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AP McCoy & The Missing Piece Hearing that the Aintree Grand National takes place this weekend, I was reminded of this piece which I wrote a little over two years ago.  

In a previous post I spoke about how the barriers between work and life have been essentially eliminated, with many studies recognising this shift in the ‘new world of work’.

Beat Burnout, Cultivate Resilience These insightful words by poet Mary Oliver are an invitation to us all to consider our own vitality and wellbeing.

Building a More Resilient You The stresses and demands of daily life, not just life transitions, can take its toll on us physically and psychologically.

What I Learned from Seeing Kinky Boots! I confess that I had my eyes opened wide recently when I saw a group of transgender men thrust themselves towards us provocatively wearing Knee High Kinky Boots.

4 Aces Hold the Key to the Future of Work Career Progression was all so predictable in the past; when getting a good college education

Why Women are Finding a New Career Gear Could the best time for women’s careers be in their 50’s?

Ten Reasons Why People Fear a Start-up & How to Overcome Them It’s that time of year when unrealised ambitions come to the fore in people’s minds. It reminds me of that great Queen song “I want to break free!”

Commonly cited stats estimate that about 60% of newly promoted managers fail within the first year (Ashkenas, 2015), pointing to a critical miscalculation in the decision process for selecting who is ready for “next level” management.

4 Career Strategies for New World of Work First Mover Advantage in the game of Career Chess

Career Success Shouldn’t Be A Pyramid Scheme I am always struck by how many people think that career success is all about promotion – getting to the next level and an increase in salary.

Blind Career Ambition – Caution! In an executive career coaching session recently, a coachee spoke about their conscious decision to opt out of the global career merry go round.

Uber as a model for self-driving careers Uber has just launched their first semi-autonomous self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.

Huge Change is Coming: Prepare for Disruption Huge change is on the way. We are living at a defining time in human history.

Career Framework Mapping – the Do’s & Don’ts Managing the growing career aspirations of a diverse workforce is proving to be a big challenge for HR Departments.

Talent Management in Financial Services Contribute to a Global Report on Talent Management in Financial Services

Is it time to reassess your career game? The second half of your career is longer than you think.

Corporate Career Handcuffs – Are you trapped? A consistent feature showing up in our coaching practice is that more and more people in the corporate world feel trapped.

The World of Work is Changing It’s time to future proof your workforce.

A Better Model for Talent Retention In this ever improving economy, we have returned to the race for talent.

Top Trends in World of Work Affecting Employers & Employees Here are 4 current and emerging trends in the world of work that are affecting employers and employees.

Action Plan for Skills Needs to be on the Election Agenda The amount of jobs created, lack of quality jobs or the promise of new jobs in the next five years appears to be a constant theme across the election debate.

How to Attract Top Talent From an early age my daughter realised that toys advertised on TV did not live up to expectations when they came home from the toy store.

5 Reasons Why People and Organisations Fail to Change Helping people and organisations bridge the gap from where

Businesses Must Prepare for New Year ‘Brain Drain’ As a new year approaches, many employees take the time over Christmas to reflect on their career direction.

Career Best Insights – Lessons from Las Vegas! Last year I went to a Career Conference in Las Vegas. Not a bad location for a Career Conference I know, but