According to the Skills Council in England recent research published this week 74% of the people asked said they were planning to change their career but 25% of those said they won’t because they are unsure about what they really want. This prompted the Careers Advice service to introduce travelling advice centres and the first [...]
Every now and then I read interviews with someone who has struck the big time – who appear to have come from nowhere – and is judged to be an “overnight success”. Usually the interview uncovers years of hard work and determination. I was reminded of this in reading a post on Rosabeth Moss Kanter’s [...]
There was never a better time for role models for young British sportsmen. Following hard on the heels of a successful Olympics we have a new world champion in Formula 1 and a tennis player who has been winning big tournaments steadily over the past few months.
I watched the Grand Prix in Brazil on Sunday [...]
On Sunday I went to a “Pink Party”. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and this time 2 years ago my friend Dorothy picked up an information leaflet, took action, was diagnosed, went through treatment and is now well again. So she organised a fundraiser – hence the Pink party. It was great to see [...]
OK – this is a bit self indulgent but I am so proud of Chris Hoy. He is a local lad – went to the same school as my children and his first cycling club was based in the village where I grew up. Previously a dot on the map just outside the City of Edinburgh [...]
