I have been fortunate to worked in large & small organisations for too many years to mention. In those years, I always had a wry smile to myself when anyone proudly announced themselves as an executive. Sales executives seemed always to be the most self-satisfied in this aspect. Proudly announcing […]
Philosophy of your Career, Sucess and Failure Another great TED talk from philosopher Alain de Botton on careers, job snobbery, the “you can do anything” & “follow your dream” culture. A culture that that will sell you a self-help book to support the sense flagging self-esteem. Feeding on the the […]
No, I don’t mean a family pussy cat, a bonkers puppy or a Three-Toed Sloth or even your friendly Wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains. I mean performance-enhanced thinking or P.E.T’s. Now Performance Enhanced Thinking is the type of thinking that moves you forward in a balanced, rational and creative […]
You know when you get really interested in a subject, things just seem to pop out of the woodwork without you even noticing? Like when you have bought a new car and you start to notice all the cars same as yours. Same colour and same model etc. The motivation, […]
Now you may or may not have heard of a portfolio career before. Wouldn’t blame you in the slightest if you hadn’t. In fact, I am sure a lot of working people may not have heard of or even known they existed. The big question is, do they exist, what […]