A recent survey conducted by Right Management highlights a critical disconnect between leaders and employees regarding career growth and support within organisations. As companies strive to foster environments where employees can thrive, the findings indicate that many workers feel lost and stranded in their careers, suggesting a need for urgent reassessment of career management strategies,
We are living in unprecedented times. With COVID-19 impacting countries around the world, people everywhere are shifting to work from home and sometimes stay in isolation. They have children at home too, family members to worry about, food to buy, and the need to feel healthy and connected. While I am optimistic that we will
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
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