Colleen
The Seven Benefits of Improvising Effectively
Today’s world of constant change and transition requires different skills of us. Gone are the days of the big thick policy document that prescribed the desired procedure and behaviour for all expected situations at work. Life is also equally unpredictable. We are playing catch-up half of the time; trying to figure out what just happened [...]
Your Own Why
Knowing your own why can make all the difference in your career and life. I came across this film clip today and wanted to share it with you. It is a 17 minute talk by Simon Sinek called ‘start with why’. His ‘golden circle’ elegantly explains this concept. He also explains how this circle expresses the [...]
Career Gaps and LinkedIn
Do I say that I took a break to raise my kids? There is no clear answer to the question, although if you look at it from the big picture of what a career is, there are insights to be gained. There are a number of perspectives from which to view your life-work (career) [...]
Connecting the Dots
Remember the ‘connect the dots’ books you got as a child? You would follow the dots numbered from one to whatever drawing a line from each one to the next. Once you connected all the dots the picture you were drawing was revealed. Growing up we learn that life doesn’t follow a nice and sequential [...]
Getting ‘Un-stuck’
Sometimes you can feel ‘stuck’ in your life and career. It could seem like you’re just going through the daily routine without an idea of what for. You ask yourself why you are doing this and when will it end? Sometimes you need to know there’s a light at the end of the tunnel when you [...]
Make a Career Change
I will be offering the Make a Career Change workshop twice in the coming months, on November 11, 2010 and March 10, 2011. The workshop is the culmination of over 12 years work in the field of career development, and provides some key insights in a short amount of time. Last year’s participants were very enthusiastic about their [...]
Renewal
The cycle of life and career is something that fascinates me. I love hearing people’s stories and seeing how careers weave themselves together from threads that seem sometimes too diverse at first glance. But later, looking back it is possible to see how it all wove itself together into the tapestry that is now your [...]