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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Making Work Fit Life In A Social Media World
Back from cyber break. I should have hung an “out to lunch” post on the blog before closing my Mac down before Easter – that would have let you know not to expect to see me for a while. But in the run up to my self-imposed cut-off time, the words didn’t get written. Instead…
The Cult Of The Working Dead (And How To Escape It)
It’s easily done. Start out in life so energetic and full of great ideas. Then find yourself in a career, a job, a way of life to which you’ve given over your ability to think. Hard to say how or when it happened. And if you look back it was probably not just one event…
How To Swing An Internal Job Move When Your Boss Really Wants You To Stay Put
Hats off to you. You’ve managed to hold on to your job through countless rounds of redundancies and reorganisations. And what you’re doing has become so much more mission critical to your boss as a result. But you’ve got other ideas. As relieved and flattered as you are, you just don’t want to keep doing…
5 Warning Signs That You’re Accepting The Wrong Job (And How Not To)
It’s tempting. That call out of the blue seems to promise so much. Just the kind of thing you’ve been dreaming of. Prestigious company for someone in your profession. Signs that they’re going places and could take you with them. It’s like the unexpected date after months of romantic drought. And you’re feeling pretty proud…
What No One Tells You About Being Off Work Sick
So, I’d started a series on recession proofing your career in 2011, planning to hit January with a blast of upbeat thought pieces for those of you determined that work be a rich and meaningful part of your life, no matter what the economy throws in our direction this year. But then something unplanned hit…
How To Make This Your Last Ever Bad Day At Work
Do you confuse what you do for a living with who you are as a person, so that when something bad happens at work it affects the whole of your life? This is a theme that has come up in my work this week, and one I thought I’d share with you. My people are…
How To Keep Smiling At Work When You’re Dying Inside
photo credit: Symic You struggle into work one morning but you’re this pent up source of uninvited yuckiness. It feels like the world and her handbags have taken up residence on your shoulders overnight and even the colours around you look greyer and less inviting. You know you shouldn’t feel like this, you have everything going…
12 Lies Recruiters Like To Tell
Apart from the few Web 2.0 recruiters I’ve met via Twitter, who seem intent on bringing ethical practice into their profession, most of the ones I’ve ever come across are a slippery bunch. Thing is, they recognize that, because they’re dealing with your career, they hold a lot of power. A call out of the…
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…
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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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