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 sure that it does what it says on the tin? Make sure…
Category Archives: Work and life
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 wake up to the fact that outside of London snow is not some slushy thing that lasts…
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 come out for a walk with me. We ended up popping…
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 the recruiters will be happy! It’s no wonder things are this way….
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% of people find their jobs interesting Of the under 25s,…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
What do you do when your life doesn’t go according to plan?
I was in London doing a peer coaching session, when I got a message from Steve. It’s not like him to phone when he knows I’m working, so I knew immediately that something was wrong. It was his mother. They’d found a tumour in her brain and were recommending immediate treatment. We’d known she hadn’t…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
Category Archives: Work and life
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 sure that it does what it says on the tin? Make sure…
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 wake up to the fact that outside of London snow is not some slushy thing that lasts…
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 come out for a walk with me. We ended up popping…
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 the recruiters will be happy! It’s no wonder things are this way….
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% of people find their jobs interesting Of the under 25s,…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
What do you do when your life doesn’t go according to plan?
I was in London doing a peer coaching session, when I got a message from Steve. It’s not like him to phone when he knows I’m working, so I knew immediately that something was wrong. It was his mother. They’d found a tumour in her brain and were recommending immediate treatment. We’d known she hadn’t…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
Category Archives: Work and life
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 sure that it does what it says on the tin? Make sure…
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 wake up to the fact that outside of London snow is not some slushy thing that lasts…
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 come out for a walk with me. We ended up popping…
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 the recruiters will be happy! It’s no wonder things are this way….
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% of people find their jobs interesting Of the under 25s,…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
What do you do when your life doesn’t go according to plan?
I was in London doing a peer coaching session, when I got a message from Steve. It’s not like him to phone when he knows I’m working, so I knew immediately that something was wrong. It was his mother. They’d found a tumour in her brain and were recommending immediate treatment. We’d known she hadn’t…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…
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Category Archives: Work and life
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 sure that it does what it says on the tin? Make sure…
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 wake up to the fact that outside of London snow is not some slushy thing that lasts…
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 come out for a walk with me. We ended up popping…
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 the recruiters will be happy! It’s no wonder things are this way….
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% of people find their jobs interesting Of the under 25s,…
How to not pretend you’re working when it’s the holidays
Here at the A Different Kind of Work office (aka my kitchen table whilst waiting for an office desk to arrive), I’ve been thinking about some wise words I could write this holiday week. But the truth is that I’m a little distracted with things like going to parties (or not, because of the snow),…
What do you do when your life doesn’t go according to plan?
I was in London doing a peer coaching session, when I got a message from Steve. It’s not like him to phone when he knows I’m working, so I knew immediately that something was wrong. It was his mother. They’d found a tumour in her brain and were recommending immediate treatment. We’d known she hadn’t…
How to quit corporate life
This is the first in a series of three posts on quitting paid employment and reinventing your life and work. It’s based on my own experience of having exited a top job twelve years ago to make a good living doing what I love. Know when enough is enough If you’re currently working for some…