The woman at the well has given me much on my journey. You see I am not unlike her, if Jesus were to speak to me in front of you he would also know that I have had three husbands. THREE. It’s not something I am proud of, nor shared with the purpose of tauting [...]
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Power. How Are You Using It?
We live in a world where it’s very easy to underestimate the influence we have on those around us. It could be people we’ve never met and likely will never meet “in the flesh”. If you have website then you have the ability to influence people every single day. You give them an image of [...]
A letter from England – 9
“Always a second chance”; the family motto of the Ferrister family and displayed proudly in the coat of arms. Which one of us hasn’t needed a second or even a third chance to get things right? I know I have. Life has a habit of putting unexpected barriers in our path, usually when we are least expecting them; [...]
A Practical Guide to Job Evaluation Step 3
Today in Part 3 of my beginner’s guide to job evaluation I want to explain the process of preparing job profiles. These are not to be full job descriptions. Those would be necessary when an analytical, points based system is being installed, to cover a wide range and number of jobs. No, we are dealing [...]
A Letter from England – 8
KINDLE vs PRINT? No need for conflict. See Anthony’s Lord Ferrister Books on Kindle Among other presents from my brilliant family, I received a Kindle reader for my birthday last weekend. In fact I share a birthday with the Queen- April 21st. I’m much younger of course. I’ve always had mixed feelings about Kindle as I do love a [...]
Don’t Always Stay Silent Toward Critics
It’s become a common refrain in the internet age to just ignore people critical of us. Don’t respond to them, you’ll hear social media experts say. Others will tell you that it will suck away your time into something that has no benefit to you. I bought into that theory for many years. When [...]
A Practical Guide to Job Evaluation – Step 2
Here in this second part of my beginner’s guide to Job Evaluation, I introduce Step 2 of the 8 step process. It’s time to think about your business and the roles that people have, do they have job titles? If so, do these titles really describe the work that [...]
Double Minded
The double minded man. Or woman. I’m not going to be gender specific on this one. You may not think you would fit that description but there are more people filed under that column than you would think. It usually comes in when you try to separate your home life from your work life. You [...]
