From the category archives:

Work

As you know we do encourage guest posts and are delighted today to present one from Kate Willson, who writes on the topic of best online colleges.  She welcomes your comments at her email Id: katewillson2@gmail.com.
“This type of career has begun gaining traction as a popular choice for new graduates. Thanks to the freedom, [...]

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There are times when our good friend Hugh MacLeod just manages to sum up a 15 minute spiel. This is one of them. We discuss the importance of doing the work that you love which is usually the work that you do best. This cartoon says it so succinctly.

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Excellent piece from Holly Seddon with a provocative title but with a less provocative tag of: Why have one job when three could be better?
It is always good to get more US  case studies and Holly has 3 good ones. Interestingly, she is also quoting the UK research that we posted on a few weeks [...]

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Well not quite – as ours is not in it yet but I hope that will shortly be remedied! It is American so only details US books. My attention was brought to it by its compiler Katina Solomon. She presents  details of an inventory of books that she has listed around career decision making and [...]

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… according to the World Of Work Report 2010. This was despite 23 per cent of workers having up-skilled during the recession.  There are also mismatched perceptions of what factors employers think will retain talent and what actually motivates staff to continue working for them, the research found.  Employers ranked the main reasons driving people [...]

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Mike Pegg as always has some great thoughts on continuously creating and developing work that is satisfying.

Stage one is your ‘seed corn’. You plant lots of seeds and explore many possibilities. Some seeds grow and people show interest. You also put extra effort into the projects you find stimulating.
Stage two is ‘satisfying work’. You [...]

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