Because this information is so very important, but overlooked by most people; I will be doing a free webinar on Tuesday July 7. Don’t miss this opportunity to add to your career building toolbox.

PLANNING YOUR EXIT - You need to start 6 months to a year before you hand in your notice!

Title: Planning Your Exit
Cost: One time only - FREE!!!
Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Time: 8:00 PM - 10:30 PM BST

Everyone needs an exit strategy!

According to a poll conducted by CareerPath.com, 40% of the 1,400 workers surveyed said that they planned to change jobs within a year, of this group only around 20% had an exit strategy.

Whether you love your job, you’d like to leave for better opportunities or simply because your job is not working for you – we can help so that if/when the time comes to look for greener pastures the transition will be a lot less painful, perhaps even enjoyable if you get a strategy in place now.

This presentation will cover:

• Why everyone needs an exit strategy even if they love their current job
• Tips for keeping up with industry trends
• Effortless weekly maintenance checks that will make your CV stand out
• How having an exit strategy can help you improve your career path
• The importance of your performance contract
• Networking tips that will have people coming to you with job offers

Register for webinar here

Mentoring Your Potential Successor

by David G. Jensen, Search Masters International

One nugget of advice that may be passed along to you when you first become a manager is the axiom, “If you want to get promoted, then you have to train your replacement.” Sounds easy, doesn’t it? But the road to developing a team member for potential promotion is not an easy one. In this column, I explain a number of difficulties that can come up along the way and describe how you can start off on the right foot by succeeding as a mentor.

Read full article here

Learn more about this and other job promotional tips when you join our webinar on June 23

Sorry, but it’s time to shape up!

You have a skeleton to hold you up and muscles to hold you in.
…if you don’t take care of both, the results are devastating to your whole being.

If you slouch, because you work at a desk, or because of low self esteem, or depression, your chest muscles contract. When this happens, your breathing becomes restricted, you don’t draw as much air into your lungs as you should, and your blood, and therefore every organ in your body, becomes oxygen starved and enervated.

The other result of slouching is that your shoulders and upper back muscles are now doing all of the work. They are constantly in stress. This results in painful neck and shoulder muscles, headaches and irritability. If your upper back and shoulders are not positioned correctly you are more at risk of frozen shoulder, bursitis, pinching and strains.

Your abdominal muscles, if not exercised, become weak and flabby. But you still have to move and support your body. What happens now is that your lower back muscles begin to do the work of your abdominal muscles, something they were never designed to do. The result is more lower back pain.

Now, let’s move down to your gluteus muscles, or buttocks. These muscles support the lower back, hips and pelvis. You need to exercise these muscles not only to have an attractive rear view, but also so that you don’t damage your pelvis, hips or incur lower back problems. Exercising your glut’s and pelvic muscles can go a long way towards preventing arthritis in your hips in later life.

Moving still further down: Your hamstrings, those muscles running down the back of your thighs, can cause still more backache and even knee problems if they are allowed to become shortened and inflexible.

Finally, it’s important to move and stretch your spine. Your spinal column is not only at the centre of all movement it also works in conjunction with your rib cage to protect your internal organs. When you exercise your spine, you also stretch and massage these internal organs, which greatly improves their function.

Have I convinced you it’s time to do some exercise yet?

♥ Exerpt taken from book “Kick Start Your Life”

~ Written by Krissy Jackson 2006

International Coach Federation

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In previous recessions men bore the brunt of job losses but this time it will be different. With more women working in the hardest hit areas - retail and services - it is they who will suffer most, jeopardising their hard earned financial independence and equality at work. Could this downturn reverse the huge economic gains women have made over the past few decades?

Read full article here

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About this article

From:The Observer, Sunday 18 January 2009
Ruth Sunderland, business editor

The real victims of this credit crunch? Women
This article was first published on guardian.co.uk at 00.01 GMT on Sunday 18 January 2009. It appeared in the Observer on Sunday 18 January 2009 on p32 of the Focus section. It was last updated at 09.38 GMT on Monday 19 January 2009.

Webinar: Pre-Promotional Strategies that Get Results!

Recorded: June 3, 2009

Buy webinar recording and support materials here!

When vying for an internal promotion what you do in the three to six months preceding your interview will make all the difference to its outcome. And the suggestions we make for making changes in your current work habits might surprise you!

Who are you?
What makes you unique?
Who do you work best for/with?
Have you planned a route to follow?
Are you adapting, learning and growing?
…or are you chasing your tail as you try to figure out what others want from you?

This presentation will cover:
• Why you should be thinking about your promotions six months before you even apply for them
• Getting your “estate” in order
• Clearing current tolerations effortlessly
• How to make your appearance work for you
• Why you should go to work with the perspective that your boss works for you
• 10 Strategies which will get you promoted effortlessly and regularly

Buy webinar recording and support materials here!

Included:

• Video recording of webinar

• Worksheets - follow the video and take notes

• pdf ppt Slides -  colour

• pdf ppt Slides - black and white

• Work Sheet - Toleration clearing

• Networking tip sheets - Live

• Networking tip sheets - Online

• Networking tip sheets - Inner Circle

A couple of years ago, I wrote an article about delegation. I enjoy managing my business and delegating out any and all tasks that I can. Instead, I focus my time and energy doing high value activities that result in the best return for me – both in terms of my personal happiness and profits.

Productivity and time management are some of my favorite subjects and areas around which I frequently coach my clients. The other day, I read an article about managing email. The author pointed out 5 actions we can take when processing the many messages we receive each day — delete, delegate, respond, defer, and do.

But I started to think – this isn’t just for emails. You can easily apply this to everything you do, reaping many benefits including:

• More free time that you can spend with family and friends
• Less headaches, literally and figuratively
• Less mental clutter and distraction
• Saving time, money (in some cases) and energy
• And, the big overall benefit – you’ll make more room in your life for what matters most to you.

Here are my tips on how to get started:

Delete. Delete activities that are unproductive, low value and which aren’t aligned with the vision for your life.

Delegate. Outsource low value, unproductive activities. Outsource your weaknesses. If you lack the talent or strength in a particular area, find someone who can help you out. Don’t waste your time, money and energy learning something that detracts or distracts you from high-return, high-value activities.

Respond. Respond quickly but not foolishly. Always do your research, seek wise counsel, and evaluate your alternatives. Set deadlines for decisions you need to make and when it comes time – make them. Don’t waste mental energy mulling something over for three weeks when you can just as easily make a good decision in 3 minutes. Life is short. Stop over thinking things.

Defer, but set a deadline. If you can’t make a decision right now, set it aside. But before you do, assign it a deadline so that it will definitely be handled in the future. Don’t let things hang in limbo.

Do. If you have something that requires you to take action, don’t procrastinate. Get it done now. Don’t strive for perfection – that’s just a convenient excuse for not starting or finishing something. Again, if you don’t want to do something that needs to get done, outsource it and let someone else get it done for you.

There you have it. It’s as easy as deleting, delegating, responding, deferring and doing. Make a note of these 5 words and post them in your work area where you can see them. It will keep you focused managing your time effectively.

Come out from the shadows and become the office star! 

Tuesday 3rd March 2009 @ 8pm UK  (3pm EST)
Cost: £37 (for one hour webinar plus 30 minute Q&A session)
Booking Form

Simple and effective steps to develop your confidence in the office and be viewed as a valuable member of your team!
Do you sometimes feel like you are the office mouse? Do you worry that you are not taken seriously at work, are you afraid to speak out when the situation calls, do you lie in bed at night kicking yourself for being so timid? If you WISH you could be more confident then this course is for you!

How you are perceived goes a long way to how well you will do in your chosen career. Developing your confidence will enable you to achieve career success that right now you dare not even dream about.

This presentation will cover:
• The art of re-invention – simple enjoyable steps to a new, confident you.
• Even when you are not in the office your desk gives away more secrets than you could possibly imagine. Learn how to get it to whisper the right information!
• What to do if you feel you are not being taken seriously, or feel left out at work.
• Easy to follow steps for training others to see you in the way you want to be perceived in your working environment.
• …and finally we will share the six simple words that will motivate you every time!

Book here