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19th November 202119th November 2021Business, Career Coaching, Careers, Culture, Employment, Goal Setting, Influence, Jobs, Psychology, WorkBy

David Dean

A Kinder, Gentler Philosophy of Success

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 […]

11th September 201827th November 2018Appraisals, Business, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Careers, Coaching, Employment, Jobs, Learning & Develpment, Psychology, UncategorizedBy

David Dean

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 […]

12th December 201715th October 202150+ Careers, Being ordinary, Business, Career Brand, Career Coaching, Career Dreams, Career Psychology, Careers, Coaching, Jobs, Learning & Develpment, Psychology, WorkBy

David Dean

A Celebration of being Ordinary

We are all destined to do or be something truly extraordinary so we are told.

19th April 20179th May 202250+ Careers, Cambridge, Career Brand, Career Break, Career Coaching, Career Path, Career Schemas, Career Theory, Careers, Coaching, Executive Coaching, Goal Setting, Jobs, Nonconscious mind, Psychology, Schema, WorkBy

David Dean

Scheming Career Schemas

Scheming schemas, what on earth is that old man on about? Well if you are sitting comfortably then I will explain. Now the concept of schemas has been around for a while in psychology. It best describes […]

7th March 201627th November 2018Business, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Career Path, Careers, Coaching, Decision Making, Employment, Home based working, Learning & Develpment, Problem Solving, Psychology, Resume, UncategorizedBy

David Dean

Want a New Career – Well write about it.

Here we are well into 2016 already, time flies when you are having fun. For many people moving headlong into the Spring time is the time to reappraise careers and move onto new horizons. Perhaps moving on to a […]