Miscellaneous

by David Tuffley, Mar 2, 2017 There’s an emerging type of worker who usually knows more about their job than anyone else in the organisation and is not likely to suffer fools gladly. This type of worker is difficult to manage as they don’t consider themselves to be subordinates in the traditional sense.

by David Tuffleym Mar 2, 2017 There’s an emerging type of worker who usually knows more about their job than anyone else in the organisation and is not likely to suffer fools gladly. This type of worker is difficult to manage as they don’t consider themselves to be subordinates in the traditional sense.

by Ron Carucci, https://hbr.org/2016/10/make-strategic-thinking-part-of-your-job?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Oct 26, 2016 It’s a common complaint among top executives: “I’m spending all my time managing trivial and tactical problems, and I don’t have time to get to the big-picture stuff.” And yet when I ask my executive clients, “If I cleared your calendar for an entire day to free you…

by Manisha Lath Gupta, Feb 21, 2017 A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to speak to the women employees at a leading telco, as a part of their woman empowerment & leadership program. It was fun engaging with young women professionals who are making a difference at work. I shared stories from the…

by Ryan Teague Beckwith, Feb 16, 2017 When Joe Roseman, a retirement-planning expert in Charlotte, N.C., meets with a new client, there’s one bit of information he wants to know first. It’s not how much they have saved, and it’s not when they want to retire. It’s how long their parents and grandparents lived.

by Kathy Bloomgarden, 15 Feb 2017 Women who aspire to reach the top of the corporate ladder work very hard to get there. I think the biggest misconception at this point is thinking they’ve made it when they reach a top role. Actually, the hard work is about to get even harder.

by Amy Gallo, Feb. 8, 2017 Your colleague says something that immediately makes you feel uncomfortable. He thinks he’s just being funny, but the comment is inappropriate — maybe even offensive, sexist, or racist. What should you say or do if you find yourself in this situation? Is there a way to draw attention to…

I’ve reviewed more than 500,000 resumes during my career and have developed an optimal resume format that works for 95% of the workforce. Below are the How To Build The Ultimate Professional Resume video and podcast highlights! Your resume has only one goal: To entice a prospective employer to speak with you!

By Elvira Manash, BusinessMirror, Jan. 26, 2017 HOW that we’re done with the general outlook on how 2017 might shape up, no doubt you’re excited—and, perhaps, not a little bit anxious—to know what the Year of the Fire Rooster has in store for you specifically. v Gather round, all you Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon,…

Jan. 21, 2017, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-travis-bradberry/13-habits-of-super-persua_b_14272946.html Whether you’re convincing your boss to fund your project or your preschooler to put his shoes on, persuasion is a skill that’s instrumental to your success in life.

By Maine Manalansan (The Philippine Star), Dec 23, 2016 MANILA, Philippines – For most people, Christmas is a time of celebration. Families shop for gifts together at the mall; they go to Ayala Triangle to take photos at the light show, and go on vacations in far-off places just to replicate the spirit of winter.…

Tayyiba Iram, Dec 22, 2016 Hiring managers rarely have the time or resources to look at each résumé closely, and they typically spend about six seconds on their initial fit/no fit decision. If you want to pass that test, you need to have some solid qualifications — and the perfect resume to highlight them. Here…

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Maya Kosoff / Business Insider @businessinsider, Nov. 20, 2015 Apple is known for being one of the most challenging and exciting places to work, so it’s not surprising to learn that getting a job there is no easy task.

by Susan David, Nov. 10, 2016 https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions?utm_campaign=hbr&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Dealing effectively with emotions is a key leadership skill. And naming our emotions — what psychologists call labeling — is an important first step in dealing with them effectively. But it’s harder than it sounds; many of us struggle to identify what exactly we are feeling, and often…

Timothy M. GardnerPeter W. Hom, October 20, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/10/13-signs-that-someone-is-about-to-quit-according-to-research?utm_campaign=harvardbiz&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Despite a century of speculation by managers and scholars, we know very little about whether certain cues or signs exhibited by employees can predict whether they’re about to quit.

SHANA LEBOWITZ STRATEGY, Jul. 15, 2015 People may judge you based on the way you drink. From the moment two people meet, they’re sizing each other up, looking for signs of qualities like honesty, intelligence, and altruism.

by Roger Schwarz, JUNE 15, 2016, https://hbr.org/2016/06/8-ground-rules-for-great-meetings?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=harvardbiz If you want your team to be effective, you need meeting ground rules — and you need agreement about how to use them. Many teams that have ground rules don’t regularly use them. But having rules in place that you consistently enforce can significantly improve how your team…

They think analytically and distinguish themselves by having a can-do attitude. The Fortune 500 Insider Network is an online community where top executives from the Fortune 500 share ideas and offer leadership advice with Fortune’s global audience. Scott Trezise, executive vice president of human resources at CenturyLink, has answered the question: Looking back, what advice…

Turning 30 can be a turning point in a person’s life, and career. It’s the point where career goals start setting in and the hunger to land a spot in the corner office increases.

My first day at Google in 2011 felt a bit like joining Hogwarts: you’re excited and not entirely sure what you’ll be doing! I was happy to do anything and learn in the process! For the next two years, I was lucky enough to train Google employees on Gmail and to pitch Gmail to companies…

Every traveler has baggage. No matter the length of the trip—be it a weekend beach getaway or a three-week Himalayan trek—you’ll need to pack a bag, and you’ll want to pack it right. Enter: the editors at Travel + Leisure, here to share their genius ways to keep your cosmetics spill-proof, your souvenirs safe, and…

It is, without question, my favorite day of the semester—the day when I teach my MBA students a negotiation exercise called “Honoring the Contract.”

Imagine this: you publish a blog post that you’ve worked for a full week on. You wrote it, re-wrote it, edited it, and fine-tuned it and now you’re ready to share it with the world. Naturally, you send a proud announcement to your email list. Only to find that just a few of them even…

In my new book Negotiating the Impossible, I offer numerous principles and tactics for negotiating effectively when things get ugly — especially when you don’t have sufficient “money or muscle” to use as leverage. This could be a deadlocked deal, an escalating conflict, or any situation where there is mistrust, antagonism, or a seeming unwillingness…

MANILA, Philippines – Mobile phone has become a necessity for the common man as more than three fourths of Filipinos look at their devices within 15 minutes after waking up, according to the Deloitte Global Mobile Consumer Survey.

There are a lot of bad bosses out there. “As I like to say, there are different flavors of bad bosses,” adds Amy Gallo, an editor at the Harvard Business Review. When the flavor is “dumber than you,” it’s hard to know how to proceed. You don’t want to be disrespectful, but you don’t want…

Yep, it’s okay to mess up — but just a little. Everyone at some point in their life has been nervous about public speaking. It can be one of the most terrifying things to encounter. Getting up on that stage, suddenly you have flashbacks to that fifth grade book report that you definitely didn’t prepare…

Having to give a speech in front of an audience can cause some people to shake, sweat, get sick, or freeze in terror. The root of this fear is simple: It’s scary because it’s unfamiliar to anyone who doesn’t regularly perform to a crowd.

Aug. 10, 2015 Women are more likely to purchase from environmentally or socially responsible merchants. About one of every five Filipinos donates to charity, according to a recent study on charitable giving among consumers in Asia Pacific conducted by MasterCard.