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Don’t Stop Your Executive Job Search Now

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You only stop your executive job search over Christmas and New Year if... You believe all executive job boards and social media grind to a halt on the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve and don't start again until January 2nd. You are only looking for executive jobs via print media - newspapers and magazines - which get painfully thin at this time. You think companies won't hire executives in...
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Bored At Work? Sometimes You Just Can’t Hide It

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The YouTube video of the pirouetting guardsman at Buckingham Palace is a perfect example of someone bored in their job. So what should happen?  While the most obvious answer would be to sack them there are other options: 1. Talk AND Listen To Them In my years in HR, it was never the case that people did something without some form of reason.  Finding out what is motivating people to b...
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Healthy Workload Boundaries

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"Healthy boundaries are flexible enough that we can choose what to let in and what to keep out." Anne Katherine You know what it's like when you ask some friends or colleagues how work's going. Even as you ask you know the reply is going to be "Overworked and underpaid."  It's an often used phrase, perhaps even by you.   Today what I'd like you to do is take a look at your workload and ask yourse...
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A Quick Reminder About Setting Goals

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"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that needs expressing, then we truly live" Greg Anderson Whilst we're often all too clear what our work wants of us and from us and, we don't necessarily make time to consider what we want from our work.  Grab a pen a paper and write down one thing you want to accomplish this week, something ...
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Are you alone in your Career?

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"It's not the plan that is important, it's the planning.” Graeme Edwards Making your way in your career is seldom a solo experience,  It often takes the help of from a mentor, sponsors or a coach.  Who have you selected to guide you through your own career journey?  What do you feel they can help you most with  - networking, acting as a role model, or giving you pointers on the best way to move t...
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Are you a Lifelong Learner?

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I recently heard on the radio about a woman who used her commute as the basis for starting a Master's degree.  Separate recent studies by the TUC and recruitment firm Randstad show a significant rise in the time and distance people commute. How can you turn this to your advantage? First, consider why you want to learn?  A pure love of learning? Build skills or knowledge for a current role?  As a ...
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Do you have a ‘lucky’ mindset?

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A few years ago when I was getting started in career coaching, I took a part-time job in an HR department in an NHS Trust on the edge of London.  I was really keen to be out there coaching and the part-time job seemed to be a barrier to this. Yes, I was grateful because it was giving much-needed money to feed and clothe myself, it was just that it wasn't coaching. My seat was right next to the fa...
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3 Questions You Must Answer For A Positive Career Change

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Questions, questions questions.  I have three questions for you: What do you want in your career? Why do you want it? Today did you move closer or further away for your aim? Why? Because answering or at least considering these questions will help you pay conscious attention to your career and the actions you can take to move it in your desired direction. Bonus Tip: If you do not have answers to ...
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The Importance Of Reflection During Your Job Search

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Sometimes we're so busy working that we don't take time out to reflect on our progress, learning, and habits.  This can be problematic in that we run the risk of missing out on where we have made a valuable contribution, spotting a warning sign that could affect our work or not picking on praise and enjoying it. What I'd like you to do now is take 5 minutes to reflect on two points:  What has ...
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How Do You Face Career Challenges?

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Clearly, we face challenges in our careers.  The challenge, once these have been dealt with, is whether we learn from them or repeat them.  Whether we allow our behaviour to be dictated by them or take steps to move beyond them. As an HR Manager I remember one of my team - let call him Bob - complaining about a work-related issue.  He played a key role in the department and, over time he had seem...
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