Thank you – the importance of inspiration and feedback
What does it mean to you when someone takes the time to thank you for how you’ve inspired them or helped them in some way? A couple of weeks ago,
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Get a mentor
My biggest career breakthroughs came from being mentored when I was working in-house. We didn’t have a formalised mentoring scheme (outside of specific Talent Development initiatives) so I asked a
Read this HBR article
Grab 5 minutes out of your day to read an article this week, that could help you to reframe or jump-start your thinking. I usually head to Harvard Business Review
Simplify!
We tend to follow the path of least resistance as humans. Think about it for a second. Why is it that we typically stick with the same bank that we’ve
Share a quick L&D tip on social media
When I worked in-house, I was terrified of social media. I knew that posting more would help in a few ways: Build my reputation Create more connections Get me thinking
Shadow a Colleague
When I first joined a local Building Society in an L&D role, I spent time with frontline colleagues in 2 different settings – a small, slow-paced rural branch where everyone
Learn Online
It’s no surprise that during lockdown, take-up of online learning shot through the roof. Some of us were looking for ways to learn because we couldn’t get in-person development Some
What the Wordle???
Have you played Wordle? It became HUGE over lockdown, and for good reason. It’s simple, competitive – and gives us a great sense of satisfaction when we complete it. So
Focus on your career
Over the years, supporting hundreds of people to navigate their careers, I’ve found that focusing on the 3 areas below can make a huge difference to the 60 million dollar
