What is your transition, we’re going through them all the time, what is yours right now? Our lives are in a constant state of change whether we like it or not. We are all transitioning to something or somewhere. The difference is that some of it is by choice and some of it is out [...]
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 [...]
The age old question, am I being passively discriminated against because of my age? Well the answer is yes and no. For some people it will be an issue, for other people it isn’t. I can build a case either way. I think at some stage we have all felt we have been discriminated against [...]
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 [...]
There is nothing more disheartening than seeing a great leader with outstanding technical skills fail to develop their interpersonal skills and hence underperform in their overall leadership role. We see it frequently. It presents itself in different formats, sometimes it’s a promotion that isn’t working out, sometimes it’s a change in the work role that [...]
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: