When projects go wrong, as they sometimes do, blame is often shifted to the project manager. Sometimes the failure of the project is due to the project manager, but more often than not, it is the failing of the team. How then does a project manager build accountability in the team? Ideally, the project manager […]
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In my last article, I wrote about the steps that you need to take to become employable for life, rather than, employed for life. One of the steps listed out the activities that you would need to perform to build or grow your skill-set. This article will provide more detail on how you can do
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It’s not very often, nowadays, that careers follow a straight path. While some of this is by design, much of it occurs by default. This means that career paths are no longer predictable or plannable. Gone are the days, joining a profession and job after high school, university, or college, and seeing this through till
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The collective sigh can be heard across the office. Yes, it’s that time of the year again. Time for performance appraisals. While the prospect of a salary increase or a promotion is appealing to most, it seems this is not the case with the process that drives the review of these benefits. Why is this?
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It feels great thinking you’re an entrepreneur. Let’s be honest though – how close are your side-hustle earnings to those of your full-time corporate career? Does this mean you’re a wantrepreneur? (Voluntarily) leaving a well-paid corporate career is difficult, yet it remains a constant thought to many. Pros versus cons, money, security, and sometimes even
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I’ve spent my career consulting – 20 years now and still continue to learn on a daily basis. I’ve tried to condense some of these lessons into this article, so here we go. 1. Beware first impressions To be conscious of this, you need to understand what forms first impressions and whether theseare relevant to
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The smell of bacon and fresh coffee, eggs sizzling in a pan, freshly buttered toast and reading the Sunday papers. The ideal way to end a week? Not for me. I prefer the two hours I spend outdoors on the rugby pitch teaching teams of six-year-old kids how to play rugby. Aside from the rewards
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The last article I wrote highlighted three key attributes that will not only benefit you in any endeavour you take on but more specifically benefit your career. Let’s take a look at these in more detail. Solution Orientation There is an old adage that states ‘if you are not part of the solution, you are
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There is a fairly well known anecdote that describes how people tend to get promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. This appears particularly true in the public sector or government. One needs only consider the likes of Gordon Brown or George Bush (pick one) to illustrate this theory. You may ask, ‘How does
There have been a few people that I have worked with during my career that I have not been able to ‘place’ – by this I mean, understand what drives and motivates them, what their goals are, their lack of conscience, and more importantly, how they manage to remain so pervasive in the workplace in
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