The material below has been carefully created and curated to assist individuals with some common questions they may have about themselves and their careers.
From career philosophies to self-reflection and useful tips, no matter what stage of your career that you're in, there's something here for everybody!
Have you ever had a day where you ran from meeting to meeting, answered a hundred emails, and put out multiple "fires," only to collapse at the end of it feeling exhausted but with a nagging sense that you didn't actually move any of your important projects forward? This is the "busy trap," and it's a modern epidemic. We live in a world that screams for our immediate attention, and in doing so, it constantly threatens to pull us away from the work that truly matters.
You've done the introspective work of the SWOT analysis and forged a brilliant SMART goal. You now feel a surge of clarity and motivation. This is a critical and exciting moment. However, it's also a dangerous one. Between the excitement of setting a goal and the satisfaction of achieving it lies the "Execution Gap"—a vast expanse of daily distractions, competing priorities, and old habits where even the best intentions go to die.
Think about the last time you set a vague career goal. It probably sounded something like, "I want to get promoted," or "I need to get more responsibility." It felt good to say, filled with possibility. But what happened next? For most people, not much. The motivation fades, and the ambition dissolves back into the daily grind of an overflowing inbox and endless tasks.
Do you ever feel like you're driving your career on autopilot? You're competent, you're busy, and the days blend into one another. Yet, a quiet but persistent feeling suggests you're capable of more—that you're not on the most fulfilling path. This feeling of being "stuck" is incredibly common. It's the natural result of being so deep inside our own experience that we can no longer see it objectively. We're lost in a fog of familiar routines and assumptions.
Self-awareness is a beautiful thing but quite often it can be difficult to achieve. Sometimes it takes more than just self-reflection to get to the truth and the real answers that you seek. But once you do, not only will your career improve but so will your life! Below are some quizzes and tests to help you better understand who you are.
Ever feel like you're running on a hamster wheel, doing tasks that just don't light you up? Or maybe you're at a crossroads, wondering what your passion truly is? In this fast-paced world, it's easy to get caught up in what you should be doing, rather than what you're naturally great at. That's where the magic of a strengths-based approach to your career comes in. Imagine if your work leveraged your innate talents – those things you do effortlessly, enjoyably, and excellently. That's not just a pipe dream; it's the pathway to a truly fulfilling and successful career!
Complete a 20-minute MBTI personality test and take what you learn about yourself to improve your career! Having greater self-awareness will help you make better decisions as you navigate your way through your career. From the way you communicate with others, to how you approach work, and even what will provide you with career satisfaction, understanding yourself will provide you with incredibly valuable insights that will make you an unstoppable force not only in the workplace but also in your personal life!
Complete a 5-minute DISC quiz and watch your career improve! By understanding how you interact with others in the workplace, you will gain the ability to assess any situation and always navigate yourself into positive outcomes.
A 12 part series that delves into alternative ways to the traditional career mindset of climbing the corporate ladder.
"Follow your passion" is perhaps the most common piece of career advice in the world. It’s also, for many, the most destructive. The idea that we all have a pre-existing passion just waiting to be matched with a job can lead to chronic job-hopping, anxiety, and a feeling of inadequacy. Not to mention that your passion may not be able to pay the bills! The Craftsman Mindset offers a more grounded, powerful, and ultimately more satisfying path.
For most of our lives, we’re taught to focus on improving our weaknesses. That red cross on your school test, the "areas for improvement" in your performance review—the message is clear: find what's wrong and fix it. But what if that’s a fundamentally flawed strategy for building a joyful and successful career? The Strengths-Based Approach offers a radical and liberating alternative. It argues that while you can manage your weaknesses, your greatest potential for growth, engagement, and excellence lies in your natural talents. It's time to stop trying to be well-rounded and start being outstanding at what you're naturally good at.
For years, the symbol of corporate success was the ladder—a straight, narrow path upward. But in today's interconnected and fast-changing business world, that ladder is looking more and more like an antique. Upwards is not the only way forwards! Welcome to the Corporate Lattice, a more dynamic, flexible, and realistic model for building a powerful career inside a modern organisation.
Have you ever felt like you're trying to follow a map that was drawn for someone else? You listen to the career advice given by a senior in the industry, you see the LinkedIn posts about climbing the corporate ladder, and you nod along thinking it will work. But deep down, a quiet voice whispers, "Is this... it? Is this really for me?" If that sounds familiar, congratulations. You've just stumbled upon the most important truth of your professional life: You are not a standard model, and your career shouldn't be either.
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