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 …
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Overcoming Resistance
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 …
Career Change Context
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, …
Midlife Career Change When Change is not Possible
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 …
Career Change Advice for Those Who Cannot Move
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 in Corporate Services
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 and the Importance of Career Planning
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 …
Centrality of the Individual
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 …
Over-Sensitive to Influence
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 …
Despondency or Despair
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 …