Martians Reunited

Peter Smith writes: I started blogging for fun a couple of years ago, in support of my procurement consulting business.  18 months ago it became the core of my main business interest, to my own surprise.

Articles from the McKinsey Quarterly on the most important relationship in business: you and your boss

"Will you choose a life of ease, or a life of service or adventure?  In the end, we are our choices" Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, in his speech to Princeton graduates in May

Tony Bainbridge writes about the benefits of social networking sites in recruitment and in building a career

Keith Chisholm from the External Innovation Team and Joan Schnieber, Knowledge Manager in Mars Chocolate North America, have been working with former Mars associates on projects to capture knowledge and improve innovation.

Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think.

Steve Jobs' speech introducing the iPhone is almost as popular on YouTube as his speech to Stanford university students.  Here, Carmine Gallo of Business Week talks us through the techniques of outstanding presentations as demonstrated by Steve Jobs in the iPhone speech

In this third and final article in the series, David covers three points: Shaping your boss's behaviour, Doing well at team meetings and Polishing your image with the boss.

This classic speech from Steve Jobs, founder of Apple, tells three stories - simple, short and enormously inspiring.

Managing your Boss. In part two of the series, David Drennan explores ways of building a clear understanding of the job and what's really required and how to build a relationship of trust with the boss

Managing Your Boss. Part 1 covers What bosses like (and don't like) and how to develop a positive relationship with the boss.

We have teamed up with the Center for Creative Leadership to give members access to a large collection of articles from the CCL’s website.  Here are details of those articles in the broad area of Professional Development and Career Management, that we thought likely to be of most interest and relevance  to members.

John Price on Coaching: "People often come to coaching with a lack of clarity - of purpose, of thinking or of action.

We have only scratched the surface of Online Social Networking. It will change the way we interact, socialize, learn, and do our jobs over the next few years

Presenting is a crucial business (and life) skill.  Here are the best presentation tips I’ve come across – I wish I’d known about them when I first went into the workplace.

Changing jobs can be a nightmare, particularly if the decision for you to leave has been made by “someone else”.  There are particular challenges for ex-Mars managers on top of the generic problems that everyone faces.  This article summarises the key issues and give some brief clues as to how to avoid pitfalls and succeed.

Recent research by McKinsey (across Europe) and Catalyst (the Fortune 500) shows a direct correlation between significantly increased financial rewards and those organisations with a critical mass of women at the most senior levels of management.

Information is everywhere, but how do we make best use of it in our hunt for the right job?  This article helps you take control of your career, find out what kind of work suits you and learn how to choose work on your terms.