Today I’m presenting at the Canterbury Christ Church University conference on Living now, thriving together: Community sustainability and wellbeing for possible futures conference. This is part of my role as a visiting professor at CCCU. I’m going to be talking about Flourishing while careering in an imperfect world. This is what I’m planning to say….
Read more A couple of weeks ago I was very privaleged to take part in a CDI/NICEC webinar entitled Reframing career practice in a hybrid world. The event was hosted by Rosemary Mclean and Cathy Brown on behalf of NICEC and also saw contributions from me, Sikin Jynge and Nalayini Thambar. The whole event was recorded and…
Read more Last week my colleague Sikin and I tool part in one of the Cutting Edge webinars organised by CDI and NICEC. These webinars are designed to connect research and theory with practice. This webinar included input from us, Rosemary Mclean, Cathy Brown and Nalayini Thambar. We were all discussing the shift of life and work…
Read more Photo by fauxels on Pexels.com On the 4th October 2023 Suzanne Rice and I convened an expert round table to discuss the role of secondary teachers in building students career skills and knowledge. The round table built on a research project which we had been undertaking for the previous six months, which explored the same…
Read more I’ve just finished a wonderful few days visit to the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN) in Drammen. I was invited to give some guest lectures to their students and to present a paper to their research group on career guidance. I’ve had a great time talking career guidance and research with all of the team…
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In the pursuit of a productive and efficient workday, we often find ourselves battling against habits that stealthily sabotage our efforts. From the incessant lure of email notifications to the seductive grasp of social media, these productivity killers lurk in the corners of our routine. Let’s shine a light on seven common culprits and explore…
Read more Monday – the universally dreaded day that somehow manages to extinguish the weekend euphoria faster than a pinprick deflates a balloon. But fear not, intrepid readers, for we’re about to present some useful tips on navigating Monday, a guide on turning the tide and making Monday a conquerable foe rather than a relentless adversary. Rise…
Read more On Saturday I was teaching on the University of Derby’s Masters in Career Guidance and Development. We’ve recently deepened our discussion of career guidance policy and so I reworked the session that I’ve done in the past to focus on some of the big themes that have guided career guidance policy over the years. In…
Read more Yesterday I was invited to go to Nottingham Business School and talk about the future of career to the Future of Work conference (#fowconferencenbs2024). In the talk I tried to take on some of the big shifts that are happening in work (the growth of automation and AI and the climate in particular) and to…
Read more Do you sometimes lay awake at night with a whisper of guilt in your ear? It happens to more people than you might think. We all have an intrinsic desire to be more productive and effective. The challenge is knowing where to start and how to make some changes to start being more productive and…
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