Tag: Happiness

How To Draw On Our Skills During A Jobsearch

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#nationalcarersweek is about putting carers and their skills on the map

Our skills are developed from every part of our life, not just paid roles.

Ahead of National Carers Week, it is worthwhile mapping the key skills unpaid carers build up over time.

Careful Communication – keeping services providers family and friends informed of how they can help.  

Thoughtful Teamwork – collaborating with others to get the right results at the right time.

Practical Problem-solving – finding out what isn’t working well and deciding on the best solution.  

When the time is right we can draw on those skills when we apply for a new job role.

It makes sense to use the STAR model within job applications to show how these skills reflect the quality of our results, after we take action to accomplish an important task, against the backdrop of a challenging situation.

If you want to make STAR part of your next job application follow the links to some wide-ranging examples of the STAR model.  

STAR Communication  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/mdlpq

STAR Teamwork  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/ztuuv

STAR Problem-Solving  https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/ixzdg

“I Feel Selfish If I Care For Myself”

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Some thoughts about self-care for #Internationalworkersday

If you have spent any time with people who are unpaid carers, especially in the margins of their day job, you will have heard someone say something similar to this.

Since #Carersweek is also coming up in June it is a good time to think about the value of self-care.

Why?

Because if we aren’t meeting our own needs, we aren’t going to be in good shape to look out for others.

So, every bit of nurturing we do for ourselves is an investment we make towards our care for others.

Leave a Like on the #YouTube #Short if this reminder helps. You might also be interested in no-cost / low-cost inspiration for your next job search, if so follow the link below

https://rogerdennison.gumroad.com/l/trtoc

How Does Planning Promote Success

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Personal development matters after an event like National Careers Week.

Planning the next steps after #NCW2024 means taking stock, working out what can be done straight away to make an impact and scheduling time to move toward change.

Here’s a reminder of what all that means.

Stay tuned.

In a few days you’ll be able to have access to more insights, to help your journey toward a better job.

When It Comes To Having Career Goals…

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A Short Reminder There Are No Age Limits To Career Development

National Careers Week – #NCW2024 – is pitched towards young people at the start of their working life. But career development is a life-long option.

We can always take the initiative and, focus on building on our skills, using our experience and pursuing new job goals.  

It helps if advertisers are aware of and respond to inequalities within the jobs market. In that way everyone is able to compete for opportunities in a fair way.

eel free to Like, Share or Comment if this idea resonates with you.

How Self-Awareness Shapes Or Goals

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Our career aspirations can be shaped by self-awareness

The key to #change is taking #action to reach our #goal.

Almost twenty years after Steve Jobs’ 2005 commencement speech at #Stanford, his words remind us that – where our working lives are concerned – we already know what we truly want to become.

What is the key principle which has shaped your goals? Feel free to leave a Like if this reminder is helpful.

How Christmas And Charisma Go Together

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As Christmas and the new year get closer, we could do worse than think about the future.

In the short-term there will be parties and socials where our people skills are put to the test. After all, social gatherings can bring out the worst in people.

In those settings our charisma or #rizz helps us get out point across and listen, respectfully, to others’ views. We can remain happy even if the atmosphere gets heated.

In January we will be going after a new set of goals. We might have to work with new people and influence their actions to get something done on our behalf. Charisma will be important in this area too.

So, this holiday season we can all practice using our people skills and see what value we can add to work, or play, by using our charisma.

Why not give it a try and leave a comment about how you got on.

How Leaders Inspire Respect And Accountability

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There is nothing better than spending time with loved ones away from work during the summer months.

When it is time to pack away the shorts and T shirts too many people are unhappy to get back to their day jobs, because they feel stuck in a rut.

To make matters worse, way too many people have to face the morale sapping problem of bullying in their team once they cancel their out-of-office alerts.

Here’s a quick reminder that smart leaders create a climate where would-be bullies think twice before throwing their weight around.

Why?

Because the potential bully knows they will be held accountable for the damage they cause to morale, the team’s reputation and the unit’s production schedule.

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Why Understanding Difference Helps Improve Solutions

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Understanding the different challenges people face helps us create better solutions

Beyond our professional and personal networks there are limitless potential customers, clients and service users.

The people who use our goods and services can be challenged by unspoken burdens.

When we create a space where they can help us better understand their lives those burdens can become visible.

Once we can see what other obstacles they face, we can help them eliminate them.

It is a win-win situation.

We learn something, while they enjoy greater independence and joy.

If this reminder is helpful feel free to Like Comment or Share.

How To Lead Without #Bullying

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(You can view the video on YouTube – Feel free to Like, Comment and Share)

Bullying is never far from the headlines.

It happens when people throw their weight around in classrooms, workplaces and on social media.

Here’s a reminder of how we can be good leaders, colleagues, and friends. The kind of people that inspire others, without acting like bullies.

How To Be A Good #Leader And Make People Feel Valued

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Here’s a reminder about including people in social situations

Leaders make people feel valued.

It is a skill that comes with practice.

One trick, in a social setting, is to ask open questions.

What does your team do?

Who uses your service?

Can I introduce you to any of the attendees?

Most people like the chance to share something about themselves. It makes them feel included.

Leaders show others that they are welcome to be themselves. Perhaps that is a goal for all of us to work on in 2023?