Few people would realise that prior to taking on the role as General Manager at Career Life Transitions I was a skydiving instructor. I have over 4000 jumps under my belt and have worked all over the world including drop zones in Spain, Sweden and the USA. As a skydiving instructor I was at the [...]
At Career Life Transitions we are constantly in conversation with people searching for work and people searching for people who want work. Of late there are a number of interesting trends we’ve noticed and one is the change in the nature of the working structure. Baby boomers are now moving into retirement and while they [...]
Do you feel dominated or dominating in your interpersonal relationship. It all has to do with owning the space between you and others. What's the secret to finding equilibrium?j I have been training and teaching martial arts for over 40 years and one of the key fundamental strategic concepts I speak to my students about [...]
Career Life Transitions have been coaching people for personal, leadership and career development for many years, we call on a number of different methodologies, approaches and assessments to assist our clients better understand themselves, their circumstances and areas of focus and attention will create a better life based on their definition of ‘better’. The biggest [...]
Trying to solve organisational issues with blanket initiatives and programs seems to have become the norm for a quick fix solution. Management is often looking for a silver bullet to reduce costs or increase productivity. Sometimes these types of initiatives are chosen because it’s something that’s sellable to the board or management team but might [...]
Coaching is growing, and its growing at a great rate of knots. From a coach’s point of view, its easy to see why. Companies are so busy, managers have ever increasing demands (do more with less) that taking time out to mentor and coach people internally is a time and focus challenge most organisations are [...]
Are you over 50 and looking for work? I don’t know that people over 50 are anymore likely to lose their jobs than any other age group in the workforce, but the more immediate challenge for them is, how can I get another one? Well, maybe this is the best career opportunity you’ve had since [...]
Did you know that roughly 75% of employers will choose an outside candidate over an internal candidate for a role? There's a plethora of research on this topic including its advantages and disadvantages. When there is known history and personalities involved, the ‘grass is always greener’ syndrome seems to kick in. However, in the business [...]
We are now well and truly living in a world where technology has helped facilitate a platform for our personal presence to be available across the globe. So it's now more imperative than ever to ensure we are portraying ourselves in a positive light from every aspect, digitally speaking. If we're thinking of our career, [...]
The last couple of years have been pretty tough from a career point of view, if you had a job, you tried to keep it, regardless of whether you truly liked it or not. For many people they had no choice, redundancies were ramped up as companies scrambled to cut costs. This period followed the [...]
Dr Susan Roberts says: