Time to reset your course? Time was, you retired from work, got your watch, went home and within a short time you left the planet. Retirement, in those days was a matter of waiting for the inevitable. In the last century the amount of time we will spend in retirement,
A sure-fire business tip: Return that call! It’s the Simplest way to grow your business- just return those calls! I am surprised by the number of people who say to me, as if it doesn’t happen very often, “but you returned my call?”. To which my response has always
Your next job Interview could be a breeze if you use your voice to engage with the interviewer. If your voice is quiet, hesitant, strident or whatever you won’t establish proper rapport with your interviewer.Your objective is to have a professional conversation with your future colleagues.So, how you meet, greet
As an interview coach I come across some myths about Public Service interviews. One is that you just go in there are and ensure you have the right buzzwords. It’s not a poetry recitation contest! Your interview professional,evidence-based, interactive and structured process. Expected to be interrupted, cross-examined and questioned about
If you want to be happy at work and progress you need to understand what motivates you. Motivation theory is not something abstract. This video has some very concrete ideas. So, if your needs for feedback, and recognition are not met on the job expect bad things to happen. Most
…people who take time out to read the small print. Any public service recruiter will tell you that the easiest way for them to accept or reject a job applicant – especially from the private sector is to see if they understand the job specification. Before you fill out any
There are increasing levels of interest in Public Service interviews these days. With the threat of uncertainty in the Private Sector you might be thinking about this. That is understandable. Recruitment processes in the Public Service are different. Public Service jobs attract large numbers of applicants. There are a number of
With vaccines on the way for all now might be a good time to start planning. One of my great passions in life is music. During lockdown I discovered that a prelude from a cello suite by J S Bach could be married to the most famous Ave Maria in
The 50th Anniversary Edition of What Colo(u)r is Your Parachtute 2021 has now appeared – with a new editor Katharine Brooks – following the death of author Richard Nelson Bolles a couple of years ago. This is the book that changed and inspired so many – including myself. It is
A short introduction to Re-Imagination Art shows the way by giving our senses freedom to recreate new things from old. In my spare time I play and arrange classical music. I found a new way to do Gounod’s Ave Maria – but still using Bach’s music to accompany it. Here
Don’t you hate it when people make false promises? Here’s something to give them.
Christmas is the time for HAVING, DOING and BEING HAVING too much to Eat and Drink DOING the wrong things — and BEING Hungover or just strung out. Try for a Christmas that is about BEING Kind to Others, DOING things for those in need -and then BEING in the