Career Change, Career Development, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching
In Ernest Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises one character asks: How did you go bankrupt?” “Two ways, gradually then suddenly” comes the reply. And in a nutshell that explains how so many of us get…
Tags: ACT in coaching, Career paralysis, Flexible thinking: using ACT in career change, Headstuck, Psychology of career change
Career Change, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching
by Rob Archer Right from the start, the ACT model made sense to me. It made so many things clearer in my head. Apart from the bit about values…
Tags: career change, Compassion and careers, Headstuck, Step 5: Making a plan and getting into action, Values
Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Interview coaching
by Dr Rachel Collis When you are thinking about career change it is important to get a sense of clarity around yourself (your strengths, values, purpose etc.) and also the work environments that works best…
Tags: career change, Step 2: Identifying decision criteria, Step 4: Evaluating options and choosing a direction, Strengths, Values
Career Change, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching
By Dr Rob Handelman Whenever I go to a restaurant, I’m the last person to order. Okay, I’ve narrowed it down to eggs or pancakes for breakfast. Then I start thinking, Hmm. I had eggs last time…
Tags: Dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions, Decision making, Psychology of career change
Career Change, Career Development, Executive Coaching
Everyone working at The Career Psychologist has a portfolio career, where we split our time between two or more positions. We love the variety and creativity that comes from combining our different interests whilst making…
Tags: Creative thinking, Job crafting, Resources, Step 3: Generating options, Step 5: Making a plan and getting into action
Career Change, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching
“Following today’s devastating result for the national team, I take full responsibility for the most unfortunate choice of coach, which has resulted in such a poor image of the national team being put before the…
Tags: ACT in coaching, Dealing with difficult thoughts and emotions, Psychology of career change, Step 1: Understanding stuckness
Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching
I’ve been been talking to fellow coaches at Ashridge Business School about the benefits of using ACT as part of coaching. It can be an incredibly powerful part of coaching and for many, is the…
Tags: ACT in coaching, Behaviour analysis in coaching, Behaviour change, Flexible thinking: using ACT in career change
Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching
Every now and again I come across something that reinvigorates me and makes me determined to redouble what we’re trying to do at The Career Psychologist. This video is one of those things. The thing…
Tags: ACT in coaching, Decision making, Flexible thinking: using ACT in career change, Step 2: Identifying decision criteria, Step 4: Evaluating options and choosing a direction, Values
Career Change, Career Development, Career Management, Developing Coaches - ACT Training, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching, Performance accelerator
This short video explains Experiential Avoidance, how it relates to career paralysis…and what we can do to counteract it.
Tags: ACT in coaching, Experiential avoidance, Flexible thinking: using ACT in career change, Headstuck, Step 5: Making a plan and getting into action
Career Change, Career Management, Executive Coaching, Getting Unstuck coaching, Psychometric assessment
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Psychologists are very keen to put people into boxes. We like to label people – schizophrenic, depressed, anxious. For occupational psychologists we like ENFP, conscientious, emotionally intelligent. Of course, mostly these labels are harmless and…
Tags: Decision making, Flexible thinking: using ACT in career change, Step 2: Identifying decision criteria, Step 4: Evaluating options and choosing a direction, Strengths
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