Find the right space

I often give my outplacement clients advice to find a space in their home which they can use exclusively as an office and one that they feel content using.  This means they are in the right frame of mind when working on their campaign and then being able to close the door as well as the computer at the end of the day.

Those clients who know me on Zoom sessions often comment on my background space (bright green walls, a series of black and white photographs showing Manchester landmarks and an Andy Warhol-esque picture of David Bowie as Ziggy Stardust). In front of me I have a print of David Hockney’s Splash, a print with the words from James’ Sit Down, and a small statue of the Superlambanana. My calendar depicts Irish writers, so I have the quotes of W B Yeats, Jonathan Swift and Maria Edgeworth to give me classic inspiration, thought and humour.

It may go against the grain when I talk about non-fussy backgrounds for virtual interviews, but it works for me and I like being in my office space.

My latest addition is a black and white lino cut which my youngest has made and given to me as a Christmas present.  A mole looking at the stars.  A thoughtful, humorous gift based on a family joke at my expense, involving a hotel room in Nairobi, three naughty children, and my actions when I couldn’t find my glasses…

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