“Would you like to go to university—and get paid for it? We have offers you can’t refuse—you can even earn while you learn—get £25K a year while you study! Isn’t that awesome?” You may have come across such nonsense while flitting through TikTok, reviewing...
Considering individuals undertaking courses such as the Level 2 Award in Door Supervision in the Private Security Industry will, eventually, find jobs—as door supervisors—somewhere, is the logical outcome one might expect following a gruelling six—sometimes, almost seven—day course which includes segments in Physical...
The vast majority of organisations throughout the world, it is safe to say, operate like businesses, even though they may not necessarily be—strictly speaking—businesses, in and of themselves. Running an organisation like it’s a business—whether the organisation be a charity or something else—is...
The most common question I’m asked by learners, business partners, associates, and others, is the one in the title—and I always say the same thing: your attitude determines your value. It’s really as simple as that. You could be the most competent, efficient,...
Following on from my article on attitude yesterday, and after a brief chat with a colleague last night, I was led to think about something closely related to attitude, in that it reflects the kind—or degree—of attitude an individual has: initiative. I believe...
You’d be forgiven for assuming that anyone seeking a place on a course would know exactly what they’d like to do, why they’d like to do it, what they plan on doing following the completion of their course, and what they’d plan on...
This is a question I get asked quite frequently, and my answer is always as simple as it seems: if you can’t secure paid employment right away, then volunteer! Yes, volunteer. So, what’ll be gained by volunteering? — you may be thinking. New...
Back when Trump was POTUS, many people made the observation about how confidently he went about being an imbecile. Some said he was simply ignorant of the things he did, others remarked he probably didn’t see his childish behaviour as ignorant or stupid,...
It just got tougher. Or did it? It was a rather placid day to begin with—it would be safe to say funereal, by London’s standards—and it seemed to me, at the time, that the initial stage of the global recession was gradually, albeit...
Once upon a time in the City of London… Presenting a careworn, eagle eyed, suspicious and rather diminutive sort of a figure, Mrs. Foss—not her real name—opened the door to my makeshift temporary consultants’ office—a conference room that had been quite regally prepared...