Have you ever found yourself in a toxic workplace? I'm talking about the type of organisations where micro managers, bullies, gossip and internal politics thrive. At the expense of those who don't behave that way. It's not easy to get a [...]
I’ve been meaning to tackle the issue of fear for a long time. I mean the sort of fear we feel in our professional lives, which prevents us from doing anything new or making changes to our circumstances, even when [...]
My bank wanted a 5-year business plan. So I changed my bank. Have a 5-year plan they said. You’ll fail unless you can set goals for your long-term future they said. I disagree. It’s OK NOT to have a long-term [...]
Secret sauce During my 20 year career as a recruitment consultant, I estimate I've interviewed around 10,000 candidates. Some of the most impressive and impactful candidates I’ve met didn’t initially look that good on paper. But face to face, they [...]
Busman’s holiday Write about what you know, so the saying goes. I doubt it would qualify as a specialist subject on Mastermind, but I know a fair bit about job interviews. Since joining my first recruitment consultancy in 2001, I [...]
A professional development blog about future-proofing your career, finding your professional purpose and learning new skills. Here are five professional development books to help you adapt to the changing world of work. Right move? Change is in the air, isn’t [...]
The growth of self-employment I’ve been self-employed for five years. Before 2014 I hadn’t noticed all the midlifers working for themselves, tapping away at laptops in cafes or working from home. Now that I am one, I see them everywhere. [...]
Vicki Marinker
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