To Develop and Fine-Tune Soft Skills: Case Study 1 #Empathy Aisling has worked for several years as a WorkLife Coach and Learning Practitioner. She has been through many economic downturns, which have always brought about cuts to learning budgets. Through this, she learnt the one thing in life that can…

Paves the Way for a Deeper Understanding of Metaphors, Symbolisms and Point-Of-Views Annie is an information and security analyst and member of the Shoreditch WorkLife Book Club. She is an avid fan of superhero films and graphic novels. She attributes this to her love of comic books, which began as…

February a Valentine’s Month Filled With Blind Dates With a Book — Sharp cuts to local authority funding, alongside sharp staff and funding shortfalls, had placed the community library at risk of closure. The decline in spending on stocking the bookshelves, together with the loss of permanent staff, brought about a decline in people visiting the library. Pascal, a management consultant who…

These Six Words Saved Charlie and Helped Him Change His WorkLife — Charlie’s Story: A Case Study: Charlie had been an investment banker, but he lost his job, and then he became homeless. He had been living a life outside of his means and had incurred significant debt, partly due to his extravagant lifestyle and partly due to his addiction to gambling…

Many Stories Grow From a Single Sentence #Lesson1 … Success Tells The Story … — INTRODUCTION The opening line to your story can be simple, eloquent, informative, contradictory, startling, thrilling, curious, suspenseful … But it should propose a contract to your audience: If you keep listening, I’ll tell you a certain kind of story. In this lesson, you will take time to think about an…

Lulu Believed Flowers Had Saved Her Life Lulu’s Story: A Case Study While recovering from a serious illness, Lulu had stayed with her good friend Adam. Adam worked as a cleaner at a local hospital and each day he’d arrive home with flowers that patients had left behind on leaving hospital. With what little energy…

Everything Worthwhile Takes a Long Time — Tom’s Story: A Case Study: Tom loves quotes. They have helped shape his thinking. They have helped him to understand and navigate through his WorkLife struggles and success. And the timeless ones have become ways to articulate his values. One such quote is a line from James Joyce’s Ulysses, which…

From a Place of Understanding the Importance of Maintaining Good Morale — Reggie’s Story: A Case Study: Reggie’s is a contemporary story, but it starts a long time ago, all the way back to 1936, when aged ten, to help and support his family, he began his WorkLife in the fish-and-chip industry, when he got a weekend job cutting up newspapers to…

And How This Leads to Self-Awareness That Can Give You a Greater Appreciation for Your WorkLife A Case Study: David’s Story: David learnt the hard way that one of the most challenging management skills for him was to take care of himself first. That’s because he’s a very giving person…