Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 2 From Plans To Plans And Planning
The FactoryShiftwork is the work we all have to do to manage, survive and thrive in the face of a world where Shift Happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here) and the first...
View ArticleCoaching and Leading for the short-term and authenticity
The FactoryCoaching and Leading for the short-term and authenticity The short term gets a bad press. A short-term measure is frequently seen as superficial, a temporary band aid solution that fails to...
View ArticleIs the Chaos Theory of Careers doing Practitioners out of a job?
The FactoryThe Chaos Theory of Careers says its all down to chance right? So why do you need a career practitioner if it is all chance? So the logic goes that gives rise to the question and title of...
View ArticleTransform your career by shifting: Shift 10 – From Knowing In Advance To...
The FactoryHere is a spoiler alert – if you are likely to be going to the cinema or watching TV in the next while, you may want to skip the next paragraph. Rosebud was his sledge. They all did it....
View ArticleEmbracing Uncertainty in Life and Careers
The FactoryWhat does uncertainty mean to you? To many uncertainty is a threat to be avoided or overcome. To others it offers surprise and opportunity. For some it is both of these things depending...
View ArticleThe Edge of Chaos Posters
The FactoryI want to share a resource I’ve been working on over the last week called the Edge of Chaos Posters. I’ve designed a couple of posters that try to illustrate the idea of the relationship...
View ArticleConfront the complex!: The Career Challenge of 21st century complexity
The FactoryThe history of mankind can be understood through our reactions to complexity in the pre-machine, primitive machine, industrial and information technology eras. In the the pre-machine era,...
View ArticleAct before you think: In coaching and careers
The Factory“Nothing will be achieved if first all objections must be overcome” said the wise Eleanor Roosevelt. Objections prevent action. Objections to our own actions are ultimately authored by...
View ArticleDo people use uncertainty as an excuse to avoid planning and do nothing in...
The FactoryDo people use uncertainty as an excuse to do nothing in their lives? Is it tempting to say that because uncertainty exists in the world there is no point trying to plan for a future, and so...
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