Start of a new month – August: I want to kickstart with an empowering article. Ever since I published an article on how to turned down a promotion, there were many enquires on how to get a promotion. As per popular request, here is my takeout on how to convince your boss that you deserve…
Tag: Career
How to Deal with Difficult Customers with Style
In business, the adage is “the customer is always right.” However, some customers take this way too seriously and become the nightmare of many employees and executives alike. Unfortunately, dealing with these difficult customers is a part of the game. I have been in the line of customer facing role for more than 20 years…
How to Rediscover the Passion in Your Career?
We dream to have a job that we want to pursue and excel in. We would do everything we could to get this job. But, when we do get this ideal job, there is this feeling that it is not the job for you. Or maybe, you are in your job for x number of…
Guest Post: Things I Have Learned as Executive Assistant and Why It is A Rewarding Career
I love reading someone’s experiences in their career because it gives me an insight what it is like to walk a mile in that job scope with that role’s responsibilities (seriously, I don’t think there are any jobs that is easy and fun, not even flight attendants). So when I chance upon Misskhae article, I…
When Good is Not Good Enough
You received your graded paper, the paper that you worked all summer, only to get a D. You worked hard and overnight to rush through a project for a customer, only to have it rejected outright within minutes of submission. You walked into the office on Monday morning to be called into your boss’ office…
Guest Post: WARRIOR IN SCRUBS
I get excited whenever I stumbled upon a treasured find. Its like hunting for gold but you found diamonds instead! Below is a gem that I came across reading in the blogosphere and I am inspired by her words and the positive energy that glows from it (you can almost see joy bouncing off most…
How Women Can Navigate Male-Dominated Fields
When we talk about women in the workplace, it is not uncommon for us to hear about low ratios of women in fields where men are on top. Even if women are capable of performing well in these fields, they face a lot of challenges and opposition to show what they are capable of. I…
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