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Will You Add? - 10 Career Change Myths
Traditionally, road freight has dominated the UK transportation industry. However, according to industry experts, sea freight offers significant advantages over road transport. They believe that these advantages will gradually erode the industry’s reliance on the roads forcing it to re-evaluate the benefits of moving goods by waterIn the UK, around 2 billion tonnes of freight is transported annually. However, of this amount only 7% is transported by water whilst the majority is moved by road. Sea freight is frequently more efficient when it comes to transporting heavy cargo over longer distances. Therefore, with regards to tonne-kilometres, sea freight makes up around 26% of all cargo transported in the UK. In fact more than 130 million tonnes of cargo is moved by sea in the UK on an annual basis.In recent years sea freight has been gaining favour in the UK transportation industry over road freight for a number of reasons.First, the issue of road congestion has lead to questions about noise and preservation of the environment with regards to road freight. After all, road freight causes high levels of both noise and chemical pollution. Sea freight on the other hand is perceived
When I first started coaching, I heard fr
Disasters can come out of nowhere. Giant thunderstorms can appear without a moment's notice, knocking out telephone and power lines. A bad dinner at a local restaurant can have a member of your staff flat on their back with food poisoning. Open up your collateral material only to discover that it's not what you packed. How do you compensate for these potential catastrophic situations?Your key to success is advance preparation. Many challenges can be addressed using your common sense and creativity. But implementing those solutions can be tricky.Advance preparation can make the difference between success and failure. By starting well in advance of your trade show, you'll be assured of smooth sailing, no matter what happens. The three main areas to concentrate on are people, places, and things.People: You are only as good as your booth staff. The best display, graphics, and promotional items won't save your show if your staff isn't up to the challenge. When it comes to people, providing comprehensive training before your show can pay huge dividends. Cross train your staff so that each member can cover for another. This doesn't mean your sales people need to be technical gurus or that your mech
Career Myth #1: You can't make a living doing something you really, truly love
This is the grand-daddy of career myths, the belief that you can't have a "practical" career doing something that you were passionate about. It has to be one or the other.
This myth is rooted in fear. Fear that we have to sacrifice our happiness to make a living. Don't buy the myth that you can't earn a living by doing what you love.
When I first started coaching, I heard fro
Have you recently introduced a product for the 50+ market that isn't selling? Do you have a good product that you know is marketable, but it simply isn’t moving off the shelves? Your package may be the answer.The first thing that you have to understand is that 70% of all purchasing decisions are made instantaneously at retail. More importantly, a consumer only allocates 2.6 seconds to deem your product worthy of picking it up from the shelf. If you are marketing to the 50+ generation there are even more important considerations.So, what is going to differentiate your product from your competitor’s product? Putting a product into a generic package and saying it’s for 50+ simply doesn't work. You need to think about and understand what this age bracket wants on their product packaging.In order to speak to this audience, ask yourself these few questions when you are doing the package design work.Can this package be easily read?Readability of a package is the number one consumer concern for those over 50. Think aging eyes and why it's important to be able to read what is inside. Several companies have already taken notice of this fact. Most recently, Revlo
Career Myth #1: You can't make a living doing something you really, truly love
This is the grand-daddy of career myths, the belief that you can't have a "practical" career doing something that you were passionate about. It has to be one or the other.
This myth is rooted in fear. Fear that we have to sacrifice our happiness to make a living. Don't buy the myth that you can't earn a living by doing what you love.
When I first started coaching, I heard fr
Your value in the marketplace often rises when an employer learns you've been offered a job by someone else.First, an employer doesn't want to lose the pick of the crop to another organization. Second, if an employer has been considering you, but waiting to see if perhaps someone better will come along, the realization that you're about to join another organization may spur him or her to make you an offer now. And third, competition tends to loosen an employer's purse strings: if you have another job offer, there's a better chance for you to negotiate a higher salary with someone else.Once you have a firm offer, it's up to you to let your other employer prospects know about it.Arrange a meeting with the employer who made the offer for some time to consider it. This isn't at all unreasonable, and many employers will give you some defined period -- three days or a week or by Monday or whatever -- to make your decision. If an employer asks for a decision on the spot, don't be afraid to ask for a time out."I'm very pleased at your offer. It's a wonderful opportunity, and I'm excited at the prospect of working for you. I know you understand it's an important step for me, and I'd like a li
This is the grand-daddy of career myths, the belief that you can't have a "practical" career doing something that you were passionate about. It has to be one or the other.
This myth is rooted in fear. Fear that we have to sacrifice our happiness to make a living. Don't buy the myth that you can't earn a living by doing what you love.
When I first started coaching, I heard fr
The business of construction has its highs and lows, as there are investments of equipment and tools as well as payroll for labor in today's economy. For smaller contractors the question of worth in purchasing construction estimating software comes to the drawing table.A small contracting business is one not determined by the amount of take home pay, or the number of projects one has fulfilled, rather it entails the various jobs the must be taken care of by the contractor. Smaller contractors have other areas of interest to stay on top of, such as duties of human resource, business accounting as well as estimations and other area of business. On the other hand, a large contractor generally has a title of General Contractor. Therefore, there are others hired to perform other necessary duties, since a larger business is based on a larger scale.The large and medium size construction companies will find the use of construction estimating software vital to a properly run business. However, a smaller construction company may be a bit more reluctant of purchasing such software, if the general contractor has no experience with computers.Contractors and a newly hired contractor who are familiar with
This myth is rooted in fear. Fear that we have to sacrifice our happiness to make a living. Don't buy the myth that you can't earn a living by doing what you love.
When I first started coaching, I heard fr
Logistics is a method of managing scarce resources. The need for logistics was initially felt during World War I and II. At that time, it only involved maintaining a constant supply of men and material during battles. Logistics has developed into a completely different branch of management and a lot of research has already been carried out on the subject.The main components of logistics include inventory management using scientific methods, warehousing, transportation and distribution. The main purpose is to enable the movement of goods and services, from the point of production or origin to the place of consumption, at the least possible cost.The total business generated by the logistics industry in the United States is about $ 700 billion. It is also the second largest employer of college graduates. The growth in information technology has enabled the creation of software systems that automatically process relevant data and help in deciding a future course of action. An organization can manage logistics systems and functions on its own or can employ a third party logistics provider, depending on the need. These third party companies generally perform the warehousing, transportation, and distribut
When I first started coaching, I heard from plenty of people that it would be very difficult to make a living doing this work. I just decided to find coaches who were successful, and to learn from them (simple, eh?).
If you find yourself buying into this myth, consider this question - As you look back on your life, what will you regret more? Following your passion or following your fears?
Career Myth #2: It's a tough job market/economy
Even when the newspapers and other news sources say that unemployment numbers remain steady, that job growth is at a standstill, or that we're experiencing slow
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