The 7 Habits of Effective Networking
Networking is about making connections – a simple premise yet the thought of attending networking events often strikes fear into the hearts of many. Here are 7 top tips for getting into the right mindset and making the most of the opportunity. 1 Have realistic expectations for networking What are you hoping to achieve through […] Read More...
Mentoring – could you benefit from a mentor?
Mentoring…is a developmental process in which a more experienced person shares their knowledge with a less experienced person in a specific context through a series of conversations. It can also be a learning partnership between peers. European Mentoring and Coaching Council Good mentoring relationships are beneficial for both parties. People in all walks of life […] Read More...
6-Hat Thinking – Edward De Bono – Creative Thinking
Edward de Bono, the originator of the term ‘lateral thinking’ – observed that people have a tendency to approach decisions and problems from an entrenched habitual perspective. He found that many successful people tend to have a positive and optimistic bias to their thinking. While this was one of the reasons behind their success, it […] Read More...
Your Team – Dysfunctional or Cohesive?
Last year I had the chance to trial some training materials based on Patrick Lencioni’s book The Five Dysfunctions of a Team – the workshop turns these negative behaviours around to look at what a cohesive team does in order to be effective. The ideas are common sense and on the surface simple – yet achieving mastery […] Read More...
7 Steps to making your CV work for you
A great CV enables someone to understand your strengths, talents and experience in an easily accessible way to enable them to decide whether you are a good match for the role and their company. Simple? Then why do so many people get it wrong? Here are some tips to get yours up to scratch. 1.Make […] Read More...
Type preferences in the workplace – #4 Judging and Perceiving
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung first proposed that we are “all different, but predictably so” – ie that we have innate (in born) preferences that drive our behaviours – how we interact and respond to situations. Many of the personality type questionnaires used today have their roots in his work – more explanation in my blog […] Read More...
Type preferences in the workplace – #3 Thinking and Feeling
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung first proposed that we are “all different, but predictably so” – ie that we have innate (in born) preferences that drive our behaviours – how we interact and respond to situations. Many of the personality type questionnaires used today have their roots in his work – more explanation in my blog […] Read More...
Type preferences in the workplace – #2 Sensing and INtuition
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung first proposed that we are “all different, but predictably so” – ie that we have innate (in born) preferences that drive our behaviours – how we interact and respond to situations. Many of the personality type questionnaires used today have their roots in his work – more explanation in my blog […] Read More...
Type preferences in the workplace – #1 Introversion and Extraversion
Swiss psychologist Carl Jung first proposed that we are “all different, but predictably so” – ie that we have innate (in born) preferences that drive our behaviours – how we interact and respond to situations. Many of the personality type questionnaires used today have their roots in his work – more explanation in my blog […] Read More...
Make Work-Life Balance Work – recommended TED Talk
A thought provoking TED talk (10 mins) from Nigel Marsh author of “Fat, Forty and Fired”. He points out that gaining balance is not about deciding to start going to the gym (“being a fit 10 hr a day work rat is not more balanced, it’s more fit!) – it’s about making small changes that […] Read More...