Strictly Come Dancing and portfolio careers
I am a huge fan of Strictly Come Dancing. Across the world there are variations of the show  eg Dancing with the Stars in the US. Whilst we probably expect actors to be able to dance/sing too finding out that a TV newsreader or sportsman are light on their toes and can dance with flair [...]

Anything is possible when your online networks come in to help
Over the past couple of days I have been having trouble with Twitter to the extent that I am actually “locked out”. I was using Tweetdeck successfully until yesterday too but now that no longer wants to play along. Apart from the time it has taken up trying to sort it has shown me how [...]

Why it is important not to pigeonhole yourself in your job search
I think there are a couple of important messages in this current climate when looking for a new job 1 if you lost your job through redundancy there is a fair chance that the number of jobs in that field has been generally cut. 2 if you think of yourself as an accountant/banker/ manager - and only [...]

Don’t worry what your critics say - just prove them wrong!
I watched the Scotland Rugby team beat Australia on Saturday. It was  a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours and the glow that went along with the ( unexpected) result lasted all evening. It so happened that I was at a country hotel with my parents , husband and kids and the atmosphere [...]

Lessons in leadership from the Lone Ranger
I sat in on a session that  Mike Fiszer was delivering on Leading with Emotional Intelligence this morning at Edinburgh Napier University. I was fortunate enough to have participated in a workshop Mike delivered on EI last year . When I arrived he was covering ” Self Regard”  and why the ability to accept your own [...]