Tag Archives: career transition

Chaos theory of careers tutorial: Using the Change Perception Index

The Change Perception Index is a practical tool that allows HR professionals, Counselors, Coaches and Change agents to engage clients on some of the most relevant dimensions of change, and to gain insights into their client’s preferences, and responses to change.

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Oppositional Thoughts…amusing provocations against simplistic careers and life advice Volume 1

Oppositional Thoughts…What if you follow your Passion and your Passion gets a restraining order for stalking?

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Job Hopping- are claims it is bad for your career justified?

Another way of looking at this data would be to say, if your path to the CEO route looks to be blocked in one company then moving a couple of times may only delay you by about 12 – 18 months in the worst case scenario that you would have made it to CEO had you stayed put. If, however, you wouldn’t have made it had you stayed put, then moving has probably got you to the CEO role faster than staying put.

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The Factory Podcast Interview with the late Dick Bolles

Dick Bolles
Dick Bolles

Interview with author and all round careers guru, Dick Bolles, author of the 10 million selling What Color is your Parachute

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Fear – the major barrier in career development

fearful employee
fearful employee

Fear stifles some of the most important career behaviours we need to exhibit to be successful in the 21st century workplace such as flexibility, openness, persistence, curiosity, creativity, teamwork, and leadership.

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Job Hunting and dating a socially or sexually transmitted metaphor?

When I published a book in 2000 saying that job hunting was like dating (Resumes the get shortlisted, by Jim Bright and Jo Earl, Allen & Unwin), I never expected the reverse situation to occur, but apparently my esteemed Herald colleague and expert in all matters sexual, Samantha Brett, thinks so.

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Communication and Engagement in the workplace

entered the office of a colleague (who had been university friend). Our boss was in there with my friend, and looked up and simply said “F___ Off” James” and my friend, in a supine gesture reiterated the instruction in precisely the same terms. Some friend.

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