So, Arnold Schwarzenegger is putting his acting career on hold while he sorts out his personal life, following revelations of an affair. Good for him. He’s rich and can probably afford to be so focused. But what do you do if you’re at a critical point in your career, and all hell lets loose in…
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How I Recovered From The Evil Grip Of A Vampire Boss
Maybe it’s because it’s spring and they can smell the sap rising. But after a dormant winter, news of a plague of vampire boss attacks has reached my real and virtual office again this week. How can you tell if your boss is a vampire? Well, if you’re constantly feeling exhausted, that nothing you do…
The 4 Key Steps To Better Business Networking
I don’t believe in miracle solutions for career or business development, but if I believed in one, it would certainly be business networking. I think your professional skills aren’t worth very much unless people know about them and they know about you. This is where business networking comes in. As a communication coach, I’ve seen…
Why You Need To Trust Yourself When The Wheels Come Off Your Career Wagon
What do you do when the wheels come off your career wagon? That’s a question that brings a lot of people to me. People who’ve expected their work – and lives – to go in a certain direction. To have just the same enthusiasm today as they always had yesterday. But then something happens. Someone…
How Bosses Gamble With Your Loyalty: 5 Ways To Protect Yourself
Companies often take their best, most dedicated people for granted. When bosses are awash with all kind of short- and long-term problems, loyal old, hardworking you are the last thing that gets on their agenda as needing time, attention and consideration. Which can leave you feeling more than a tad resentful. Not good when you’re…
Can We Really Trust Personal Development Gurus? 5 Things You Should Know
Personal Development is one of the fastest growing niche markets on the web, and lots of people are setting themselves up as a leader, guide or mentor in their field of expertise. In this day and age where so many of us are searching for answers, we’ll identify with those who seem to offer an…
Don’t Do These 7 Things When You’re Trying To Get Promoted
Some of you, struggling to find a meaningful work within the context of a meaningful life, get conflicted around the whole subject of promotion. You imagine that, if you signal interest in a bigger job, you’ll have to sacrifice your hard-won soul, even as you begin the selection process. And that’s not something you even…
The Zen Of Team Meetings: How To Keep Your Head When All Around Are Losing Theirs
Team meetings can be both fun and productive in healthy business environments. But too often they’re the setting for peacock strutting and bruised egos; hot air-filled games that only stress you out and add to your workload. How do you keep a cool detachment in the middle of that? Choose your mental state Whether you…
The Great Indispensability Hoax
I woke up this morning with a scratchy throat. You know that thing you get when your body is fighting an infection? It’s not at all bad or disabling and I’m dosing up on mega vitamin C and echinacea, as they normally help me see bugs off pretty quickly. But it has been making me…
A Comprehensive Guide To Slaying Your Vampire Boss
Your first meeting with her was inspirational. “Hurrah for charisma,” you thought. At the time, something lurched in your solar plexus; something you couldn’t name. But you told yourself not to be silly; you were just imagining things. But weeks after you start working for her, things are not right. You’ve got all the signs…
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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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