Skills Archives - Bright Sparks Coaching

14th July 202214th July 202250+ Careers, Cambridge, Career Brand, Career Coaching, Career Path, Careers, Coaching, Jobs, Overqualified, Psychology, Unemployed, Value, WorkBy

David Dean

Overqualified for that job………..think again.

Do you remember when you were new to the job market and you would apply for every job that was close to your skillset? Only to be told you don’t have enough experience or the necessary skills […]

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 […]

14th September 202014th September 202050+ Careers, Business, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Career Path, Careers, Coaching, Leadership, LinkedIn, MBA, Portfolio Career, Professional Identity, Teleworking, Working at HomeBy

David Dean

Can a Portfolio Career work for you?

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 […]

28th June 20185th October 2018Business, Career Coaching, Coaching, Conflict, Constructive Controversy, Culture, Decision Making, Employment, Goal Setting, Leadership, Learning & Develpment, Power, Problem Solving, Psychology, Training, WorkBy

David Dean

Managing Conflict Constructively at Work

Conflict in the workplace (or anywhere else for that matter) can easily create significant issues with inter & intra-personal relationships. Nothing new there then. We all feel the stress, anxiety and any number of negative psychological affects […]

8th February 201827th November 2018Appraisals, Assessment, Business, Cambridge, Career Coaching, Career Psychology, Careers, Coaching, Decision Making, Executive Coaching, Goal Setting, Leadership, Learning & Develpment, Organisations, Psychology, Small Business, Training, Work, Working at HomeBy

David Dean

The Self employed & Freelancers need appraisals too – here’s how.

Do you miss the appraisal process as a freelancer or a self-employed person? You might have had a yearly appraisal at work with your line manager. The appraisal would have probably focused upon goals and objectives for […]