We could all use a bit more cash in our pocket, right? There are some things you can do TODAY that will set you on course for reducing your outgoings
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As we get deeper and deeper into the Digital Age, more businesses are moving towards remote employees. Not only does it allow more flexibility for workers, but it also allows
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Career Planning is an activity that should not stop once you are done with your high school or college. In fact, it should be a constant process in your life
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You go to a family gathering or a friends’ reunion and you get asked, “What are your plans for higher education?” or “What have you thought about your career?” Such
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Finding the career of your choice can be quite a challenge. There are so many options and so many opinions influencing your decision that it is almost impossible to be
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in other blog posts (links to respective blog posts). In this blog, we will try to
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You are sitting on your workstation, wondering if your skills are getting dated. You try to update your resume and are hit by the hard truth: “You haven’t learnt anything
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths in this other blog (link to Identifying Your Personal Strengths blog post). However, it is equally important to be
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You are at an interview at the place that you really like. The interview is going great, but then the interviewer asks you this question: “List down your greatest personal
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This is the second blog on the basics of job-hunting. The first blog took you through how to look for a new job and possibly a career shift. All of
This post is part 8 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
Professional
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Survey: What technical professionals are most worried about
Posted in: ProfessionalI recently surveyed over 200 technical professionals where I found that over 60% of respondents are worried about the consequences of the ‘credit crunch’ on their jobs. The effect of the current crisis in
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Developing a Helicopter Mind – how technical managers can improve their success
Posted in: Professional, Leader, All Featured ArticlesThe Helicopter Mind is a concept of thinking and questioning that allows managers to interweve abstract and specific thoughts, and to have the ability to switch between the two modes
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Personal Resilience in your quest for personal excellence
Posted in: Professional, All Featured ArticlesOnce again I am pointing you to an article on the Leader to Leader Institute website, and this time it covers being ‘prepared to start over – again and again’.
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Perfectionism vs Pragmastism: Career Implications
Posted in: Professional, Leader, All Featured ArticlesThis is a debate I often see in technical circles, mostly between technicians and their less technical managers or stakeholders. It’s a debate that often leads to conflict or a
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To MBA, or not MBA… that is the question?
Posted in: Graduate, Professional, LeaderQuestion: Does completing an MBA give you a ticket to success as a business leader? Answer: No, it doesn’t. The virtues of an MBA are often hyped and rarely understated.
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Using your technical skills in charity work
Posted in: Professional, Other StuffNo don’t look away! I have here a potential valuable opportunity for you to use your core technical skills in order to gain more experience in the commercial space, and
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10 Childhood Favorites of Technical Professionals
Posted in: Other Stuff, Professional315 technical professionals were surveyed in November 07 (from IT, Insurance Actuaries, Architects and Civil Engineers) and I discovered the following favorites from their childhood’s (aged 5 – 15). Favourite
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The Five Sources of a Leader’s Power, and how (and how not) to use them
Posted in: Best Of, Professional, Leader, All Featured Articles Tags: power examples, leader power, personal power, coercive power, positional power, expert power, reward powerWhere does a leader get power from? A leader can use 5 sources of power: here’s advice on when these powers should be used, and perhaps when not
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Average salary rates against skills
Posted in: ProfessionalI’m posting this to add context on the pursuit of career progression, and the perceived benefits such as salary. Jobstats.co.uk have published figures showing average salaries against skillsets. It’s interesting
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If your job isn’t working for you, get the hell out…
Posted in: Other Stuff, ProfessionalAll posts I have made have been positively biased, i.e. I’ve offered advice to constructively deal with issues and challenges that one typically faces when climbing the greasy pole of

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