The SME MK & Buckinghamshire Business Awards have announced their winners for 2020. I am thrilled to say I won the Gold Award for Best Business Woman at the SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards 2020. The SME MK and Buckinghamshire Business Awards celebrate the achievements of local businesses in the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire
It feels like we are already deep into 2020, but we always enjoy looking back and reviewing the popular blogs of previous years. Like 2018, last year was again focused on mentoring and career conversations, with just over half of the posts sitting in the top 10 year in, year out. We’re also delighted to
In my last blog post, I talked about the power of storytelling in mentoring and career conversations. So, today I thought I’d share some thoughts on how to craft compelling career stories. Some people are great natural storytellers. They mentally recall their experiences and have no trouble relaying them as interesting stories. For the rest
Do you want your employees to really engage with what you are saying? Do you want to grab their emotions rather than just their logical brain? The secret is to use stories. Storytelling is the oldest and most powerful way to engage, excite and educate people. When people are inspired, they take action. That’s not
Earlier this year we ran the first of our Office Careers Champion Awards to find the heroes out there championing and developing careers. Our aim was to recognise and celebrate the unsung Office Career Champions who make a real difference to businesses and careers every day. Our very worthy winner was Patrick Gribben of Intouch
The Best Business Women Awards have announced their winners for 2019. I am thrilled to say I won Best Coach! The Best Business Women Awards seek to find the very best female business talent from across the UK. The business world is full of talented and dedicated female entrepreneurs. The Best Business Women Awards are
Adaptability has always played a key role in workplace success. But it seems like now more than ever, our careers require us to be constantly evolving. The pace of change is accelerating. To succeed in any industry, and to be ready to take part in the next evolution of it, professionals must grow and develop.
Over the past 9 months or so, I have had the pleasure of working with Pam Davis. Until recently, Pam was the Senior HR Project Lead within the People and Culture at an organisation that works in the scientific research space. We’ve been working to create a cultural change within that organisation. That change is
At the start of the Summer we ran a competition to find the heroes at your work championing and developing careers. Our aim was to recognise and celebrate the unsung Office Career Champions who make a real difference to businesses and careers every day. We want to send a big thank you to everyone who
Academics have spent decades exploring the potential benefits of reflection. It is through reflecting about our concrete experiences that we learn and develop new ways of thinking. It is not a new idea. In fact, around 450 B.C. Confucius is reputed to have said: “Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may
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