A comparison of the ultimate executives – the Prime Ministers and Presidents of the UK, USA and Australia who were born and died in the 20th century shows that if they can avoid assassinations in the US or swimming outside the flags in Australia, they tend to live a lot longer than their male counterparts. One of the reasons could be that they have greater support in terms of people to delegate work to and regular medical monitoring.
Long day of training folks on realities of chaos theory of careers. Then at the end of the day I saw a client in the classroom - I am on the road again in Melbourne. The client told his story - it was moving and engaging. I made some comments. He ...
What sorts of personalities perform best at work? It is a question that seemingly all of us have an opinion about, but this deceptively simple question has no straight answer.
For men it turns out that a limp one is a very big deal that could have serious impacts on their future prospects. However that same does not apply to women. Firmness it turns out is very much a male issue.
Approaches that emphasise certainty and hold out the promise of providing neat answers are attractive to
people confronted by the uncertainties and complexities of their lives. It is therefore not surprising to
discover that clients seek out certainty in career counselling and prefer that counsellors give advice,
opinions and answers. This presents a challenge because we live in a world that is not simple, certain and predictable, and a world that is populated by people who are complex, changing and inherently unpredictable.
You need to decide on a preferred “communications policy”. In other words, you need to decide who you want to share
your diagnosis with. Some people will prefer to limit knowledge of their condition to a manager and no one else, whereas others will want the information disseminated more broadly.
We are often attracted to jobs because of the money, but it is not usually the money that drives us to leave. This is normally due to other factors like status, self-development, surroundings, relationships with the boss and other workers. So how come we don’t take these into consideration when we make our choices?
