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From the category archives:
The Book
If you have read our book then you will know that we prefer work life blend to work life balance as the latter suggests that it is either one or the other. Far too simplistic. But having said that a new study from Simply Hired, the largest search engine for jobs, announced that work/life balance [...]
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In our book we talk about the exponential growth of new technology. This video says it all and in mind blowing visual images.
JESS3 / The State of The Internet from Jesse Thomas on Vimeo.
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Most of you will be aware that the other main project in which I am involved is the pluses of being 50+. We have had a great deal of positive publicity for this and recently in talking to a journalist in Leeds she was especially interested in talking with some people who are over 50 [...]
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We make a huge play in our book about the importance of feeling passionate about the work that one does. We also talk about the fact that more and more people say to us that it is increasingly difficult to find one job that enables them to use all of their motivated skills and which [...]
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What is fascinating is the almost unanimous commentary on this phenomenon, namely, that part time work is on the increase because everyone doing it actually would prefer a full time job but for many at present that is not possible. The belief of what a ‘proper job’ is remains the underlying assumption behind almost any [...]
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…….which is why in our book we talk a lot about how important it is to define your passions, tell your story and communicate it to the appropriate audiences. This recent TED talk by Jamie Oliver, fascinating in its own right, is a wonderful example of how to communicate effectively when you are driven by [...]
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In our portfolio careers book we talk about how the web changes everything. The way we work, think, create and communicate. We forget how life was just 15 yrs ago. No Youtube, Amazon, ebay, no GOOGLE even. Take a look at this fascinating series on BBC 2 ( and on iPlayer – oh yes that [...]
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Excellent review of our book in Management Today this week.
“Comprising 10 steps that start with ‘My portfolio career: Is it for me?’ and end with ‘Next steps’, this book is packed with everything you need to know if you’re thinking about – or being forced into – taking the portfolio plunge. It’s well researched and [...]
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