Nail That Job Interview

by Jo Saies / Career / No Comments / April 13, 2021

The two things I hear most often when working with clients on career development coaching are:  I’ve never been good at job interviews. and I’m hopeless at selling myself. My first response is usually  ‘Guess what,

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Is No News Good News?

by Jo Saies / Career / Performance / No Comments / March 24, 2020

A consistent complaint I hear from almost every employee I work with is ‘I don’t get enough feed-back…How do I know if I’m doing a good job?…I just want to know if I’m meeting expectations…

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Save Your Job – Get Crafty

by Jo Saies / Career / No Comments / February 24, 2020

For most of us, the job we do is an extremely important aspect of who we are. Our job is part of our identity, representing the realisation of our interests, values and capabilities. Often we

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Pitch Perfect

by PB Performance / Career / Leadership / Resilience / No Comments / April 20, 2017

As I start to write this article, the familiar feeling of anxiety creeps in. Within a heartbeat, I’m procrastinating furiously – checking emails (again), tidying my top drawer – you get the picture? Why so,

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I Hate My Job – Get Me Out Of Here!

by PB Performance / Career / Resilience / No Comments / April 5, 2016

I can’t tell you how many people I know who’ve come back from the Christmas break with the same realisation – they hate, REALLY HATE, their job!! Perhaps there’s just a plethora of unethical organisations, unfulfilling

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Getting Motivated

by PB Performance / Career / Positive Psychology / No Comments / August 24, 2015

Many people tell me they’re struggling with motivation right now, whether due to exhaustion, a setback, a loss of direction, or just a cold, dark winter. So it’s timely to take a look at what

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International Day Of Happiness

by PB Performance / Career / Event / Positive Psychology / No Comments / March 2, 2015

Positive psychology and Career Satisfaction: Listen to a short excerpt from Jo’s International Happiness Day webinar interview https://www.pbperformance.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/career-choices-and-positive-psychology-excerpt.mp3 Archived Event March 20 is International Day of Happiness, a day when the world celebrates the importance of happiness, and focuses activities

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Resilience at Work

by PB Performance / Career / Coaching / Leadership / Performance / Positive Psychology / Resilience / No Comments / August 4, 2014

Staff development for an uncertain, changing and challenging workplace Employees are facing increasing pressure to keep up, to do more with less, and to respond to constant change, ambiguity and challenge. Supporting our staff to become

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Thinking of Quitting?

by PB Performance / Career / Resilience / No Comments / February 24, 2014

Fear not, I’m not launching an anti-smoking campaign! I’m working with a number of people who are currently job seeking, and one thing stands out – finding a new job, especially if you’re unemployed or

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Discovery Channel

by PB Performance / Career / Leadership / Positive Psychology / No Comments / November 6, 2013

Jo Saies, Everest Base Camp We all start out as explorers. From the day we enter the world, our mission is to learn what we can about our environment and the people who inhabit it. Our

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