Careers: Is ‘big change’ possible? Lucy Kellaway is one of my favourite journalists. Or should I say, ‘was’. See Kellaway’s articles vanished from the Financial Times around 18 months ago. In an online article I stumbled across last week I discovered Kellaway, who was 30 years in journalism, left her post with the FT. Kellaway […]
The lovely summer evenings have been such a gift this year. That being said, they are eclipsed by that feeling of having a week or two’s uninterrupted holidays from work. And for many of us, that period is upon us around this time. It’s so important to make the most of it. Here’s three things […]
Career Progression: Moving from Pain to Gain. I believe it’s a rare journey in life where we get to the end point without some pain along the way. To be honest, I don’t know would I want it any other way. One of my favourite minds on living life well, Victor Frankl, emphasised how suffering […]
This is classic summer. Sun out, Wimbledon on. I’ve been playing my own version of Wimbledon lately. Tennis tournaments across Dublin that is. The standard I play at is a mere fraction on show currently at SW19. That being said, the tournaments have made me appreciate the ‘win or lose’, ‘live or die’ environment that […]
Yoga on Saturday in Saint Stephen’s Green was brilliant. The sun beamed a wonderful light and heat on us for the hour. This light was contrast by complete darkness set upon the grass four feet away from my mat by a shadow cast from a towering oak tree in the Green. ‘Where there is light, […]
I spent four years working in a front office. Eight years in a back office. It gave me a great perspective on the two sides of the corporate coin. The front office makes things happen. It makes the money. It delivers the work. The front office is the interface with the world. The back office […]
The statistics relating to today’s employee paint a clear picture for employers and business leaders. This picture illustrates the reality that a good percentage of your current staff will leave you. The facts about your workforce: According to a study by Gallup, 60% of your millenial workers are currently open to moving jobs. Research by […]
Are you happy with where you work, but less happy with your role? Well then, read on! Amy Wrzesniewski and Jane Dutton, researchers of work fulfilment, have been central to creating a concept called ‘job crafting’. ‘Job crafting’ is the process of making physical and mindset changes to improve how you think and feel about […]
Last week I outlined, in a post celebrating the wonder of the human spirit, that I’d recently completed my last set of exams in a Higher Diploma in Psychology. As part of that, I’ve examined a lot of the research on work happiness and meaning. Here are three key work facts emerging from the research: […]
Network provider Three are running a brilliant ad currently. The ad shows a middle-aged son and his elderly father completing a marathon. That moment of celebration between the two at the finish line sums up everything that is wonderful about the human spirit. The Wonder of the Human Spirit: The human spirit is fascinating. Yet, […]