Tag Archives: happiness at work

Do You Love Your Job?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by

You do? You’re kidding right? Oh you’re the one. You see it’s a bit like relationships – there are lots of ‘all right ish’ ones but ones that are brilliant are as rare as a nesting osprey. If you are … Continue reading →

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Is Your Work Working For You?

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Research shows that between 30 and 45% of people want to change job. That is a hell of a lot of people not enjoying their work and feeling unfulfilled. Many of us fell into it by chance. Did you?  I … Continue reading →

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What Is Fair At Work?

Posted on January 23, 2011 by

What is fair at work and who decides? I predict that fairness is going to be a burning topic this year and it will feel like the City are walking on hot coals at times. It has always been a … Continue reading →

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Career Change Dreams Up In Smoke?

Posted on January 1, 2011 by

Suffering from that ‘going back to work feeling’? Reality after the festive season reminds many people of going back to school at the start of a new term. A feeling of dread; shining those shoes; buying a new fluffy pencil … Continue reading →

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Is Your Work Like A Carpet?

Posted on September 14, 2010 by

Work can be wall to wall, can’t it? If you find yourself staring out of the window, it is more likely to be because your neck is stiff from sitting at the computer for a long time than you chose … Continue reading →

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Ever Wake Up Like A Bear With A Sore Head?

Posted on July 14, 2010 by

Waking up feeling grumpy isn’t the best start to the day, especially before you disappear into the bowels of public transport or the long commute. The good news is that you can manage your grumpy bear – as if by … Continue reading →

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Why People Are Like Vegetables

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

I am heading to my allotment to water it with no prospect of rain in sight,  and am pondering the thought that people are like vegetables. They need watering. Different people need to be watered in different ways as they … Continue reading →

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Have You Got A ‘Chip On The Shoulder?’

Posted on July 6, 2010 by

It’s a weird expression isn’t it; ‘Chip on the shoulder’. I don’t know where the expression comes from and whether it’s a “a bit missing kind of chip” or a potato chip?!  My interpretation of what it means is that … Continue reading →

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How vulnerable is it wise to be at work?

Posted on July 5, 2010 by

Showing vulnerability creates trust and builds relationships but it also creates risk and it can be abused in the wrong hands, so what is the right measure? I was ‘very closed’ when I was younger and didn’t trust people easily, … Continue reading →

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Exponential Delays And I’m Not Talking Trains

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

I read somewhere once that things take on average 42% longer than you think they will. Increase the number of people involved in a project, and a dollop of post credit crunch risk aversion, and it’s probably more like 85% … Continue reading →

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