It is estimated that up to 40% of employees are put off by negative feedback they receive in a one to one conversation with their managers – something that could be avoided with better listening skills and an ability to question more appropriately.

Do you have a 5-year plan? Do you know where you want to be and how to get there? Or are you just kind of winging it? If you are, chances are you might be feeling demotivated, disillusioned and unfulfilled.

It is heart-breaking to hear and difficult to advise upon when people are being made redundant from roles that would normally be ‘a job for life’.

Making Smart Life Choices : Why you should talk to a career guidance advisor or a mentor like C&E HR Consultancy

What Job is Right for Me? : A Guide for Young People Part 3. Learning Life Skills

Choosing a job or study options is one of the most important decisions of your life. Like most young people, you probably don’t know the answer to the dreaded question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Believe me, it is not something you need to get stressed because there are ways and means of finding out what will suit you.

In 1961, American psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi concluded “While happiness itself is sought for its own sake, every other goal – health, beauty, money or power – is valued only because we expect that it will make us happy.” So, what makes you happy?

Currently in lockdown in France for nearly a week now. We can only leave the house with a special permit, and only then to go to the hospital, pharmacy, supermarket and to work.

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