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Having the courage to live authentically on the edge of chaos

The most common way of dealing with uncertainty is to close our minds and limit our options and behaviors.  The trouble is that the world and the people in it are uncertain, and our typical response to that risks us not exploring that world or ourselves.   If you believe the world is flat and that ...

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Narrative the untold story – presentation by Jim Bright and Robert Pryor CDAA 2011

Here are the slides of a paper given by Robert Pryor and myself at the Career Development Association of Australia International Conference, in Cairns, Qld, Australia, on April 27th 2011. It highlights the strengths, but also the limitations of the narrative approach.     Narrative the untold story View more presentations from JimBright Career-Development.

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Transform your Career by Shifting: Shift 6 From Probabilities To Probable Possibilities

Shiftwork is the work we have to do to manage, thrive and survive in a world where shift happens.  I've identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here), so far I've addressed the first five, and in this post, I address the sixth shift.  The earlier ones you can read by following these ...

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Oppositional Thoughts Volume 7 – Amusing Sideways look at Careers, HR and Life Advice

Here is Volume 7 of my Oppositional Thoughts...They are designed to gently puncture some of the slightly precious life advice out there, and to complexify overly simplistic homilies, that make life appear a lot simpler than it is in reality. You can find Volume 6 here, Volume 5 here,  Volume 4 here,  Volume 3 here and Volume 2 ...

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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 5 From Risk As Failure To Risk As Endeavour

Shiftwork is the work we have to do to manage, thrive and survive in a world where shift happens.  I've identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here), so far I've addressed the first four, and in this post, I address the fifth shift.  The earlier ones you can read by following these ...

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Jim Bright’s Career Coaching Course in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane & Melbourne 2011

I'm running my 3-day career counselling, coaching & assessment course in March in Sydney, Perth, Adelaide & Melbourne and Brisbane.  You can register or get more details here: http://bit.ly/eYmzWk 2011 JULY 19 - 21 CAREER COUNSELLING, COACHING AND ASSESSMENT COURSE, ADELAIDE AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 30TH AUG - 1ST SEPT CAREER COUNSELLING, COACHING AND ASSESSMENT COURSE, PERTH 14TH - 16TH CAREER COUNSELLING, COACHING ...

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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 2 From Plans To Plans And Planning

Shiftwork is the work we all have to do to manage, survive and thrive in the face of a world where Shift Happens. I've identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here) and the first shift (see here) below I give a few tips about how to achieve the second one. Shift 2: From Plans ...

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