Here is Volume 4 of my Oppositional Thoughts...They are designed to gently puncture some of the slightly precious life advice out there, and to complexify overly simplistic homilies, that make life appear a lot simpler than it is in reality. You can find Volume 3 here and Volume 2 here and Volume 1 here Oppositional thoughts...There is ...
Signpost Cards Signpost cards, are a set of 48 cards developed by Russell Deal of Innovative Resources. They are based upon original photographs that that inspire exploration of the importance of purpose and belonging in our everyday lives. Introduction One of the most important, but regularly unspoken questions in a career counselling session is “what is the point?”. ...
I wanted to follow up on the very popular post on web-based career services to explore the usability of web-based career services. My recent experience of participating in webinars and similar e-meetings brought home to me just how much variation there is in the usability of the systems. So to my two questions for this ...
Paul Simon began "have a good time" with "yesterday it was my birthday...". Well that was in the 1970s and you couldn't get your LED watches to work properly, the batteries kept running out. So we can forgive Mr Simon for being a day late with his birthday...probably waiting for Arty's card to arrive. Anywhere where ...
Bill Gates met his wife at work and Rupert Murdoch met his current wife at work. Even Elton John met his first wife through work (she was a sound recording engineer). A few years ago, Griffith University academic, Dr Geoff Carter, found that about 80% of a sample of Australian workers admitted to having an ...
We marvel at the some people's ability to seemingly effortlessly generate creative ideas, and we know it is something that we'd like to be able to do more regularly and readily. We certainly would like to see it in our coaching clients, or our teams at work. It is very easy to issues injunctions to ...
When considering Career Development courses, be aware that unless a course is specifically endorsed by CICA there is no guarantee that it will meet Professional Standards. Endorsement can only be given after a lengthy and rigorous evaluation process by the CICA committee. Beware of phrases like “designed to meet the standards” only CICA can endorse PG Cert Courses.
