As proud parents on the sides of sports pitches across the world would agree, there are few greater joys than watching your kids perform. Hours of catching and throwing practice as a toddler created a netball star. Gallons of swallowed water created a swimming sensation. Hundreds of laughable miskicks created a football whizz. They all…
I went to a metal gig by Baroness at the London club KOKO in Camden the other night. It is an iconic venue, so, despite a couple of cracked ribs from a Skiing accident the previous week, I was determined to get as near to the front as possible. My friend and I got there…
We make a difference in more lives than we realise. Being a role model is not only confined to parents, bosses and mentors. At any given time, our behaviour is open to being admired by any possible observer, whether they are engaging with us or not. We will never be aware of the majority of…
If you want to get anywhere in recruitment and in life, it is often worth taking a minute to consider what you bring to the party. Too many job seekers consider their “added value” in a vacuum. They sit down at the start of their search and compile a list of their top qualities. They…
You may think that there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance, but actually, the gap is much bigger than you think. Much of the difference lies in the perception of others and how an individual chooses to portray themselves, i.e. how they interact with the wider world. In my view, this is a…
Are you one of those people, who wishes that there were more hours in the day? I know that I am, and I know that I sometimes struggle in getting my priorities right. Maybe you know someone at work, who is so wrapped up in a certain project that they let everything else slide….
We are undeniably the sum of our parts. In the first few weeks of 2016, so many of us are looking forward to what the future might bring. We are making plans; we are assessing new opportunities and evaluating the changes in the landscape around us. It is so easy to imagine a blank sheet…
We all have an internal dialogue in our heads. Some of us listen to it, some of us ignore it, a few of us hate it, and many more are simply in love with it. Our thoughts “are” who we are – but it is all too easy to become absorbed in them and limited…
I like people. Working in recruitment, this is kind of a pre-requisite, but I get a real buzz from meeting my clients and candidates in person, doing the matchmaking thing, and sowing the seeds of profitable relationships. You can’t do that unless you understand the guys that you are working with, and a big part…
You may be an intellectual heavyweight, you may be the life and soul of the office, or you might have the influencing powers of a diplomat…. everything counts for nought unless you have the ability to handle hardship. I am not just talking about putting up with difficult times, I am suggesting that the true…
Waiting for something sows doubt in the minds of all but the most patient of people. As a service provider, I am always acutely aware of the need to update my clients before they get to that point of doubt. The moment that they ask “how is it going?” is the moment that you know…
It sometimes seems to me that focussing too much on the “end game” actually hinders people from getting there. Success is a by-product of so many different ingredients and circumstances that its pursuit can sometimes seem hopeless if you lose your focus on what really matters. We all know the feeling of “I’ll never get…