Bullshit Jobs, the Double Bind and Schizophrenia
Buried deep on p84 of David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs: the rise of pointless work and what we can do about it” are these phrases: “As early as 1901, the German …
Everyone a Craftsman™
Buried deep on p84 of David Graeber’s “Bullshit Jobs: the rise of pointless work and what we can do about it” are these phrases: “As early as 1901, the German …
Steven Pressfield, “The War of Art”; Elizabeth Gilbert, “Big Magic”; Julia Cameron, “The Artist’s Way”; all talk about the same thing – your Muse. Or, at least, being still enough and …
John Kay, in his book “Obliquity” Makes the point That we rarely achieve what we set out to achieve Directly. In fact, most successes come about indirectly. Obliquely. So, too, …
A midlife career change is often a manifestation of the well-known “mid-life crisis”. A mid career change often happens at the same time. It is important to recognise the …
The career change advice you will find when searching usually starts with a set of questions. Something like: Why do you want to change? What are your values? In …
Career development planning means different things to different people and there is a good chance you are thinking about moving into or out of Corporate Services. Counter-intuitive as it …
Silos emphasize the importance of career planning. Counter-intuitive but true. They frame our careers whether we like it or not. We choose our careers based on silos. So if you …
Organisations are inhabited by individuals, it’s probably about time we recognised that in the way we set policies and procedures… Increasing organisational productivity and performance are laudable aims but when …
I was working with a manager who suffered an extreme case of recency bias. The only thing that was guaranteed was that the best idea was the last idea he …
With adults 45+ having the fastest growing suicide rate and the highest rates of hazardous drinking in most Western countries, this topic is difficult to write about. Despondency or despair …