Free guides for work and career
Some questions need more than an article: a little space to think, a few examples, and somewhere to write down the next step. These eight guides are here for those moments.
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What is in the collection
Career Transition Workbook
A familiar career can feel unfamiliar after a move, a break, or a change of role. These pages make room for the experience you already bring, two directions worth exploring, and a small experiment that can shape a realistic 30-day plan.
12 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
Mentoring Conversation Journal
A good conversation sometimes ends with more ideas than we know what to do with. This reusable journal gives a question somewhere to begin, advice somewhere to land, and one next step to return to after a meeting with a mentor you choose.
8 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
Project Planning Kit
Everyone leaves a meeting feeling aligned, then discovers they understood the plan differently. Six working templates bring the outcome, owners, decisions, risks, and weekly progress into one shared picture. A fictional project shows how those pieces can work together.
9 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
LinkedIn Profile and Content Guide
You know what your work involved; a person visiting your profile may not. This guide connects real examples with a clearer headline, About section, and experience summary, then offers a manageable four-week experiment with posts and professional conversations.
9 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
Networking Playbook
Reaching out can feel awkward when it sounds like asking for a favour. This workbook starts with genuine curiosity, people you already know, and something useful to offer. Conversation prompts and a follow-through log keep relationships grounded in attention and kept promises.
7 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
Leadership Visibility Workbook
A busy week can contain useful work that never becomes visible beyond the team. This workbook helps connect that contribution to real priorities, collect evidence, and prepare clear updates and career conversations without losing sight of the people behind the results.
9 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
First 90 Days Plan
A new role brings names, expectations, and unanswered questions all at once. This plan makes space for learning before rushing, an agreed first contribution, and conversations at 30, 60, and 90 days about what has changed and what matters next.
7 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
Interview Storytelling Workbook
An interview question arrives, and a year of experience suddenly feels difficult to explain. These pages help turn real situations into clear stories, distinguish your contribution from the team’s, and practise the follow-up questions that bring an answer into focus.
7 pages · PDF for printing or annotation
For personal use. Full usage notes are inside each guide. The project kit also permits sharing completed plans with project participants.
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