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The Compass Journal: Navigating Careers & Leadership

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Blog Archives

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February 25, 2021

How to Engage Participants in Your Mentoring Programme

My last blog post was A Year in the Life of an Organisation’s Mentoring Programme. In that post, I introduced you to the Mentoring Programme that we are developing and implementing for a client. We are working with a worldwide organisation to implement a programme of mentoring to develop the careers of junior female scientific

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February 7, 2021

7 Career Development Strategies for Future-Proofing Your Career

What will your job look like five years from now? Will it even exist in five, 10 or 20 years? And what will happen to the organisation and industry you work for? Many roles are becoming extinct, being replaced by technology while brand new roles are popping up every day. And, as I outlined in

January 27, 2021

Podcast Interview: Using Career Management to build engagement

In this episode Antoinette was interviewed by Craig Smith, owner of The Big Picture People, and host of the Engaging Internal Comms podcast. They discuss using career management to build engagement with employees.

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January 5, 2021

Career Development: Skills Needed for the Future Workplace

As I outlined in my last blog post ‘Career Development: What does the future of work look like?‘, there are five major trends that will impact on the future of work and career development. By 2035, 40% of today’s professions are likely to have disappeared. They will be replaced by new and exciting jobs to

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November 23, 2020

Career Development: What does the future of work look like?

We often talk about the future of work. But what actually is it? Well, the future of work is actually already here. The way we work is fundamentally different from how it was 50, 30 or even 10 years ago. The world of work is more dynamic and chaotic than ever. In our parents’ or grandparents’

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November 10, 2020

A Year in the Life of an Organisation’s Mentoring Programme

Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of working in-house with a wide range of organisations, navigating the ever-changing world of work. I’ve seen first-hand how powerful the right training and development can be – not just in transforming individual careers, but in shaping the culture and capability of entire organisations. One area that continues

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October 15, 2020

How to Be a Brilliant Mentor: 7 Characteristics That Make the Difference

I still remember the first time I mentored someone formally. I wasn’t quite sure what was expected of me. Was I supposed to have all the answers? Was I there to fix things, or just to listen? The truth is, most great mentors start with similar questions. In today’s fast-paced, hybrid workplace, mentoring is more

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October 2, 2020

25 Powerful Leadership Development Quotes to Grow Great Leaders

“The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” – Harvey S. Firestone In today’s fast-paced, hybrid, and often uncertain world of work, leadership development has never been more critical. HR and L&D leaders are grappling with new challenges – retention, burnout, multi-generational teams, and a growing skills gap. One thing remains

September 7, 2020

The Business Awards Show Episode 15

Antoinette was interviewed by The Business Awards Show podcast, after being the 2019 winner of the Best Coach Award.

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