We all have role models we looked up to in life. Whether it’s your high school teacher, your parents, your grandparents, a prominent figure like Mother Theresa or Gandhi or even a Hollywood star. It’s how he or she inspires you to do better in your lives or how you admire her causes, her morality…
Tag: Manager
Body Language
Building on the article yesterday, I felt I will need to touch on a age-old topic – body language. Although we have studied what body language you used will affect the impression you project to others, consciously you are unable to control your movements unless you watch every movement, every smile, wherever you place your…
A Word of Advice: My manager won’t let me take leave
Hello Kally, Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jake A*. I am a tester at an electronic manufacturing company. There are many testers in my team but I am the only one who is the longest at my job. Three years ago, we had a new manager appointed to take over from…
Make your intentions known
Let us start this week with a story. Steve met Tanya at a bar. Tanya was with her girlfriends on a girls night out. Steve was with his colleagues after work. The two groups decided to hang out the rest of the night. During their conversation, they discovered that they both like the same author….
A Word of Advice: Too much choices
Hi Kally, I’m Shannon here and I don’t know if I have a problem. I’m quite perplexed as I have not been put into this situation before. I have been an HR assistant in my current company for five years now, the pay has been pretty good and my boss is great however, for the…
Let it out
Inspired by a fellow writer Jonathan Noble on a comment left on one of my articles, I decide to branch out on the topic of sharing information with your team. Most managers he and myself know, don’t readily share information outright, especially directive from the management. This is dangerous as your team members could be…
A Word of Advice: I don’t have time for myself
Hi Kally, I am an outbound engineer who seems to be always the first to arrive and the last to leave work. I have been struggling with my daily tasks ever since I joined this company. The problem is that we are very short handed and our manager not only manages our team but the inside…
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