Two different employers, same issue with employee’s pay. Two very different ways of handling it. The employee’s pay didn’t hit their accounts as scheduled. Employer A told the employee to check their account, stating it must be a problem with their bank because he was paid. After the employee did Read more…
I feel this way about writing posts on LinkedIn, do you? It’s such a paradox that I want to share my thoughts and experiences, yet recognise how egotistical it is to do so – as if to say, “why does what I think matter?” And yet, to the people who Read more…
One of my favourite things to do is to listen. I like to listen to the words used, how they’re pronounced, what they represent, their tone. I love listening to body language and listening to what’s not being said verbally. Taken from ambiguity.acm.org: “Have you ever heard the adage that communication Read more…
Always call the hiring manager or recruitment consultant once you’ve applied for the role. Very few call. It’s your first impression, and it’ll be the difference that makes the difference in a recruitment decision. Your application is all logic in the recruitment process. Does your application tick the right boxes? Read more…
I said to one of my wonderful recruiters this morning that I often feel like I am a “problem-seeker” not just a problem-solver. That is not to say that I actively create problems. No. Rather, I have a knack for seeing what isn’t working as efficiently as it could, things that Read more…
Meeting with a prospective client is not a one-sided exchange. I am interviewing my next client just as much as they’re interviewing their next coach. There has to be the right chemistry. I have to know that the person I’m going to dedicate my attention and skills towards is going to know Read more…
Goals are typically future-orientated, something to aspire and work towards. From the book, ‘Before You Know It: The Unconscious Reasons We Do What We Do,’ by John Bargh, I’m learning that we make micro-goals all the time. These micro-goals affect our present-time decision-making and impact future events without our conscious Read more…
On her Spotify exclusive podcast, Dare to Lead, Brene Brown discusses with the entrepreneurial professor and author, Jim Collins about values. He introduced to me the concept of a shadow value and defined his shadow value as the freedom to choose how he spends his time. This value resides beneath Read more…
It’s been more than six months since I’ve published. It feels like a lot longer. I’ve changed the direction of my life and my business. I’m no longer actively coaching, I will again, but for the time being, Coach Cazzie is on pause. The lessons I’ve learned in the past Read more…
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t coming. It’s here. These are AI-generated faces. She could be a model for a Pantene commercial. She’s flawless. She’s fake. Humans are being replaced by AI in companies all around the world. In roles that are customer service and administration based. In sales, finance and banking Read more…