Careers: we all have our own story to tell, including no doubt many twists and turns, directions intended and others taken that we least expected. Those embarking on working life face many challenges as they seek to develop a career that best matches their talents, interests and values. Jennifer Harris, head of careers at Royal… Read more »
On International Women’s Day – the first edition was back in 1975 – here’s a brief selection of today’s and recent news coverage: from the impact of girls’ education to a four-decade fight for women’s rights in Afghanistan, via a truck driver in Zimbabwe — and a campaign to get more roles for women actors… Read more »
At the start of Lent, whether or not that’s a religious or cultural event for you, it’s not a bad time to think about our habits: established, faltering, new and lapsed. This blog is a brief exploration of resources and ideas out there. Future blogs will delve deeper. So whatever your approach to habits (Email… Read more »
You have the knowledge, experience and contacts in your industry and beyond. You understand the difficulties of your ideal clients and how you can help to overcome them… How about putting on a workshop, or series of workshops, to spread the word not only about your services, but the way you deliver them? What better… Read more »
Peril, that may be melodramatic. But with about 1.3 billion users active on Facebook every day, it’s a social media platform with massive potential for business. Here’s a workshop that explores just that. True enough, the product or service you offer may not appeal to a billion+ people. As ever, you want as clear a… Read more »
Social media isn’t for me – what business can say that in 2017? Love or hate Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or any other social media channel, one thing is certain: we can’t ignore it. Take Twitter, for example. Whether you have a couple of thousand followers or have recently started to dip your toe in, this… Read more »
Training, we all need it The pace of change seems only to get faster – newsflash! – so not doing our level best to keep up hardly seems an option. Inevitably, that applies to social media and business too. It’s a pleasure to team up with graphic designer and business owner Stephen Shillito to create this… Read more »
