I like to think about people’s lives, careers, and happiness, and try to approach this big subject from new angles which are also practical angles. I hope you enjoy this post and that it maybe helps either you, or any friends who you pass it on to: If you’re going to change your career […]
“Should I go into management training as a career?”
I get asked this all the time: “I’d like to do what you do”, “Would you recommend it?”, “How do I get started?” so here are some brief notes… . Pros – the advantages of management training as a career It’s relatively well paid – on the days when you’re running […]
Avoid ulcers ! – the six life/career strategies
Here are the six strategies, evaluated…. I think there are only six – let me know if I missed one People have different motivations – across the top – in fact we all want all of these, to varying degrees – earn good money during our working years – have plenty of spare time during […]
10 Career Decisions – 20 Happiness principles for my life and yours
Here are my 20 happiness principles for your life: I went back to a university reunion recently – all those Cambridge people, supposed to be the cream of the cream. Carol Vorderman was my lab partner when I studied Engineering, and Stephen Fry had the room next to mine, so I knew that all the […]
Project Management as a career – good idea or not?
On the plus side: Its enjoyable – never a dull moment. Projects are new and creative, processes are boring! It’s a transferrable skill – once you understand Gantt charts you can run any project in any company – you’ll need a good team to handle the detail but you can get that. Project management will […]