Why All Great Leaders Need a Mentor It's never easy to admit to yourself that your career may be going in the wrong direction, or that you've lost your "mojo," motivation or drive. But many of today's most successful business leaders once needed guidance from mentors. For example, technology titan Bill Gates credits business magnate […]
Career Skills, Empowerment, Expert Interview, Leadership, Learning Skills
You read the offer email for the 25th time. Then you check the calendar. Yes, it's really happening. You begin your new job today. TODAY! Starting a job can be nerve-racking, whether you're mid-career, taking your first step on the career ladder after finishing your studies, or an old hand trying something new. Will I like the role? […]
In the United Kingdom of the 1980s, there was a television drama called Boys From the Blackstuff, in which one the main characters would regularly deliver the line, "Giz a job. I can do that." Yosser Hughes's tragi-comic plea for someone to offer him work was fiction, but it echoed reality for millions of people in an era of […]
So, you've said your goodbyes, signed the contract, and packed your bags. Now it's time to start on a new adventure, and take your working life abroad. A mixture of excitement and fear overtakes you, as you wonder if you're fully prepared, whether you've made the right choice, and what this could all mean for […]
Why won't they listen?! It can be exasperating when you're trying to communicate with someone, but you know that what you are saying is "going in one ear and out the other." You might be offering advice, or giving instructions on how to complete a task, but the other person has made up their mind […]
They say you can’t choose your family – you just have to try to get along. And we all know the affronts, compromises and negotiations that are part and parcel of normal family life. The same could be said of office life. While some people do have a say in who becomes a colleague, most […]
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