Today is April’s Fools and the very day one year ago, I left the corporate world for the business world. I changed from an office cubicle to a home office desk. I changed from carrying my haversack to carrying my files and pens from my living room to my study room. I changed from wearing…
Tag: Colleagues
Different Culture, Different Bosses
I had my fair share of working with superiors from many different countries due to different job scope and different companies. The common ones are Singaporeans (which is not surprising, given that it is my home country), Malaysians, Indonesians, Indians, Chinese, Israelis, Australians, Americans, and British. I find that different cultures produce a different kind…
Advertorial Post: How to Protect Against Stress at Work
Stress at work is a big problem. It affects all aspects of your life and not just your working life. If left unchecked it can impact on sleep, relationships, mental health, physical health and more. Work stress is one of the leading causes of absence from work. If stress is a problem in your life,…
Sorry they have to go..
As a manager, the hardest part is actually firing someone. To add on to the hard part, it is when you need to let someone go because he or she is underperforming and not because everyone has to go due to cost cutting. You may argue that since the person is underperforming, you as the…
Guest Post: Midlife Career Shift – Are You Afraid to Take a Big Leap? by Sharukh Bamboat
Sharukh is a talented freelance writer and writes fantastically (and beautifully, I must add) about a country he is so deeply in love with – India. His lyrical words will transport you there mentally and in soul, and that is why I jump at the opportunity when he offers to write a post for MiddleMe!!…
Little Things that you think it’s is employee’s right but irks the hell out of managers
I guess the title says it all. Things that gets on managers’ nerves but as much as we love to tell you off, we understand the little things brings a tiny piece of paradise to you at work. Just please don’t go overboard, eh? Eating at your desk Employees usually reason it out as productive…
Sharing Muffins with A Manager (Part 2)
Welcome back to the part two of Chris OKeefe‘s interview. If you have not read the first article, I suggest that you pop right over to have a read first before continuing. I understand you have 6 team members reporting to you, did you pick them out yourself? I managed the selection process for hiring these…
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