The difference between a job and a career

It is actually pretty obvious when you talk to someone and asked them what their job is; if their eyes lit up and their hands get animated, they have more than a job, they have passion and they have a career. One may argue that not all jobs lead to a career, I shall correct…

Meeting Hacks that will make you look Great!

Hands up if your attention have been drifting off during a long meeting. Some of us even at one point or another, nod off to dreamland especially if the presenter speaks in a monotonous voice that just lull you to lala land. Don’t we all wish that we can have siestas in the afternoon? We…

Does Career Self Help Books help?

If you wander into any major bookstores like Borders, you probably will see a dedicated section on self-help books and probably a shelve or two allocated for career building. I always wonder if self-help books really do help… For one, I haven’t had the luck in finding self-help book in speaking to me in a…

Is It Too Late to Change?

Perhaps you are in your mid-thirties or even your forties, you are bored in your job, having accomplished a successful name for yourself in your field, you are the go-to person if anyone wants expertise in your line. Or maybe for years, you have been banging your head on sharp corners of the wall, unable…

Edging Through HR

It’s time of the year to start sharpening your pens (or your mouse) if you have been thinking of quoting your job for at least 6 months. I’ll take it that you have read this article before you decided that this job is not for you and one more day here is one more day…

Do you think you are adding value to your company?

This is an honest question that you should ask  yourself every year. If you clearly think that you are not adding value to your company, high chances are that you are not adding value to yourself and the growth you deserve. If you think you are, fantastic for you and be creative on how to…

Passionate People Work Harder, Stay Loyal

If your boss isn’t reading this, it’s time to forward this article to him or her or even them. The glaring fact has always been in our faces, it is not the pay nor the benefits nor the environment that makes people work harder and smarter for a company. Of course, these factors just make…