? Are you still in the role you intended to pursue when you graduated from university or school? My guess is probably not. Conversations with people often remind me …