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- Network with intention - 7 steps to networking nirvana - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2012 from Mark EyreThe vast majority of jobs nowadays, 70-80% of them, are filled as a result of networking. In other words, most jobs do not get advertised or go through a recruitment consultancy. That makes the ability to network a key skill to master if you want to find work. Yet it's amazing how many people ...
Views: 1779 - Personal Development in 2012 - vacuum anyone? - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2012 from Mark EyreNovember 2011 has been an interesting month. A month of near unremitting bad news, which featured the near collapse of the Euro (which will eventually happen), and 1 million 16-24 year olds out of work in the UK. Against this backdrop, we have the City of London encouraging the Government to ...
Views: 1529(1 vote) - Jobs worth? A tribute to Steve Jobs - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2011 from Mark EyreIt isn't often that I write a tribute to someone who has died, but I found that I was affected by the sad death of Steve Jobs. Death sometimes has that impact on me, particularly if it was someone I saw as brilliant. Michael Jackson was the last occasion where this happened. But it is ...
Views: 1893 - Growing up – maturity or obscurity? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Mark EyreI am writing this article eight months after becoming a father for the first time. This is my first encounter with fatherhood, having come on board later in my life than most people do. However, seeing Simon for the first time was wonderful, and leads to many different questions I now think ...
Views: 1891 - Resistance - Is it futile? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2011 from Mark EyreThose among you who watch Star Trek, of the Patrick Stewart hue, will be familiar with that brilliant catch-phrase of the human-machine race of conquerors, the Borg. They went into battle with the phrase "resistance is futile, you will be assimilated" - and if it hadn't been for Patrick ...
Views: 1290 - Three responses to our personal identity crisis - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Mark EyreWe face an epidemic of personal identity crises in the western world. I outlined the five modern challenges to personal identity in a previous article. In a crisis, we tend to return to questions like ‘who am I?’, and ‘why am I here?’. Questions about identity and purpose of life. Our identity ...
Views: 2136 - Does it always pay to be positive? - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Mark EyreThere is much written about the importance of being positive. The idea that if you view life through an optimistic lens, not only are things more likely to turn out well, but you will feel better anyway. The 'glass half full' mentality does serve people well. In contrast, it is equally clear ...
Views: 1225(2 votes) - The hitch-hikers guide to personal development - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2011 from Mark EyreLet's face it, there is so much stuff out there on the subject of personal development. Books of all types adorn shelf after shelf in our nation's book shops. That's before we look at internet sales, and all the independent work out there (including mine). It's enough to put people off ...
Views: 1333 - Five ways to find your heart's desire at work - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2010 from Mark EyreThe desire to be productive is a universal human need. We are programmed with the need to leave our mark on the world, and 'work' is a big part of that. We endeavour to do things and achieve things, whether or not we're actually paid to do so. However, there's an assumption about work that ...
Views: 1631 - Five challenges to our identity - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Mark EyreIt's widely accepted now that 'being ourselves' is one of the keys to personal happiness. It is also a key to effectiveness in the workplace, at home, and in our personal lives. In this article, I outline five reasons why I believe it’s harder to ‘be yourself’ than ever before. In a ...
Views: 5207(4 votes) - 12 early warning signals of change - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Mark EyreThe pace of change at work is inexorably rising, with the demands of globalisation and use of technology. However, it's crucial to your workplace survival that you spot those changes that are likely to affect you. Staying awake in the workplace is important if you are to spot when something is ...
Views: 1407(6 votes) - Four principles of ethical power - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Mark EyreHow do you feel about your life? Do you feel like you're on a treadmill, doing things you'd prefer not to do? Do you feel that you might only become powerful at the cost of being ethical? Personal power is a strange thing, and it has absorbed me for several years. On one level, it is ...
Views: 2622(1 vote) - Keep 'The Secret' a secret - why it is wrong - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2010 from Mark EyreMany of you will know about one of the iconic books of the recent self-help movement, the 'Secret'. Indeed, to call it a book ignores the DVD and the CD's that bear the same title. It also ignores the movement of disciples that has sprouted up around it. Now, as one who judges a group at ...
Views: 3345(5 votes) - Bringing change to life – and why we resist it - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2010 from Mark EyreWe all know that change is inevitable in life, but none of us likes change being imposed. Amazingly though, we often resist changes we want to make. Oh yes, we find ways to sabotage, resist and undermine change, EVEN WHERE WE SAY WE WANT IT, AND SEE IT AS GOOD! Examples include a career ...
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