Lead, don't follow Lead, don't follow is the most important phrase you'll ever hear in your career. When you take it to heart & live by it, you will see the difference in your prospects. You'll find that doors that were previously closed will open. You'll find resistance to your ideas will be easier to bypass. You'll find your colleagues will trust you more readily. So why don't more people do this? Because it can feel uncomfortable. Presumptuous. Even pushy. But as a leader of people for 10+...
11 months ago • 3 min read
3 foundational steps to maximise your career potential Today I'm taking you back to basics. The goal is to maximise your career potential. Where I see most people struggle is that they are asking the wrong questions. They start 4 steps down the process and wonder why they aren't progressing. By at the end of this post, you'll have the first 3 steps nailed. And that's a firm foundation on which to maximise your career potential. Maximising potential needs conscious thought You need to start by...
11 months ago • 4 min read
Why soft skills will unlock your career aspirations World-class soft skills trump world-class hard skills. Today I'll show you exactly why that is. If you have lofty career ambitions, you should read on. Most of your peers will fail to recognise what you're about to see. This is your chance to leapfrog them in the next 3 minutes. Hard skills are a ceiling on your career Focusing on your technical capability sounds like wisdom. But making that your sole focus builds a ceiling on your career....
11 months ago • 3 min read
Don't do a job, solve a problem Today I want you to reconsider the nature of work. And that's any type of work; employed work, contract work, freelance work, side-gig work, whatever. If you don't understand the nature of work, you won't do the things that truly advance your career. Most people think of work as an exchange of labour for money. But you read Massive Effect(iveness), so you're not most people... If you can't solve problems, you don't have an income If your labour solves a problem...
11 months ago • 2 min read