If there is nothing very special about your work, no matter how hard you apply yourself you won’t get noticed, and increasingly that means you won’t get paid that much either. Cold hard truth – be special or be spurned - Tom Peters 'You have something they don’t’ –...

Stand out - How to find your breakthrough idea and building a following around it by Dorie Clark Why: How can I ensure I’m more valuable at the end of the year than I was at the beginning? Practical advice on driving your career Quote: Many people think of...

When you reach for the stars you may not quite get one, but you won't come up with a handful of mud either. Leo Burnett Some of you may be familiar with this quote – it has a few variations – but the essence is commendable. However, at this time of year when people’s...

What you really need to lead – the power of thinking and acting like an owner by Robert Kaplan Why: Results, by themselves, don’t define good leadership. Instead, good results typically occur as a result of good leadership….. Quote: Leadership is about what you do. It...

  The SmartEngineer Xmas Special Squeezing a little more out of the Christmas holiday The Christmas break is typically 2 weeks long and is the ideal time to reflect and energise for the following year. Here is a list of items that you may wish to consider as part...

It was pleasing to see Sir John Armitt in his inaugural speech identifying innovation as a key need for the Construction Industry to move forward. Most businesses realise that innovation is key to survival and with global competition there are more and more reasons to...