Life Coaching and Personal Development Articles
Friday, 25 September 2009 07:32
Featured on The People Bulletin. Please go to 'Links' page to view article on line.
Wendy Reeves looks at how organisations can engender a more supportive and nurturing working environment, reduce stress and enable employees to fulfil their potential
The current economic downturn has had a major impact on business. Saving on expenditure is being sought across every echelon of the business, and employees' outgoings are being scrutinised. But isn't this just good practise in any event?
Today, companies need to work smarter and leaner, and - more than ever - they need to retain the creme de la creme of their workforce.
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Monday, 06 July 2009 14:13
Since starting in the world of coaching, I have met many from the legal profession expressing concerns about their chosen career. They worry about their workload, their stress, and want to improve their work/life balance. And it doesn't help that firms are reducing staff numbers because of the global economic downturn.
Perhaps you are an associate looking for partnership. Do you know what kind of partnership you are looking for? How can you achieve this? Are you in the right place for that to happen? How can you gain the skills required to be noticed? And in this current climate the pressure is really on for associates to reach their targets and demonstrate they are worthy of being on the firm. This sector doesn't offer a job for life any more.
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Thursday, 30 April 2009 00:00
Home Business Network article
April 2009
Time management is a life skill and a discipline. It is not a principle to be applied to just one life area; it is something we need to apply across all our life areas.
For some, time management comes quite naturally, for the rest of us we have to work at it. Our home/work balance can be a fine line if we submit to the temptations of distractions - the most common cause for not completing what we planned to do.
Of course, there will be distractions that require our attention, perhaps a call from a customer or client, or if you are a working parent or guardian, from a child. As the saying goes, you make plans and then life takes over, and to compare ourselves with others that appear to have it all under control, is not helpful and not necessarily true. All we can do is be the best that we can be, and that in itself will make us different for every one of us.
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Tuesday, 31 March 2009 00:00
"I've lost my job!" - you're not alone
Over the years, you've given all you can to your job, worked your way up to a management role and remained a committed, loyal employee. Then suddenly you are told that your job is about to become redundant. Even if you saw it coming, it is a shock to hear those words directed at you. I know - it happened to me.
At my last employment the company was working towards floating on the stock market, and the share options awarded to me at the time of my directorship would turn in to ordinary shares, which I could cash in.
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Monday, 02 March 2009 00:00
Home Business Network Article
March 2009
Stress levels may vary throughout our life, and are caused by a mixture of good and bad experiences. When we are stressed our body releases chemicals into our bloodstream which invokes 'fight or flight' responses. Useful when the stress is caused by physical danger. However, when we are in situations that prevent us from fighting or escaping, these chemicals are not used properly, which leaves the body in a tense and alert state - not good for long-term health and wellbeing.
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 00:00
PersonnelZone Direct article
February 2009
The current economic downturn is having a major impact on business. Today, companies need to work smarter and leaner, and - more than ever - they need to retain the crŠme de la creme of their workforce.
Employee outgoings are being scrutinised and saving on expenditure is being sought across every echelon of the business. But isn't this just good practise in any event?
We all know that the key to any successful business is the people behind it, and the most switched on employers appreciate that looking after their employees will always be a worthwhile investment.
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Tuesday, 10 February 2009 00:00
Featured on HRZone.co.uk. Please go to Links tab to view article on line.
As a former HR manager, and latterly in my employment as HR director, I know only too well the pressures and the difficult assignments that befall the corporate HR department.
The key function of good HR is to provide a service to the organisation and its staff. The workforce, from the top to the bottom, need to be treated as 'the customer', supporting and delivering to that customer as required. I have always believed in HR operating an 'open door' policy to anyone within the organisation. An accessible and visible HR department creates trust and confidence, and cohesion. Not always easy at the best of times, and in this current economic climate beleaguered HR personnel are beginning to suffer.
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