Nigel Cumberland Quotes

You may discover that part of your problem is that you accept too much work and do not say no enough times.

Knowing ourselves is one of the most important skills that we must possess if we hope to improve how we work and interact with others.

It is better to struggle at work you really enjoy than to succeed in work you find boring and which fails to excite you.

Any team, consciously or unconsciously, agrees a set of understandings around which all of their thinking and activities are organized. This is your team’s culture.

Very few people can succeed in their careers without having to manage, supervise and lead other people...virtually everyone is part of a team, and at some point in their working lives they must take a leadership role – if only to chair a team meeting or a project in their boss’ absence.

Hire people who can deal with crisis and uncertainty

Today knowledge and human capital are becoming an organisation’s key resources, and the ability to find, attract and retain talent has become an essential skill that any successful organization must embrace.

No longer be one of the many job-hunters who are blinded by your ignorance and self-confidence, who after a lengthy period of unemployment still feel that the world owes them a living.

Whatever you start, finish well!

No one owes you a job, least of all the person across the table interviewing you!

Preparation and planning are everything - ask any chef.

Everything matters and the little things do count in life..So often in this fast world we forget the importance of effective communication.

I am often asked when can you stop networking. I would say never – networking should be a lifelong activity.

Be able to sell ice-cubes to Eskimos – you may have to!

If you don’t know where you are heading, no employer is going to hire you to give you a lift to ‘Don’t know where land’!