Shiftwork 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 shift (see here) below I give a few tips about how to achieve the second one. Shift 2: From Plans ...
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Oppositional thoughts Volume 3 Amusing and lateral views on Career and HR Advice
Here is Volume 3 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. Earlier volumes of Oppositional Thoughts can be found here (volume 1) and here (Volume 2) Oppositional Thoughts..You can ...
The 3 Rs of Creativity and Careers
The 3 Rs of Creativity and Careers I found myself coining a new phrase to capture some of the key ideas in career development. The phrase is: Reinvent, Respond, Resort The idea flowed from an inspiration from Steve Jobs being interviewed by Stephen Fry in Time Magazine. Jobs responding to Fry's question about his "career" said ""I do stuff. I ...
Goals Gone Wild: The Systematic Side Effects of Overprescribing Goal Setting
Recently Harvard academics Lisa D. Ordonez, Maurice E. Schweitzer, Adam D. Galinsky, and Max H. Bazerman wrote a piece in the Academy of Management Journal highlighting a range of serious problems with the overuse and uncritical use of goal setting (link here). They essentially argue that goal setting often comes with a series of side ...
Oppositional thoughts…Amusing thoughts against simplicities in careers and life Volume 2
Oppositional Thoughts…I was advised to demonstrate a good fit to get the job. So I had a hissy fit at the recruiter. Oddly it didn’t work
Chaos theory of careers tutorial: Using the Change Perception Index
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?