Ever have that feeling of being perpetually drained of energy? You know, that wrung-out, zombie state that never seems to leave you? You want to shake yourself free of it, but can’t quite find the enthusiasm. Meantime, there’s work to do, targets to meet, actions to deliver. So you just go along with it all,…
Category Archives: Surviving and thriving at work
How The Threat Of Lay Off Can Scare You Sh*tless (And What To Do About It)
So, there have been like three rounds of job cuts at your place already over the last couple of years. And just when you were beginning to think it might finally be safe enough to move from your rented apartment to buying your own place, they put you under notice of lay off again. The…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
The Great Work Life Balance Hoax
We all use the term “work life balance” to talk about a major challenging phenomenon. But are you thinking about it in the same way as me? Corporate Concept The term emerged in the 1990s, coined by corporations responding to the challenge of increasing workplace stress on the one hand, and greater social need on…
7 Warning Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job
photo credit: DaveBleasdale According to a recent survey, 40% of professionals are considering going in search of a new job when they get back from their summer vacation. They’re battle weary after months of slogging it out in positions where their promotion prospects are disappearing, their bosses aren’t living espoused company values, and their bonuses…
4 Reframes To Get Your Career Groove Back
When you fall victim to some form of corporate insanity, it doesn’t just set your career back – it can cripple your professional confidence and make you doubt your ability to realise your long term ambitions. On top of that, the bogey man of today’s employment market can be the all pervading fear factor, threatening…
What If There IS No Work?
So, here’s the thing: some of my clients are in the unusual-for-them position of having no work right now. They’ve either been made redundant from their firms, are watching their businesses hit the skids, or are just generally less well employed than they’d really rather wish to be. Their hearts tell them they’d love to…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…
Category Archives: Surviving and thriving at work
Is Your Boss A Closet Vampire? Check These Tell-Tale Signs
Ever have that feeling of being perpetually drained of energy? You know, that wrung-out, zombie state that never seems to leave you? You want to shake yourself free of it, but can’t quite find the enthusiasm. Meantime, there’s work to do, targets to meet, actions to deliver. So you just go along with it all,…
How The Threat Of Lay Off Can Scare You Sh*tless (And What To Do About It)
So, there have been like three rounds of job cuts at your place already over the last couple of years. And just when you were beginning to think it might finally be safe enough to move from your rented apartment to buying your own place, they put you under notice of lay off again. The…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
The Great Work Life Balance Hoax
We all use the term “work life balance” to talk about a major challenging phenomenon. But are you thinking about it in the same way as me? Corporate Concept The term emerged in the 1990s, coined by corporations responding to the challenge of increasing workplace stress on the one hand, and greater social need on…
7 Warning Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job
photo credit: DaveBleasdale According to a recent survey, 40% of professionals are considering going in search of a new job when they get back from their summer vacation. They’re battle weary after months of slogging it out in positions where their promotion prospects are disappearing, their bosses aren’t living espoused company values, and their bonuses…
4 Reframes To Get Your Career Groove Back
When you fall victim to some form of corporate insanity, it doesn’t just set your career back – it can cripple your professional confidence and make you doubt your ability to realise your long term ambitions. On top of that, the bogey man of today’s employment market can be the all pervading fear factor, threatening…
What If There IS No Work?
So, here’s the thing: some of my clients are in the unusual-for-them position of having no work right now. They’ve either been made redundant from their firms, are watching their businesses hit the skids, or are just generally less well employed than they’d really rather wish to be. Their hearts tell them they’d love to…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…
Category Archives: Surviving and thriving at work
Is Your Boss A Closet Vampire? Check These Tell-Tale Signs
Ever have that feeling of being perpetually drained of energy? You know, that wrung-out, zombie state that never seems to leave you? You want to shake yourself free of it, but can’t quite find the enthusiasm. Meantime, there’s work to do, targets to meet, actions to deliver. So you just go along with it all,…
How The Threat Of Lay Off Can Scare You Sh*tless (And What To Do About It)
So, there have been like three rounds of job cuts at your place already over the last couple of years. And just when you were beginning to think it might finally be safe enough to move from your rented apartment to buying your own place, they put you under notice of lay off again. The…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
The Great Work Life Balance Hoax
We all use the term “work life balance” to talk about a major challenging phenomenon. But are you thinking about it in the same way as me? Corporate Concept The term emerged in the 1990s, coined by corporations responding to the challenge of increasing workplace stress on the one hand, and greater social need on…
7 Warning Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job
photo credit: DaveBleasdale According to a recent survey, 40% of professionals are considering going in search of a new job when they get back from their summer vacation. They’re battle weary after months of slogging it out in positions where their promotion prospects are disappearing, their bosses aren’t living espoused company values, and their bonuses…
4 Reframes To Get Your Career Groove Back
When you fall victim to some form of corporate insanity, it doesn’t just set your career back – it can cripple your professional confidence and make you doubt your ability to realise your long term ambitions. On top of that, the bogey man of today’s employment market can be the all pervading fear factor, threatening…
What If There IS No Work?
So, here’s the thing: some of my clients are in the unusual-for-them position of having no work right now. They’ve either been made redundant from their firms, are watching their businesses hit the skids, or are just generally less well employed than they’d really rather wish to be. Their hearts tell them they’d love to…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…
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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.
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Category Archives: Surviving and thriving at work
Is Your Boss A Closet Vampire? Check These Tell-Tale Signs
Ever have that feeling of being perpetually drained of energy? You know, that wrung-out, zombie state that never seems to leave you? You want to shake yourself free of it, but can’t quite find the enthusiasm. Meantime, there’s work to do, targets to meet, actions to deliver. So you just go along with it all,…
How The Threat Of Lay Off Can Scare You Sh*tless (And What To Do About It)
So, there have been like three rounds of job cuts at your place already over the last couple of years. And just when you were beginning to think it might finally be safe enough to move from your rented apartment to buying your own place, they put you under notice of lay off again. The…
Warning: Not All Career Rules Are True
Corporations often dish up beliefs as truths and then manage you through that lens. I see it all the time in my coaching work. There’s an implicit set of assumptions that underpin the culture of a business. These are all well and good if they happen to jive with your values and beliefs, but crazy-making…
The Great Work Life Balance Hoax
We all use the term “work life balance” to talk about a major challenging phenomenon. But are you thinking about it in the same way as me? Corporate Concept The term emerged in the 1990s, coined by corporations responding to the challenge of increasing workplace stress on the one hand, and greater social need on…
7 Warning Signs That It’s Time To Quit Your Job
photo credit: DaveBleasdale According to a recent survey, 40% of professionals are considering going in search of a new job when they get back from their summer vacation. They’re battle weary after months of slogging it out in positions where their promotion prospects are disappearing, their bosses aren’t living espoused company values, and their bonuses…
4 Reframes To Get Your Career Groove Back
When you fall victim to some form of corporate insanity, it doesn’t just set your career back – it can cripple your professional confidence and make you doubt your ability to realise your long term ambitions. On top of that, the bogey man of today’s employment market can be the all pervading fear factor, threatening…
What If There IS No Work?
So, here’s the thing: some of my clients are in the unusual-for-them position of having no work right now. They’ve either been made redundant from their firms, are watching their businesses hit the skids, or are just generally less well employed than they’d really rather wish to be. Their hearts tell them they’d love to…
Want To Learn Faster? Stand Next To The Master
On Saturday morning I went to my regular Bodypump class. I was a little later than usual in getting there. Walking into the studio to set up my equipment I couldn’t help noticing that the other participants had already done so in a cluster at the back. Nevertheless, I took my place as usual at…