Roll up the carpets – Let’s tango!
06/10/08
In the post this week I received the usual batch of junk mail. Usually I quickly scan the letter drop and dispense of the junk mail without even opening the envelopes. But today, I felt compelled to open one or two envelopes …
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Networking, Motherhood and Essay writing.
24/04/07
Those of you, who know me, know that when I’m not working as a Human Resources professional, I’m training to become an Integrative Arts therapist in my spare time (the time fitted in somewhere between work and life balance!). ‘What’s an Integrative Arts therapist?’ I hear you ask.
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The Post Office …a monument to the past?
12/09/06
During the summer we (me and the man) booked a little cottage in Inverness–shire, Scotland … not far from the infamous Loch Ness. It was a great opportunity to relax, walk, fish, read and generally chill out and ponder on some of the great mysteries of life and the universe. And I have been told there are many!
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Change the World
29/07/06
I love books and I can quite happily spend ages in a bookstore ‘just browsing’. One of the good things about bookstores (in my experience) is the assistant or owner quite happy for you to do just that – browse!
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Exceeding expectations …
06/06/06
Ever had one of those situations when you needed something to be there … yesterday? During the weekend a friend of mine left behind in my car, a crucial piece of work. I only realised this after I dropped her at the station on her way back to London. As this information was key to future projects this week, we had to move fast! Would it be snail mail, special delivery … what?
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Personal development is easier than eating an elephant!
30/05/06
Personal development is easier than eating an elephant!
No knives & forks required!
When was the last time you updated your business skills? What do you really want to improve? How can you do that? What stops you from enjoying work?
Well here we are, about to move into the sixth month of the year … yes, half way through the year …you mean you hadn’t noticed? So take a moment to look out your business plan for the year 2006. Are you on track? Are you achieving those SMART objectives you set yourself earlier this year? You are - great! You’re not – don’t panic you’ve got another six months left to make it happen.
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A change of plan …..
16/05/06
Last week was a reasonably busy week at the Fraser HR office with several meetings planned and scheduled for the week. Sometimes running a small business can put my time management skills to the test, trying to spin the various plates by attending client meetings, preparing people plans for companies, maintaining the marketing message and connecting with new people and places through the various networking events I attend. When one such meeting had to be rescheduled I was somewhat disappointed, however what I did not anticipate was how much I would enjoy the ‘change of plan’ experience.
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Fraser HR on ... Age Discrimination
09/05/06
There was a time, not so long ago when I was researching and writing about the implications of age discrimination in employment as part of my HR qualification. The year, 2006 seemed so far away and the debate as a student didn’t really have much meaning to me then, obviously other distractions as a student! And now here I am as if by magic, revisiting the age discrimination topic once again – October 2006 is almost upon us. Am I ready as an HR professional? Are you ready as an employer? Allow me to share some of my learning …
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