Australia’s intelligence is dropping. Not the general intelligence, but a specialised type of intelligence that is essential for Australia’s economic and general prosperity. It’s a drop in the natural and intuitive comprehension of technical systems. For years it has been implicitly assumed by educators that engineering students have this comprehension. Even though this is really […]
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I come from a family that valued higher education, hard work and integrity. I can’t say that it’s all that common these days. One of the foundational principles I was brought up with was the understanding of the hierarchy shown below. This Professional Mastery Blog is all about helping you migrate from having ‘just a […]
Someone sent me this link which is a great metaphor for someone contemplating a career change. The average person will have multiple careers, changing jobs every 6 to 10 years and careers between 2 to 4 times. Furthermore, people should expect a career change to take between 2 to 6 years to implement. Click here […]
When I talk to my clients about productivity, efficiency and effectiveness, I triangulate or combine the Pareto Principle, Goal Setting and several other strategies in a concept I call Voluntary Simplexity. It has its foundation in the movement from the 1980s called Voluntary Simplicity that was made popular with the International Bestseller “Your Money Or […]
Personal development and peak performance principles often are a combination of dilemmas and conundrums wrapped up in paradoxes. On the one hand you want and should aim to get the best result with the least amount of effort and yet to grow, you need to stop cutting corners when seeking shortcuts. How can you tell […]
If you’ve had any hardships in the past – depression, divorce, suicide, drug or alcohol addictions, mental illness you need to seriously consider the impact revealing any of these can have on your career or business. This is one of the PERSONA PRINCIPLES that are critical to a successful career or business. People have biases […]
Character is what you do when no one is watching and your reputation is what others perceive you to be. That’s why it’s important that you make the right impression every chance you get. It takes a lifetime to build character and yet reputations can be destroyed in an instant. Remember that the next time […]
No one can make you serve customers well… That’s because great service is a choice. Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point. He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was […]
I just created a new page on this blog called Interesting Job Search Facts and Statistics. Go have a look – you’ll want to bookmark it since I am constantly updating it. Of course if you’d like to contribute, please go ahead by placing a comment on this blog!
In recent posts, I discussed the ugliness factor and how being tall meant you didn’t just make more money, but you’re smarter than shorter people. How’s that for provocative? Today’s post takes the discussion to the next level with “erotic capital” that can be just as valuable as a university degree—especially for women. This article […]