Coach and Mentor are two words that are used interchangeably with all parties thinking they have the same understanding of Coach and Mentor. Both a Coach and Mentor work with a person to help them move forward towards their goals …
The role of the manager is a 20th century concept. The classic planning, leading, organising and controlling model was initially proposed by Henri Fayol in 1916. Fayol was the MD of a French coal mine and an industrialist. The emphasis of …
Entrepreneurs start their businesses because they have a passion for their idea or they want to add value to the world. Entrepreneurs lose their businesses because they haven’t had support or planned properly. An article in Your Business Magazine …
One of the big buzz words at the moment is “resilience”. What does resilience mean? Google dictionary (2018), defines it as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties”. So, how is this relevant to us? If the world is …
Often adults feel that their active learning has been completed once they are done with school, college or university. Yet learning still takes place every day. A new skill, concept or fact is absorbed, however insignificant it may be, …
When I qualified as a real estate agent, I was excited by the prospect of sales and earning commission. I looked forward to being my own boss and building a business. The road was full of learning curves …
The future of work part 2 What can I do if my job gets replaced by Artificial Intelligence? In the last article we looked an at A to Z list of skills that will help make you more employable …
The future of work: part 1 A to Z skills necessary to stay relevant in the office of the future Anyone who reads posts titles ‘Why big data transform will end your professional career’, ‘Jobs robots will take first’ and …
Here at Chartall Business College, we run a small help desk to support our students throughout their learning journey. Edith is our student adviser and she has learnt a thing or two about the effective management of our help …
We spend at least 8 hours a day at work, five days a week. Assuming we work 49 weeks of the year and work for about 45 years (20 to 65) we will spend about 88 000 hours working …