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Does a limp one (handshake) harm your job prospects?
The Factory For men it turns out that a limp one is a very big deal that could have serious impacts on their future prospects. However that same does not apply to women. Firmness it turns out is very...
View Articlewhich personalities perform best at work?
The Factory What sorts of personalities perform best at work? It is a question that seemingly all of us have an opinion about, but this deceptively simple question has no straight answer. The...
View ArticleWhy work-life balance might be bad for you!
The Factory Enlightened employers implement policies that provide flexible working hours, or condensed periods of work that provide for more “leisure time”. Yet for many of us, we still seem to be at...
View ArticleOn the verge
The Factory We spend so much of our time urging clients to prepare prepare prepare, yet in my case, if I do this, I become stale. I get bored. I forget what I think I am going to say. I know what I...
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I can’t stand meetings
The Factory I have decided that I have become unemployable. This does not reflect some mid-life crisis of confidence, rather I have just realised that every career move I have made has been the result...
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Some management myths exploded
The Factory Most of us have had to endure some of the extremes of management dogma throughout our careers, and most of us submit to some form of performance management at work. If you ever suspected...
View ArticleDesign your own job
The Factory if you are on the look out for a new role, don’t put all your energies into squeezing yourself into a badly fitting job, have the confidence to work out the type of role you’d like and be...
View ArticleUp in the air part 2
The Factory Ever wondered why anyone would be crazy enough to go camping for their holidays amongst all those bitey things? It is because the wearied business traveller cannot face the prospect of yet...
View ArticleThe Secret
The Factory What is mind, no matter, what is matter, never mind. If you believe nothing will happen to you, believe me, nothing will!” After delivering this line, Dr Bigger promptly falls off stage...
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Mentoring at work: does it work?
The Factory Mentoring is one of those ideas that seem intuitively sensible and worthy of widespread implementation. But how effective is mentoring? Does it lead to any positive outcomes? The FactoryThe...
View ArticleWorld cup careers, fine lines, hands of God and all that chaos
The Factory Generally speaking in the game of Association Football, hands are only used to thump other players, grab large amounts of cash for endorsements, and to hold the manicured hands of teamate's...
View ArticleWhat makes a good leader?
The Factory Using the rhetoric of mutual responsibility, what may be lurking underneath is a lack of trust in staff to do the right thing. This can amount to little more than blame shifting exercises...
View ArticleCommunication and Engagement in the workplace
The Factory entered the office of a colleague (who had been university friend). Our boss was in there with my friend, and looked up and simply said “F___ Off” James” and my friend, in a supine gesture...
View ArticleJob Hopping- are claims it is bad for your career justified?
The Factory Another way of looking at this data would be to say, if your path to the CEO route looks to be blocked in one company then moving a couple of times may only delay you by about 12 - 18...
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Chaos theory of careers tutorial: Using the Change Perception Index
The Factory The Change Perception Index is a practical tool that allows HR professionals, Counselors, Coaches and Change agents to engage clients on some of the most relevant dimensions of change, and...
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Leaving a job: Telling people where to stick it and helping them remember where
The Factory Leaving a job: Telling people where to stick it and helping them remember where I was in Woolworths the other day and decided to try out an alternative career as a check out chap using...
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The Seven Myths of Stress
The Factory Here are a range of different everyday experiences. How might you feel in each of these circumstances? You are having your family to stay for Christmas Your partner of the last twenty years...
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Working with a terminal illness
The Factory My late Aunt Sylvia Cox was an inspiration to me. She was not only my Aunt, she was a teacher at my High School. Her enthusiasm for life and her naturally exclamatory style engendered a...
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Diary of a loser – by Simon Says, Motivational Speaker, Coach & Horse Doctor
The Factory Coaching – Simon Says, Motivational Speaker, Coach I have received an unusual request by a motivational speaker, who I must confess I have never heard of, but assures me is an International...
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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 1 From Prediction to Pattern Making
The Factory Shiftwork is the work we all have to do to manage, survive and thrive in the face of a world where Shift Happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here) and below I give...
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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 2 From Plans To Plans And Planning
The Factory Shiftwork is the work we all have to do to manage, survive and thrive in the face of a world where Shift Happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here) and the first...
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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 4 From Control To Controlled...
The Factory Shiftwork is the work we have to do to manage, thrive and survive in a world where shift happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here) and the first shift (see here)...
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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 5 From Risk As Failure To Risk As...
The Factory Shiftwork is the work we have to do to manage, thrive and survive in a world where shift happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here), so far I’ve addressed the first...
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Oppositional Thoughts Volume 7 – Amusing Sideways look at Careers, HR and...
The Factory Here is Volume 7 of my Oppositional Thoughts…They are designed to gently puncture some of the slightly precious life advice out there, and to complexify overly simplistic homilies, that...
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Transform your Career by shifting: Shift 7 From Goals, Roles And Routines To...
The Factory Shiftwork is the work we have to do to manage, thrive and survive in a world where shift happens. I’ve identified 11 shifts that we have to make (see here), so far I’ve addressed the first...
View ArticleJim Bright talking change and chaos video from his Cannexus Keynote 2011
The Factory Here is a five minute video of my Keynote “Know Change and No Change: how I learned to love Chaos” presented at the Cannexus Career Development Conference in January 2011 If you like it,...
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The Strange Strength of Vulnerability
The Factory The Strange Strength of Vulnerability Here is a paradox – the strongest systems are those that are most susceptible to change. They are the ones that have a lot of connections. The more...
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Is goal setting past its peak? Some new data.
The Factory How long has there been serious interest in goal setting? You might be forgiven for thinking it has always been a key approach to changing human behavior. However according to PsycInfo...
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Slow shift, fast shift, deep shift – Keynote Presentation to International...
The Factory Shift: Slow shift, fast shift, deep shift – Keynote Presentation to International Coaching Congress, Manly, Australia 2012 How coaches can enhance their practice using shift principles....
View ArticleWebinars on Coaching with the Chaos Theory of Careers with Dr Jim Bright
The Factory New Webinar Series! – Coaching clients using the Chaos Theory of Careers – 10 1 hour webinars presented by Dr Jim Bright Coaching Training – Early bird rates close July 15th (for Sydney and...
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