The One Thing We Need to Improve in 2020

We are in the 21st century however, we are still very much lacking in basic human decency to treat an employee in the workplace. In Japan, people are suffering from Karoshi – overwork death in Japanese. All over the world, females are being paid significantly lesser than their male counterparts. In reality, many of us…

Why Staying Curious at Work Can Lead to the Career of Your Dreams?

If you want to be successful in your career, curiosity is a skill that you must have. Being curious will allow you to learn more about your work and find out other interests you never knew you had. Considering this fact, how can curiosity help you get your dream career? Isn’t too much curiosity bad?…

A Word of Advice: Talent Stuck in A Wrong Job

Dear Kally,  I’m in a rut. A work rut.  I’m working as a management trainee at a medium sized research firm for nearly 1 year. I love what I am doing and I’m happy that I am pursuing my passion.  My supervisor said in my recent appraisal that I need to get along with my…

8 Ways to Gain Respect as a Young Leader

Nowadays, it is common to see many workplaces with a large number of younger workers. Senior workers like myself are now dwindling in number and this rate drops every day. As a result, it is prompting companies to consider putting their younger employees into these positions. There are some positivity in having younger leaders into…

How To Convince Your Boss You Deserve A Promotion

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…

Top 10 countries in Asia to Relocate as an Expat

Are you considering looking for greener pastures outside your home country? Do you want to start a new life in a foreign land? Many people would like to start a new life in another country because of the opportunities it delivers. However, many find it difficult to decide where to go and there are a…

How To Tell Your Boss You Don’t Want A Promotion

For many of us, we often jump at the chance for promotion the very minute it is offered to us. However, our co-workers may disagree with the promotion and say it’s not yet time for us to get it. Some are content on where they are and know it is not yet the time to…