Here are my top career mistakes as a first generation professional – I still cringe at number 3! … 1. Thinking I will get promoted if I get really good at my job – promotion involves time dedicated things beyond your day-job. This includes networking, job applications and practise, being visible, having a sponsor, having […]
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I’ve been watching sheep eating grass all day and it got me thinking about career development… Sheep wake up every day without a plan and just follow what the immediate priority is – to eat. If we engage with our careers in the same way we will always be focused on the immediate project at
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Noise has been a great read with some very practical take-aways. As a natural sequel to the popular book ‘Thinking Fast and Slow’ it covers the topic of errors in our decision making and judgements using a range of real-world examples. In the first book they go into depth on the different types of biases
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My powerful knowledge series aims to help you:1. Go beyond the limits of your personal experience.2. Better explain and understand the natural and social worlds.3. Discover new ways of thinking in systematic ways.4. Engage in current debates of significance. As part of my content creation strategy, I ask myself a key question before I produce
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs is a useful framework for thinking about how our basic needs motivate us. Once these are met, we are then driven to fulfil our potential (see my video). McClelland’s Three Needs Theory of motivation provides a nice extension that has useful insights for the workplace. McClelland identified three key motivations for
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My powerful knowledge series aims to help you learn new things to: In our everyday lives we are subject to biases that influence our behaviours and decision making. Interestingly, we have these biases because we seek mental shortcuts to help us make decisions easily. However, they sometimes lead to undesirable outcomes that we would rather
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One of the biggest debates in education is around knowledge vs skills. In the age of AI, where we can easily access information, should schools still be focusing on knowledge or spending more time equipping young people with the skills they need to meet the demand of our economy? For the first few years after
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I’ve found myself in a few debates about working from home over the last few years. Overall, I’m an advocate for going into the workplace, however, I appreciate ultimately the balance is dependent on an individual’s circumstances. I’ve had a few people tell me this week that they’ve learned new things from me and that
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As well as cheering on my fellow Moroccans, I’ve been interested in how they’ve managed to level-up their performance to be able to beat the world’s top teams. Having done some reading on this, I realise there are many parallels between a successful football team and any other team. I will highlight a few of
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The topic of disparities and discrimination is probably one of the best examples of the need for high-level critical thinking to navigate a very nuanced and longstanding debate. Following a related discussion with a close friend, he gifted me a book titled ‘Disparities and Discrimination’ by the economist Thomas Sowell. Debate aside, I found this
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