Have you – of course you have, we all have – missed a promotion, been 1 of 95 applicants and reminded you’re dispensable, seen a company you believe...
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What is Corporate Strategic Planning?
This is something I pondered, based on research, on businesses’ success or failure. It presents nothing more than a piece to ponder – the broad-brush approach which, I...
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The best way for leaders to help their teams help the business
Many studies have shown that the more styles a leader shows, the better. Leaders who have grasped four or more—what are sometimes noted as being a kind of...
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To get on, you have to grin and bear it
Imagine yourself in a close race, maybe pitching your startup to a highly sought-after investor, or going after a coveted job opening. Now envisage you could choose one...
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Should your past hold you back?
How often do you feel you’ve been passed over for promotion because someone thinks your earlier performance wasn’t great; or been promoted, perhaps, you feel, too early, based...
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A CV writer or a CV writer’s client – avoid the career dead end
I spoke to a client this week who says he is 30 and needs to change career now before it’s too late. I also have 2 colleagues in...
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Staying focused working from home
In 2016, Dan Zimmerman, in http://www.shoutability.com/top-10-challenges-faced-by-a-freelance-writer, notes that “Freelance writing is an ideal job for those who likes writing and prefer having flexibility. However, this is not a...
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Discovering the near-perfect CV
Recruiters express frustration these days about talent hunts at all levels. I hear and read it all the time: “We’re putting tremendous energy into finding the right CVs....
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Is the workplace completely digitised in 2017?
https://www2.dimensiondata.com/ summary in October 2017: “As we near the end of the year, it becomes time for taking stock and thinking about what the future will bring. Dimension...
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Are teams motivated and if not, why not?
In thinking about this, I was prompted to mull motivation in its broadest sense. As a CV writer I require to be very motivated. It is never going...
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