Hunting down great career ideas...

Whenever I run a Drive Your Career workshop, something inevitably makes an impression on me. Last week was no different, and I left the workshop with one overriding thought about how important it is to make time for your career.

Are you thinking about your weaknesses in the way a high-flyer does? Many successful people have strong personalities – with both great strengths and major weaknesses. What have these successful people learned about how to view their weaknesses?

It can be difficult building your visibility and reputation when working from home or a local ‘outpost’ far away from a regional or head office. Here are a few ideas on how to ensure you’re not ‘out of sight and out of mind’.

In a fast-moving world, successful people spend time to ensure they keep up to date with changes in their business sector, technology developments, new trends, and ideas and track the competition – old and new!

In my experience, “You say Yes too often” is a very common piece of feedback from managers. (Even though obviously they don’t expect you to ever say no to them!) Joking aside, if your manager is giving you this feedback they’re probably right. It’s time to start turning down the generous “development opportunities” everyone keeps offering you!