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ARTICLES :: PHOENIX ASHES : career re-ignition
Phoenix Ashes' job is to reignite your career. Unlike many consultants, she doesn't hold the blowtorch, but helps you bright sparks to reignite it yourself, being a sounding board and practical listening ear, helping you to think through your options, both obvious and lateral. These may be tough times in The City, but there is bright light at the end of the tunnel. Phoenix is direct, and a little cheeky, but her heart's in the right place and much that is positive can come from all the experiences you have from your hard graft in The City.
Redundancy – Problem or New Opportunity?
Rachel Brushfield, Career strategist at Charlbury based company Energise, explains how redundancy does not have to be the end of your career.
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Giving Feedback Well
Do you ever want to say something difficult but not say it? Do you ever say something and wish that you had said it in a different way because the impact it had on the person was different to what you intended? more >>
Maximising Your Potential in the Changing World of Work
The world of work is changing, fast as a result of many factors including; growth in service industries and decline in manufacturing; more workers employed from abroad e.g. India and China; need for more developed and sophisticated skills; a greater need to keep skills updated throughout your life as work needs change; a larger proportion of mature workers as part of the whole employee mix and with people working longer and harder because of the pension shortage.
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Coaching Style of Management
There has been a lot of hype about coaching in the press in the last 5 years, with many misperceptions. more >>
How to do Absolutely Nothing
Why is doing nothing so hard?! more >>
CV Design
Your CV is a very important document. It is a summary of who you are, where you've worked and needs to convince the reader very quickly to read on beyond the first page and that you are worth investing more of their time in. Its main objective is to gain you an interview and its second objective is to give an initial impression of you as a brand. more >>
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