There are many times in a career where short pieces of advice come in useful, whether you’re looking for a new job, thinking about leaving your current role, or trying to make progress inside an organisation.Here are 52 short pieces from careers expert John Lees, aimed to provide vital short-cuts, help you out of a fix, re-energise your job search or interview planning, or to rethink the way you manage your career. Most originally appeared in John’s weekly column for the UK daily newspaper...

From personal influencing skills and positive psychology to handling relationships and communication, you're about to discover the simple truth about success'John Lees has re-written the rules on everything you thought you knew about successful self-projection, networking and effective communication' From the Foreword by Sarah Willingham of BBC's Dragons' DenThis is a book about getting noticed, but not a conventional book. It doesn't tell ...

Job Interviews: Top Answers to Tough Questions is your indispensable toolkit, giving you the best answers for the interview room.

John Lees shows you how to write CVs and cover letters that convey your strengths quickly and get you into the interview process.

Abraham Stubbs and his father Noah roam America in a nomadic existence. Convinced they are being pursued by sinister government forces, Noah has them living off the grid, burgling houses to survive. Elsewhere, on Mount Rector, the lone survivor of a climbing expedition staggers homeward, covered in blood. Both are on an inevitable collision course with the picturesque Canadian resort town of Braeriach. Massive storm clouds are brewing. The animals are running. Something else is on its way....

How to Get a Job You Love, the UK's definitive careers guidebook, has undergone its biggest update in over a decade. This revamped and substantially updated edition reflects the latest changes in the rapidly evolving UK job market.

'With their diverse skills and experience, self-supporting ministers are a gift to the Church. John Lees' challenging volume celebrates the importance and dedication of volunteer clergy, offering practical guidance on their development and support, so SSMs may contribute creatively and strategically to the demands of a changing world.'The Rt Revd Sarah Mullally DBE, Bishop of LondonSelf-supporting ministers are wonderfully non-standard. The...

In Clinical Counselling in Further and Higher Education, a range of well-known contributors show how this potential conflict can be used to the advantage of the counsellor.Clinical counselling in further and higher education is unique in that the counsellors work is, in most cases, to assist the primary educational task, rather than be an end in itself. Yet little has been written about the implications or possibilities of what is a complex relationship. It should prove inv...

In the light of the current professionalization of counselling, Clinical Counselling in Context examines the hypothesis that counselling theory and practice is altered by the specific organizational context in which it takes place - the consequence of which is that context is an important force for therapeutic change.It also argues that, with careful professionalization and a well-thought-out academic base, counselling can be a sophisticated activity which is not just the p...

THESE ARE THE REAL RESILIENCE INSIGHTS YOU NEED TO GET AHEADWHAT DO RESILIENT PEOPLE KNOW THAT THE REST OF US DON'T? Do they have a secret recipe for success? Is there a special alchemy? The 50 secrets in this book will help you develop the kind of resilience you need for maintaining equilibrium during tough times.Every one of the 50 secrets in this book contains 3 strategies you can put into practice right now to get better results. Some of the ideas will ...

This book encourages you to start to make things happen in your career, packed with practical tips and advice.

Clinical Counselling in Primary Care examines the complexities and variety of uses of clinical counselling employed in a medical setting. With an estimated 2 in 3 GP sugeries now employing a counsellor or refering patients on a regular basis, this book tackles key debates head-on. It discusses a range of important clinical issues such as:* therapeutic framework* clinical work as part of the greater whole* the need to develop suitable therapeutic models....