Have you ever sat in a fast bullet train going at three hundred kilometres an hour? If you have you will have noticed that the landscape flashes past at such a speed that it is often hard to distinguish what you are observing. Time just flashes by and three hundred kilometres fades into insignificance, almost…
Category Archives: Career Planning
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Aug
Aug
The impact of the employment revolution cannot be understated. It is happening faster than previous revolutions with the advent of modern technology. Ironically businesses in the Silicon Valley, which is the home of the largest high tech corporations, are funding research exploring the potential consequences to society, if technology takes over most occupations. Research Projects: …
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May
May
The collective pulse of our nation is steadily increasing; pushed upwards as Australians are becoming anxious about their ability to gain and maintain the level of employment required to ensure their own economic stability. It is not just a matter of having a job but having sufficient employment. You may have a job but not…
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Mar
Mar
At the rate jobs and professions are disappearing, the adults of the future will have to start planning their careers in kindergarten. If this is beyond the realms of possibility, think again. The speed of change, the level of technological disrupters and the competition for employment is unprecedented. Forty per cent of Australians employed in…
Career Planning, Change, Executive Coaching, Leadership
Are we addicted to ICE? (Incentives for Corporate Executives)
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Feb
Feb
ICE is addictive and doesn’t solve our problems, so why do we persist? People need to be paid adequately and fairly as the old adage says a “fair days work for a fair days pay. This is fundamental. What is not fundamental is, the remuneration system that promotes greed self-interest and short-term thinking. Interestingly, a…
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Oct
Oct
As a part of my executive coaching practice, I understand just how important confidence is when achieving organisational and career goals. Competence in itself is not enough; Confidence is a critical enabler like a key is in a lock. Research shows that men and women in business are equally competent, however women are not as…
06
Aug
Aug
To reach the dizzy heights of senior management we know that it is important to consistently focus on the job and deliver. It is about deliverables, and the quality and detail of those deliverables. As life becomes more complex many of us are balancing several balls in the air at one time, and therefore being…
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