In yesterday’s post we looked at ways to identify if you are lacking in career ambition. In today’s post we look at the many reasons why you may have lost your career ambition: 1. Bored 2. Don’t trust your firm 3. Don’t trust your partner 4. Don’t trust your mentor 5. Don’t trust your counseling/line/staff/appraising …
27 reasons why you may have lost your career mojo Read More »
Most professional partnerships are not limited companies, but are owned solely by the partners within the company. If you want to be admitted to the partnership you will typically be asked to cough up a capital sum, to qualify for a slice of the firm’s equity. This capital injection could be as little as £30k …
What many potential partners forget is that becoming a partner is also taking a step up and owning a slice of the business. As every business owner knows, you don’t need to be an accountant to manage the finances of your business carefully, but you do need to be familiar with the financial KPIs which …
What financial terms do I need to be familiar with if I am going to be a partner? Read More »
I’d had 3 hours sleep. An energy-sapping day networking at a conference loomed large in my consciousness. I was fairly confident that I would be fine and get through the day. How did I know that? The benefits of having two young children have taught me that adrenaline will get me through these tough situations …
Are you self-medicating to keep up with your peers? Read More »
Today my son was man of the match at his football tournament. I was absolutely gutted. I’d missed his moment of glory whilst I spent time working away at a conference in Lisbon. By the time I fly in, he will be asleep and all I want to do is give him a big cuddle …
I missed my son’s starring moment on the football field Read More »
For the 1st time ever I was heckled during a keynote speech. I know, it had to happen at some point… but despite my polite acknowledgement, it was a battle I couldn’t win at that point in time. So, what produced the emotion from my delegate? It was the suggestion that if firms are to increase …
Barriers to firm growth: keeping it all up in your head Read More »
I was reading a great blog post by Dinah Liversidge on ‘is being ‘fine’ costing you business’, which prompted me to think in more detail about how being ‘fine’ is hindering your from developing your personal brand and relationships further. Dinah, in her article, examines really well the reasons why we say it. In this …
Stop saying ‘fine’ if you want to develop a profitable relationship Read More »
I looked at the clock… 01:00. Damn, I knew I had to wake up in 4 hours time, and despite my best efforts I’d not managed to fall asleep since going to bed 3 hours ago. My body was tired, I was yawning but my brain seems to be wired and despite my best efforts …
Whenever people talk about you they will normally add a tag line to you, for example, these are the suffixes that are typically applied to me: [quote]‘really knows her stuff’[/quote] [quote]‘author of ‘the FT Guide to Business Networking’[/quote] [quote]‘passionate and enthusiastic’[/quote] In the interests of balance, I am aware that occasionally the suffixes which are …
If you take a look at my diverse skills set, it’s very difficult at first glance to make sense of it – let alone seem credible for what I do. [quote]How does someone with an engineering degree, end up being an executive coach, organisational development consultant, award-winning writer, mother of two young children, business networking …
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