Yesterday (24 November), the Isle of Wight Council announced that over 500 people will lose their jobs. For a small community such as ours, it is a serious blow and will affect many more people than those who actually leave the council. This article is the first in an occasional series, aimed at helping you cope with redundancy before, during and after it happens – whatever role you hold now. 
Being made redundant (Part 1)
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Tags: council, isle of wight council, public sector, redundancy, redundant
Categories : business coaching, business news, council, counselling, island life, public sector, redundancy, training
Uncertainty or opportunity?
14 08 2010
At a recent Hampshire Economic Partnership seminar, the theme repeated around the room was uncertainty. As organisations look for new ways to sustain their activity, increasing numbers of employees are facing an uncertain future. I was interested to read the Labour Market Outlook from CIPD/KPMG and want to share it with you. The tough news is that a third of employers expect to cut jobs during the coming months. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: business coaching, CIPD, UK economy
Categories : business coaching, business news, island life, redundancy, training
31 05 2010
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Categories : business coaching, island life, leadership coaching, life coaching, mentoring, networking, redundancy, training
Win public sector contracts
11 05 2010For three years, supply2.gov.uk has advertised thousands of public sector procurement opportunities worth up to £100,000 — making the website ideally suited to small and medium-sized businesses. The fee of £180 that was previously charged to search the site across the UK has been removed, providing firms with better access to public sector contracts to help their businesses grow. So, sign up, find the Invitations To Tender – and win public sector contracts.
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How good is your CV?
26 04 2010
I am increasingly supporting people in career transition. People looking for a new direction, for a new job or considering starting up in business. Some look for help with a CV, while others want to explore how better to exploit their experience, strengths and aspirations. Times change – and your current situation may no longer be what you want and need. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : business coaching, business news, island life, leadership coaching, mentoring, redundancy, training
Cameron visits University of Southampton
26 04 2010
Today, both Brown and Cameron visited Southampton. Cameron was at the University of Southampton in the morning – meeting the Vice Chancellor Don Nutbeam, a group of students (which the VC assured me were certainly not handpicked!) and staff from the Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics.
It was good to hear the robust questioning at this unscheduled interlude on the stairs in Building 37. On hearing Cameron’s answers to the educational matters this questioner put to him (such as tuition fees), student Chloe Green simply replied, “I don’t believe you.” Quick handshake – and off he went. Take a look at this BBC clip.
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Tags: Politics
Categories : business coaching, business news
Big questions
28 05 2009
How do you know where to start these days when you want to help people learn and develop? With a variety of team and individual learning activities to choose from and a wealth of technologies that claim to offer quick and easy learning, how do you decide which route to go down? You need to ask ‘big questions‘. Some organisations do what they have always done, unaware that there are new opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »
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Categories : business coaching, e-learning, leadership coaching, training
