Blog tag: success

From “Coding Hero” to Human Leader: Navigating the industry’s hardest transition
It happens in organisations every single day. Your best developer, the one who can untangle complex algorithms, work late into the night to save a crashing server, and deliver flawless code, is rewarded for their brilliance with a promotion. They are now the Team Lead. It seems like the logical…

Career evaluation in a post-COVID-19 world
Many of us take stock of our careers at some point in our working lives, and not surprisingly, the impact of COVID-19 is proving to be a catalyst for change. Concerns for personal safety and worries about what may happen to job security are causing large numbers of people to…

The truth about motivational changes in careers over time
Motivation is often talked about, much researched, and prized goal of many leaders. Research shows it can provide a measurable competitive advantage, improve creativity, raise employee engagement levels as well as adding bottom line profitability. But what really motivates people in their careers, and how can organisations and their leaders…

The CEO Dilemma – how can I stop firefighting and focus on what I love?
We work with many CEO’s passionate about what their organisation does, but less so about the time pressures that come with leadership roles. People have a habit of looking to the top for solutions, so it’s no surprise that many CEO’s discover that people and organisational issues are the real…

Why successful people are rarely perfectionists
Do you identify as a perfectionist – or know someone who believes it makes them or their team, more productive? The truth is – it’s often not the success enabler it’s thought to be. In fact it could be causing some pretty serious damage. In this article we take a…

The secret to future proofing your career is life long learning
New research conducted by PWC ( Workforce of the Future; the competing forces shaping 2030 ) found that 74% of people are ready to learn a new skill or completely retrain to keep themselves employable… In a world where technological advances keep growing and where recent studies show that Artificial…

When does goal setting actually set you up to fail?
How are those new year resolutions coming along? If you have abandoned your’s already there’s a chance there was something amiss in the goal itself. n our wish to be positive and forward looking, people often have an idea for a goal then set it without properly defining the problem…

Get ready for success in 2018 – NOW
Don’t wait until the new year to make big plans for 2018. Every year millions of us form New Years Resolutions that few people ever achieve. If you want to be different from the crowd, get thinking now about what you want to achieve and make a plan with the…

Six living principles of successful & happy people
There are many ways to be happy and successful, there is no magic formula. Instead happy and successful people live by some useful Principles and do them their own way… They… Instead of… Top Tip1) Take responsibility for themselves Blaming external things for things that go wrong. Give thought to what you CAN do rather…

Future Proof your Career
Successful people think long term about their career and plan accordingly. This is not being stuck in a restrictive path there is no going back from, but to have a strategy for progression and a general direction to aim for. Sadly most people spend more time planning a birthday party…