All Career advice articles – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionUse visualisation to change those ‘difficult conversations’ you have at work
Why do they call boxers that want to be the best, ‘champ’? Even if they haven’t technically won any championships?
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Phizz’s Dan Cray on adventures, kangaroos and Slim Shady
‘When someone on LinkedIn messages me that they love Phizz or that their friend swears by it, it feels incredibly real and tangible’
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Shicken’s Satvinder Bains on family, samosas and the Yellow Pages
‘I grew up watching all the John Wayne films with my Bibi-Gi (grandma) who barely understood English but she still loved them’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Beth Alexander, monitor farm programme manager, Quality Meat Scotland
‘Be bold, ask the questions and see where it can take you. Don’t underestimate yourself – age is just a number’
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Comment & OpinionThree ways food and drink can maintain momentum on food waste reduction
There are still systemic issues holding the UK back from making food waste a thing of the past
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Adnams’ Andy Wood on David Bowie, football and The Godfather II
’My first job was a paper round. I hated Thursday and Sundays as I used to have to carry two paper bags delivering to blocks of flats in South East London’
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Comment & OpinionCarbon offsetting is great in theory, but beware the pitfalls
Two years ago, we undertook a full carbon life cycle (no easy feat) of our products to better understand our carbon footprint
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Comment & OpinionHow the UK Seafood Fund is looking to attract the next generation
This is an industry that holds promise, with numerous pathways to learn and progress, says fisheries minister Mark Spencer
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Eden Mill Distillery’s Hannah Ingram on burrata, paper rounds and Daniel Craig
’I remember having an Elton John CD when I was around eight years old that I listened to on repeat, for months on end’
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Comment & Opinion10 top tips for minimising email stress and irritation
Emails are like IBS: a condition we can only hope to be less dominated and stressed by
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Comment & OpinionHow we’re staying nimble and focused despite external turbulence
The external turbulences that are affecting every business are hard to forecast or navigate – and they aren’t showing signs of leaving us in 2023
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Comment & OpinionBecome a ‘powerhouse of persuasion’ with these 78 techniques
Imagine if you could double your persuasion toolbox
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Comment & OpinionHow brands can help tackle 2022’s ‘cost of living’ Christmas
As individuals and organisations, we reflect on our commitments to creating positive change
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Comment & OpinionStay nimble, but stay true to your brand’s values – even in tough times
Last Monday, Team Rubies headed to work to be met by a troop of security guards
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Comment & OpinionMultitasking hurts productivity. Focus on the biggest projects
Task switching is mentally consuming and costly to our productivity
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Comment & OpinionFood waste worsens at Christmas. We can all make a difference
Christmas will be a chance for businesses to prove they can walk the walk on food waste claims
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Comment & Opinion‘Unskilled labour’? Food careers need a different language – and mindset
We need to excite and inspire school leavers to look at food production as a rewarding career, says Jamie Keeble, co-founder of Heck
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Comment & OpinionFlexible work is great – but our staff need in-person connection
As we adjusted to the confinements of our four walls throughout Covid lockdowns, mental health had a lot of attention
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Comment & OpinionImposter syndrome can be more helpful than you might think
There are one million searches globally every month from people looking to know what it is, if they have it and how they can overcome it
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Comment & OpinionTough times are ahead, but brands shouldn’t waste a good crisis
Founders and CEOs have to strike a delicate balancing act between driving forward the business and sticking to the values that made them