Cutting it fine…
Procrastination…I’ve been putting this blog off for a while. Some of us like to get ahead. Some of us like to get things done ‘in good time’. Some of us like to ‘cut it fine’. But…some of us wait until … Continued
Looking Back To Go Forwards…
Hello, I hope you’re well? We were looking at the year–so–far recently and during that time I did some personal reflection on the personal aims I set in January after reading a report highlighted in Adam Alter’s superb ‘Irresistable’ book, … Continued
Careers – we can always learn something new.
On Saturday 24th February I was honoured to be chosen as the guest speaker for #SkillsFest2018 in Barrow in Furness, South Cumbria. Skills Fest is an annual celebration of jobs, placements and opportunities in the South Lakes / Furness region … Continued
Be so good…
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Here’s another short blog post for you – it’s a daily reminder, print it off, put it on the fridge, next to the kettle, at your desk, on your bike, on the mirror…you get the idea: “Be SO GOOD … Continued
Future Skills – recent research, responses and rants.
Future Skills – research and responses. There have been a few new studies and reports written recently about careers development, support and access in the UK. I read a few of them over the weekend and will try and make … Continued
Life Lessons: Skills and Knowledge.
Skills and knowledge or skills v knowledge? Our last blog was about the World Economic Forum’s research into the skills needs for the 21st Century and so by definition, what we need our young people to be learning about alongside … Continued
The seven skills the future demands.
New skills, old skills? New organisations, revisited skills? As you will probably know, we have been working with young people for 12 years – we started off delivering Enterprise programmes (hence the name!) in schools and we’ve developed in a … Continued
#NCW2017 – a review!
National Careers Week review. #NCW2017 was an amazing, exhausting, fun, far-reaching, exciting and life-changing experience for everyone involved. There were events held in schools, colleges, universities and businesses to support young people in their career aspirations, pathways and to increase … Continued
Gold Medals: There’s a lot of luck involved.
“There was luck involved…had I been brought up in Newcastle, Leeds, Birmingham or Bristol there would have been no indoor cycling and no Olympic Gold medals”. The above quote is from a multiple Gold-medal winning GB Track Cyclist and highlights … Continued
Engineering Random Opportunities for Success
It’s here! The TEDx talk I delivered at TEDxWhitahaven on 7th September has been approved and put onto the TED YouTube channel. Featuring our work over the past 10 years, the title of the talk is Engineering Random Opportunities for … Continued