Career development plans - why bother?

Whether you want to find a new role or make the one you have work better for you, being fulfilled in your career means setting one or two career goals and having a plan and strategy to see it through. This article explains why having a career development plan is so important,what it should contain and how you can make sure you are keeping on track with your career planning

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How can you overcome limiting beliefs?

Many of us will have limiting beliefs or internal blockers. These voices are compelling. They may be in our heads and we know they’re nonsense. but they still prevent us from achieving our goals and making the most of our talents. Countless affirmations of “You can do anything” will not change deep-seated beliefs. So how can you start to overcome your limiting beliefs and blockers?

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The Importance of a Leadership Mindset

I recently read “Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader” by Herminia Ibarra. The book’s premise is that we spend too long thinking and reflecting on how we should be as leaders instead of just doing it. The author argues that we should be trying out new ways of acting as if we already were leaders. Only then will we have the experiences to reflect on to try and find a leadership mindset. This is summed up in a quote from Richard Pascale “Adults are more likely to act their way into a new way of thinking than think their way into a new way of acting.”

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How to build a coaching culture

A coaching culture is an organisational culture that values coaching to improve performance and carries out coaching activities regularly, sometimes without even realising it. Coaching is in the DNA. The value of coaching is seen at all levels of the organisation - from the most junior employees, who may need to go out of their comfort zone, to senior executives who will need to recognise that in the short term, at least, the coaching approach takes more time.

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