If you've been surfing the web you'll have seen there are a number of blogs and bloggers around that want to make you believe you can be successful on your own terms at work. Here's how to avoid their pernicious influence: Remember what your parents told ...
Monthly Archives: January 2010
10+1 steps to make coaching work for you
I spent some time this weekend revamping my coaching page. It made me think that it's all very well for me to write about what coaching is from my perspective. But if you're someone who's forking out for coaching, how do you make ...
3 lessons on work and life from walking 10 miles in the snow
Even if you live outside the UK you cannot have missed us Brits Twittering on about the clobbering our little island took recently from the snow. It's been a bit of a shock to city-turned-country girl here to ...
Don’t button your lip on the most depressing day of the year
I spent most of yesterday trying unsuccessfully to fix an Apple Time Capsule that all of a sudden doesn't want to talk to my Mac. Mid-afternoon, I came up for air and, realising I was losing a beautiful day of sunshine, persuaded Steve to ...
Lost heart with your current job? Don’t rush to escape
I've read recently that as many as 60% of workers intend to leave their jobs this year. Assuming that there's some economic upturn to enable it, that's going to be one heck of a lot of people circling the job market. At least ...
Unhappy at work? An alternative look at this week’s job satisfaction statistics
Did you see that this Tuesday The Associate Press reported on The Conference Board's survey findings on work satisfaction. In a nutshell: Only 45% of Americans are satisfied with their work. This is the lowest level recorded in 22 years of this survey Only 51% ...
Upping the ante in 2010
Happy New Year everyone! How were your Holidays? I hadn't planned to be off-air for almost two weeks, but that's how it has worked out and, boy, did I have a ball. One of the most amazing things about living in the heart of the ...
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Christine Livingston is a coach and writer, who helps professional people wanting to work and live on their own terms. With a successful career both inside and beyond the corporation to draw from, Christine gives the support, challenge, tools and inspiration that enable people to thrive. -
