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When you are sleeping with the boss, it can create all sorts of workplace challenges and complexity. Now for the full disclosure. I have never slept with my boss. But as a HR practitioner with over 20 years experience I do have some tips on how to mana...
read moreA number of years ago I was an executive coach to a client who felt dissatisfied with her life and her career. To the outside world she seemed to have it all: a happy marriage, healthy, happy kids and an employer who offered interesting and flexible work ...
read moreWe can give you some sound career counselling advice if you are a new PhD. You have completed your PhD. You are smart, ambitious and eager to contribute to your chosen profession. But what happens when employment doors just don't open easily for you? P...
read moreYou have the new job offer in writing, and now you’re figuring out the best way to quit your current job. Maintaining a positive relationship with your soon to be ex-manager is in your best interests, both for your professional reputation, and the fact ...
read moreFeeling burnt out? Most of us have been there at some point: that place where the work grind becomes all consuming and we become so exhausted, that we feel our entire life is running on some numb auto-pilot. We continue to tick off our ‘to do’ lists, ...
read moreRecently my 7 year old kids decided to quit 3 days into a 4-day surfing course, and I was fully supportive of that. I decided to let them make their own decision on whether they attended the last day or not. Some parents might think this approach reinforc...
read moreIt may initially feel as bit airy fairy but when you executive coach asks you to dare to dream -they do it for a reason. In our executive coaching and career counselling work we often find many of our clients struggle to ‘dream’. When we ask them to e...
read moreReturning to work in the New Year can leave a lot of us with the post holiday blues. Getting used to the routine of early starts, jostling for a seat on public transport and spending long days back at the office doesn’t seem nearly as much fun as our ho...
read moreDuring the Christmas and Summer holidays many people inevitably ask themselves should they change jobs, particularly if they are having strong negative feelings about returning to work in the New Year after their break. Do these thoughts and feelings j...
read more"It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living” - Eckhart Tolle This quote by Eckhart Tolle resonates with us as executive, business and career coaches. We often see people who think they have a valid 'reason' ...
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