Make your LinkedIn Profile Work for You | Pallavi Pande – CV Enhancer Blog
Are you using LinkedIn to support your online visibility and personal brand? If not, get active on LinkedIn by updating your profile (people should know who you are), sharing relevant posts, publishing your own articles, interacting with others, participating in groups and much more. There are 225 million users on LinkedIn,... Read More
The Discomfort Zone | Bhavana Yerrumreddy
The Discomfort Zone Would you like a job that is easy and stress-free – one with no fear and risks? Who wouldn’t? But that also means a job without challenges and growth opportunities. It means a stable job to the point of monotony. And that’s why it’s time to move... Read More
7 tips for using your contacts to get a job
Do you ever feel like you have lots of contact names from networking, your current job, and life in general, but you don’t know how to use them properly? It can be difficult to think of ways to approach contacts, or to even know what you want to approach them... Read More
Top Networking Tips for those affected by Redundancy
Have you been made redundant or find yourself on gardening leave and need to kick start your networking? Have you worked extremely hard and performed well in your job over many years at the expense of your personal networking? My quick guidelines below will get you started but there are... Read More
Handling fears before public speaking
Some of us have very deep-rooted fears and anxieties when it comes to public speaking, especially if it’s not one of our natural talents and we have to work hard at developing the skill. Even if public speaking comes naturally to us, we can still understandably get nervous at the... Read More
An Elite Performance Coaching strategy to Increase your Professional Performance Level (Part 3)
Skyrocket Your Energy Level with The Recovery Points Program It is impossible to charge forward at full speed 24/7 without your system in some shape or form breaking down and saying ‘enough’. If you are over-worked and under-performing, your body might send you a message that it needs some attention... Read More
Why is it important to follow-up?
Without follow up then a meeting, interview or new contact is simply an empty hole. How often do you send a thank you note after attending an interview? Recent statistics show that not only do you need to make a good impression during the interview, you also need to reinforce... Read More
Do you just burst in unannounced?
There’s another much more effective way! “Hello, Hi, Hiya, Howzit, Howdee”– just a few of the many ways to greet people but they all come down to the same thing – a quick greeting, an easy opener. According to my trusty dictionary, a greeting is “a polite word or sign... Read More
It’s High Time We Answer “The Question”
So we’ve spent the past few months giving you a glimpse into the foundational skills and principles that underpin the coaching profession and you’re starting to get a taste of what coaching is all about. We’ve explored some of our inner landscape: our dreams, our goals, the way we formulate... Read More
Is it really taboo to want time out? | Jessica Chivers
In the space of a week I’ve had three conversations with three different mothers (coachees) whose shoulders I could almost hear dropping from ear-hunched positions to relaxed relief when I suggested or endorsed the idea of organising a bit of regular childcare before they go back to work. Childcare isn’t... Read More
Becoming an entrepreneur – learning from the best
For many women, trying to break through the glass ceiling in the business role is a step too far. Trying to compete against equally ambitious males in the hope of becoming a successful business owner is hard, largely due to sexism which sadly is still in existence in the business... Read More
Is feedback a dirty word to you?
Careers coach Lucinda Harlow says don’t worry, sometimes difficult feedback happens to good people… Feedback can come in all shapes and sizes. You’re told your management style needs work as you’re too abrupt; you need to tell less, empower more; be less emotional or bossy; have more empathy… all hard... Read More
Elite Performance Strategies to Increase your Professional Performance Level… Without Spending More Hours in the Office (Part 1)
Last week we addressed a key difference between a high performer and an elite performer. This week is the first of three tips in this series I’ll be sharing with you for keeping you energised and vibrant throughout the week. This strategy is easy to understand as a concept, but... Read More
Do You Know How to Get Ahead of the Crowd?
With an incredibly competitive job market throughout the entire country, you’ve got to do more than ever before to secure that job. Applications for every job are increasing and this means if you don’t stand out, you might not make it past the shortlisting stage. The sheer number of CV’s... Read More
What is the difference between a High Performer and an Elite Performer? Find out here…
Plus! Do this test to find out How to Step Up your Performance in the Workplace to an Elite Level The world’s best athletes know that the secret to sustained elite performance is taking regular breaks in order to avoid burn out. They have a recovery strategy in place, and recognize... Read More
Don’t be a Square Peg in a Round Hole
The phrase square peg in a round hole is an idiom for something that does not fit. There are many women who are living their lives as square pegs in round holes and doing jobs that are just not them. Sometimes they do not even realise that they are doing... Read More
Moving Past The Obstacles to Change – The Final Part (V) – Facing Your Biggest Critic
“It’s not what you are that holds you back, it’s what you think you’re not.” Denis Waitley It’s finally time to tackle the last, but certainly not the least of the four energy blocks: the Gremlin, the Inner Critic, the Itty Bitty Sh*tty Committee or whatever else you want to... Read More
How to identify the human interest story behind your business and secure media coverage
People buy into people – not products. You’ll have heard this statement before and never before has it been more relevant in a society where we are bombarded by choice. You the founder of your business are the sales person, and by communicating your background, the inspiration behind your business,... Read More
Has your career turned into a bit of a mystery?
You work hard, you’re ambitious but you’re feeling stuck and overlooked. Time to turn detective, says career coach Lucinda Harlow… I went on a murder mystery on the Orient Express this week. It was the business. Was I the big kid with a candlestick and rope in my bag ready... Read More
Value Your Achievements Part 2 – Chilli Pepper Career Blog
“Don’t mistake activity with achievement.” John Wooden An Achievement is the result of your hard work, it’s those occasions when you have gone beyond the expectations of your role. In other words you are paid to do a job but where do you add value to retain it? If you... Read More