5 Stages for Guaranteed Career Success

How many times have you heard or read “5 Guaranteed Stages for Career Success ”, quite a few I’ll be bound. There are gurus and career professionals around the globe, that all have a particular view of what career success is. Clearly, there are ways of getting on at work – not getting sacked is …

Appraisals what are they good for?

How many people have a good performance appraisal experience? How many line managers feel that they are just a “HR box ticking” episode (bah humbug)? More to the point how many people actually have appraisals at work? Having spent time reviewing a large organisation’s appraisal process, it is clear that there is a no one size fits …

The Flexible Working Survival Kit

Okay, let’s say you may be floating somewhere on cloud nine by securing perhaps a new flexible working job, as a freelancer or starting your own business. All this allows you to work flexibly from or at home. If this is the case many congratulations. Working flexibly from or at home is one of those …

The Career Enabled Disabled

So you have a disability or have a long-term health condition and are looking to pick up your career. Or perhaps you starting out at work or would just like a job. Though do you feel confident employers will see past your condition or disability. You have the knowledge, skills, experience and abilities etc in …

When Opportunity Knocks – more Planned Happenstance Theory

Many of us believe we have a clear career path in mind—a bright, golden future awaiting us. This could be our calling, vocation, or even a rite of passage. We confidently chart our careers, convinced we know what they will look like now and in the years ahead. Each new job or promotion propels us …