If you really want to strategically manage your career like a CEO, then you need to be fully prepared for your annual performance review. Not strategically planning for it is a wasted opportunity for career progression, especially if you want a promotion or raise. In this video I'm going to show you...
Do you have a career goal but not an action plan? A goal without an execution strategy is just a dream. Check out my video below where I talk about why having an implementation strategy is essential to achieving your career goals. Remember, if you're not working towards something, you risk career stagnation.
If you want to start creating a strategic management plan for your career to help you achieve success then you need to get back to basics. And that means defining your ‘space’. The ‘space’ is the area you want to occupy in the industry, the domain you want to play in. Defining...
We have KPIs for our jobs, so why don’t we set personal KPIs for our careers? Failure to set targets and goals is why so many people tend to drift or stagnate in their professional lives. If you want to enjoy a fulfilling, thriving and exciting career, then you need a strategy,...
When we start a new job, we’re given a list of Key Performance Indicators (metrics and expectations) that we must meet. If we hit them, we get to keep our job, if we miss them then it’s bye-bye. So, here’s the thing. We have KPIs for our jobs, so why don’t...
How do you feel on a Sunday night knowing you have to go to work the next day? Anxiety and dread? Ambivalence (you can take it or leave it)? Or excited because you're doing exactly what you love and you feel fulfilled? If you're in your 30's (or 40s) and are starting...
Imagine waking up on a Monday morning excited to go to work because you get to do the things you love and it gives you that amazing sense of purpose and fulfilment. What a tragedy it is that so many people dread Monday morning. Typically, the reasons for this include feeling undervalued,...
You’re driving in your car and need to change lanes. You put your indicator on, check your mirrors and start moving over. Suddenly you hear a screech of brakes and the sound of a horn blaring at you. ‘Where the hell did that person suddenly come from’, you think? The...
There are many ways we can measure our value. In a professional capacity, it’s usually tied to our industry-related capabilities and what these actually mean for an organisation. But what happens when we don’t have an accurate and specific understanding of our professional capabilities? Well a lot actually…and it has a huge ripple effect. You...
This is the time of year that most people start evaluating their current career status and for many, the time when they start looking for new jobs. I recently had a client who was desperate to break out of the corporate mould that was stifling her. Whilst she was highly skilled...
