Archive for the ‘Career’ Category


Marie Colvin: A Woman Who Made A Difference

  Marie Colvin (1957-2012), RIP I’ve been very touched by the death of Marie Colvin, a journalist who died for her belief that she must keep reporting the situation in Homs “so that no one would have an excuse to say, ‘I did not know’.” A woman who believed that journalism could curtail the excesses [...]

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Creating Your Own Talent Management Strategy Is Key To Career Success.

  Over the last few years ‘Talent Management‘ has become a buzzword on the lips of HR professionals in large organizations – but how is it relevant to the individual? And what happens if your organization doesn’t have a talent management program (some times known as a ‘Fast-Stream’), or if you can’t get into it? [...]

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Gary Speed, stress, depression and career success

Many of us were shocked and saddened to hear of the suicide of the manager of the Welsh national football team, Gary Speed. He was 42, he’d seemed well, happy and enthusiastic about his family, his career success and the Welsh team, and yet something must have been very wrong for him. People drew parallels [...]

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Ultimate Life Lessons Launches on Amazon

At last, I am a published author!  Ultimate Life Lessons launches today on Amazon. It’s a collection of tips and lessons from over 30 top entrepreneurs, coaches and philanthropists, including TV’s ‘Secret Millionaires’. In it, you’ll hear what ‘life lesson’ I’ve decided to share with the world on how I got to where I am [...]

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Do Leadership Models Stop Authenticity?

We are all leaders, and recent research indicates that leaders are more successful when they adopt a more participative style. This article argues that leaders are more successful when they acknowledge who they are, including their strengths and weaknesses and what they stand for, and step into their own power.

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