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Starting a new contract can be daunting. In this newsletter I’m going to break down how I have confidently started contracts in the past. This was inspired by a LinkedIn post I did a couple of weeks ago. You can check out that post here. When you start contracts more confidently, you are more likely…
Getting into contracting can be a nervous yet exciting time. It is important to have an idea of when to jump in. Today I’m going to be discussing the seasons of contracting. This is based on my observations in the last couple of years. Like I said, this is important because it allows you to…
I’ve spoken to many employees wanting to transition into contracting. The biggest fear they have is quitting. I can understand this as I was once this person. However, when I became a contractor back in Spring 2021 I was pushed by an insatiable feeling. Not everyone is going to get that feeling, and so I…
Today I’m going to be talking about a portfolio career and how you can start one. Whether you’re a contractor or a permanent employee, this will be relevant to you. Portfolio careers are becoming more important due to some of the following factors: This is not a full list of factors but gives you a…
Episode 10 features Alice Ogeh, a millennial commercial property solicitor who has journeyed her way to law via the challenging route. In this podcast, you will learn about how she was able to get into law against all the odds, as well as legalese behind the purchasing of first-time buyer property in the UK. In…
One definition for the word vision is the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. Focusing on this definition we quickly see that a vision requires you to think carefully about how you make something a reality for your future, using creative faculties and using experience, knowledge and good judgment…
Project Management has become the de facto skill that pretty much every industry needs. If you are not familiar with its principles, you are already missing out! Whether it is in entrepreneurship or in the corporate work, project management is required. A good project manager stands out from the crowd and is able to handle…
In this generation, there is pressure to know what your career path should be. This is propagated by our visual zeitgeist that displays images of what is perceived to be a success. With these exaggerated pressures, we begin to panic and extend our thoughts towards what career path we would like to take. Career is…
http://michaeltabirade.com I had the privilege of speaking to 200 year 10s in Canary Wharf aiming to motivate and prepare them for the working world. They have been on an inspiring and well planned out 10-day program hosted and funded by the charity FutureVersity, that showed them the importance of: *Drive *Well-informed *Resilient *Receptive *Self-awareness *Self-assurdness…
The Story This post is directed to people in their mid and late 20s. I have had many discussions post-university about how disappointed and surprised we were when we realised that university was not necessarily the answer to what we thought we wanted to do. Here is what I call the story: In the UK…
Careers, Culture and Personal Development; topics that affect every single one of us. Mikhail Kotykhov an entrepreneur and lecturer reached out to me on the up-and-coming audio app “Anchor”. His aim is to develop online platforms to enable and empower non-English speaking business professionals to improve their English in an interactive and engaging way. The aim…
Michael Tabirade [BSc(Hons) Medical Biochemistry, 2012] spoke at the 2015 CABS series. At the time he was working as a Project Change Manager for St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust and discussed his role in The Improvement Programme. In September 2015 Michael moved to work for NHS England. Having initially worked as a Finance Officer, he […]…