Whenever my niece posts an update of her latest profile picture on Facebook, she is guaranteed to get at least 150 “Likes”. When I post a concerned comment about something…
A job interview ought to be a two–way dialogue and not a one-way street. While I was coaching today, one job seeker shared with me that he believed it would…
When I am engaged by companies or individuals for outplacement or career coaching, I have a checklist of issues I like to handle in my first one to two sessions.…
The legendary guru Peter Drucker said: “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” Drucker pointedly identified and articulated the keys to success in business. Culture is the embodied values, principles and…
Noise. A Facilities Manager was told that due to business restructure, she was no longer employed. The news came as a complete surprise to her. HR had all the…
Nigel Marsh author of Fat Forty and Fired said: Often people work long hard hours at jobs they hate to earn money to buy things they don’t need, to impress…
How many times do we hear, but do not really listen? Recently, I practiced Perceptive Listening with a person going through outplacement/career transitioning. The results were rewarding on both sides.…
Many of the more experienced Hiring Managers or Recruiters use competency based interviewing or behavioural interviewing to determine if the job seeker is right for the job. So it pays…
I’ve spent a fair bit of time coaching people about their reason, their intention, their ‘Why’. For those of you familiar with my ‘rant’ on Why, it comes about because…
When people are made redundant or let go without any prior warning, there is an understandable shock. Along with shock comes a barrage of other emotions, fears, uncertainty and…
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