Get started on the journey to your new role You have been feeling uninspired by work for a while now and feel it is time for a change. Perhaps you have been out of work for a while and it is time to dust off your CV and get back out there. Or perhaps, you […]
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Want to change careers but do not know where to start? Start here. ‘I have trained as a nurse/ teacher/ architect, I do not know what other jobs are out there’ ‘I have been out of work for so long for family reasons, how do I get back into the workplace?’ ‘I have no interest
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Burnout – 7 causes of burnout in the workplace Picture the scenario: you are in a job that you do not really enjoy and you find the work uninteresting and monotonous. You count down the hours until work is over, have no one to chat to at work that you like and have serious Sunday
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Each job is a lesson or a blessing – even the bad ones. I am a firm believer in the saying ‘what is for you won’t go by you’ and really believe that everyone we meet, each opportunity we are given and everything that happens, is for a reason – that reason being to teach
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Toxic work and love life ; six phrases we use to justify staying put The more that I focus on people looking to find new jobs and change careers due to burnout, toxic bosses and being unfulfilled, the more I believe there are so many similarities between the relationships we form and the job we
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The dangers of micro-managing as a leadership style Does anything good come from micro-managing? Does more work get done? Do employees feel more supported having their managers involved in every step of their to-do list? Personally, I have never seen it have anything but a negative impact. Micro-managing is essentially constantly checking in on employees
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The importance of integrity in leadership I believe in a hierarchical system in the workplace but I think we should also be in it together. A ‘them and us’ culture creates resentment, distrust and frustration. Leaders are paid to lead, take responsibility and also take some of the flack from above and protect their team.
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The part we play in our own burnout Blame it on the workplace. Blame it on our toxic boss or our critical colleagues. Blame it on the workload or the unfulfilling job. That is all well and good, but WE may have a bigger role in our own burnout than we care to admit. Yes,
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10 reasons why nothing positive can grow in a culture of fear Have you ever worked anywhere where the fear of ‘being pulled in’ or losing your job runs rampant? Have you ever tried to voice your opinion but it has been shut down and given no consideration? Running an organization in a culture of
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Burnt out and teaching? With so many teachers in the UK and in the international sector feeling incessant pressure from high-intensity inspections, and in the light of Ruth Perry, taking her own life last week awaiting her school to be downgraded in their OFSTED report, I ask the question ‘Why are teachers and leaders staying
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My five essentials for a happy life Some people say we need love to be happy, or simply our basic needs such as shelter, food and clothes. These are true, however, put aside a human’s basic physiological needs and these are the five things I feel make us happy. If we are missing one, or
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As a great leader of your own life, are you by default a great leader of others? The four pillars of leadership According to Vijay Eswaran’s article (https://www.entrepreneur.com/en-ae/leadership/power-with-purpose-the-four-pillars-of-leadership/378975), the Four Pillars of Leadership are ownership, empowerment, purpose and care. Someone who is exemplary in the field of leadership of their own life can inspire and
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