Career and Leadership Advice

How to Cope with Workplace Bullies, Difficult Customers and Challenging Bosses
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How to Cope with Workplace Bullies, Difficult Customers and Challenging Bosses

One of the most distressing situations we encounter at work is the feeling of being bullied. It can leave us feeling demoralised, alienated, and confused. All of this can make it exceedingly tricky to decide what to do. We can end up in our own heads, questioning every action, word or look from the bully (or bullies) we’re facing.

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Making a Career Change in Your 50s
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Making a Career Change in Your 50s

Many reasons lead people to consider making a career change in their 50s and later life. Perhaps you have grown bored in your current role and no longer find the work challenging. Maybe you feel that fewer opportunities are available to you or that you have already peaked. Perhaps you are considering transitioning to semi-retirement?

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Is a Fixed Mindset Holding You Back?
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Is a Fixed Mindset Holding You Back?

A growth mindset over a fixed mindset sounds great on paper but can be scary to put into practice. This is especially true when the concept is not fully understood or truly embraced, by ourselves or those around us.

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How to Give Your Boss Honest Feedback
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How to Give Your Boss Honest Feedback

There is so much written about being a good leader, but before you can learn how to be a good leader you must first learn how to be a good follower. One way to be a good follower is to learn how to ‘manage up’ and give honest feedback to your boss. This is a vital skill when you have a problem at work you need to raise with your manager or boss.

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How to Become the CEO of Your Own Life
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How to Become the CEO of Your Own Life

If you have been fortunate enough to work with a great CEO or senior manager, you’ll know that much of their success comes from knowing exactly when, and to whom, to delegate. Here’s how to apply that to your own life.

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Boost Your Productivity with Timeboxing
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Boost Your Productivity with Timeboxing

The modern workday involves being endlessly bombarded by emails, instant messages and even impromptu video calls. Astonishingly, interruptions at work can cost you over six hours a day, with workers switching tasks once every three minutes! As it can take over 20 minutes to find your flow again, your valuable time is being wasted.

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You Deserve a Holiday
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You Deserve a Holiday

Whether you’ve had a productive and busy year, just managed to keep your head above water or been unfortunate enough to suffer a job loss, career stress or personal difficulties, it’s important you gift yourself a holiday after making your way in these uncertain times. A staycation at home can just as rewarding as heading away.

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