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Practical Career Growth for Busy People

Practical Career Growth for Busy People

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301 : The Lay-Off Field Guide
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301 : The Lay-Off Field Guide

Getting laid-off can be a shock - but I have some advice to help you throughout the process.
#300 - Another 100 ✅
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#300 - Another 100 ✅

Writing and researching Stuff every week has introduced me to some incredible ideas, when I hit issue #100 and #200, I documented some of them. For #300 I'm capturing the next set. Some are mine, some aren’t but all are strong advice for a decent and productive life.
299 : The Clockspeed Trap
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299 : The Clockspeed Trap

The job ends. The tempo changes. Running your decisions at company speed is how good people make bad calls.

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How to get more out of 1:1s with your manager (25 Questions)
Career

How to get more out of 1:1s with your manager (25 Questions)

Got a 1:1 coming up? Don’t wing it. Use these questions to get clarity on priorities, growth, workload, and what “good” looks like in your role.
25 Career Success Secrets You Won’t Learn in School
Career

25 Career Success Secrets You Won’t Learn in School

Most career advice is vague, outdated, or impossible to act on. I'm skipping the fluff, and sharing the
Mastering feedback with the 'Situation, Behavior, Impact' model.
Career

Mastering feedback with the 'Situation, Behavior, Impact' model.

The SBI model gives you a clear structure for feedback that’s specific, fair, and easier to accept. Here’s how it works, plus real examples you can use immediately.

Free Resources

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StartWriting.Now
Tool

StartWriting.Now

My free tool to help you start a daily journalling habit
Job Hunt Playbook
jobhunt-playbook

Job Hunt Playbook

In this FREE course, I'll share the key steps you need to prepare, find and change your job. Each article is practical, easy to follow and based on proven career coaching tools.
15-Minute Career Boost
Playbook

15-Minute Career Boost

If you’re doing great work but not getting noticed for it, this free playbook gives you small, strategic exercises you can start today.
Discovering your Core Values
Guide

Discovering your Core Values

My step-by-step guide will take you through the process of discovering your values, and putting them into practice.

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Lay Off Field Guide

A2. Layoff Glossary

Layoffs come with their own vocabulary, often used at the exact moment you're least able to look things
Lay Off Field Guide

A1. Where to get Help

Your head and your wellbeing. If you're struggling, talk to your GP or doctor first. In the UK
Lay Off Field Guide

14. Before you go

If this guide helped, don't let it be a one-off. Every week I write Stuff that MattRs,
Lay Off Field Guide

13. Build your own Roof

Let's end where the whole series started. The contract was always transactional. The loyalty was always conditional. Once
Lay Off Field Guide

12. Watch Your Back

Here's something nobody warned me about. The moment you're laid off and visibly looking, you become
Lay Off Field Guide

11. You're not job hunting. The rules have changed.

Here's a trap. People treat the next job search like the last one, just with more competition. It
Lay Off Field Guide

10. Claim what you're Owed

There's money the state owes you when you lose a job, and a surprising number of people never