Have you ever seen those old episodes of Batman? The ones with Adam West as the Caped Crusader.  Kitsch, colourful and comical. Imagine, like Commissioner Gordon and Chief O'Hara, you're faced with a professional career challenge; one you know that you need help to tackle. Do you pretend that everything's OK?  Do you let your... Continue Reading →

For many people it feels like their career plans and aspirations have been put into a giant paper bag and shaken. Leaving lots of bright, successful switched-on professionals stuck, lost and not sure of what's next. With questions like… should I / can I do something different? Can I / do I stay with what... Continue Reading →

So I keep going on about this career pivot malarkey but what do I mean and why should you bother? After all sticking with the path you know seems safe and risk-free. Lovely and safe; warm and reassuring. Or is it?! First, let's recap on what I mean by a career pivot. A career pivot... Continue Reading →

There are many definitions assigned to the phrase, smoke and mirrors. Most of them linked to the art of deception or the purveying of untruths. But hold on a minute, this has always seemed extreme to me. Perfection is a confidence killer; no-one has experience of everything. Consequently, a bit of smoke of mirrors used... Continue Reading →

Although everyone’s career pivot is unique to them, one aspect all pivots have in common is the special energy they have associated with them. They mix the excitement of something new with trepidation of stepping into the unknown. It's the power of possibility. The power of potential. In her book Playing Big, Tara Mohr shares... Continue Reading →