Employees often find one-on-one meetings unnerving, especially if it deals with reports and assessments. Managers and team leaders themselves also find it hard to do meetings because it is a challenge to get people to take part. Even when we do get our coworkers to take part, they may chose to be close-minded that these…
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Love can hit us in the most unexpected times. It can hit us even in the workplace and end up causing us to fall in love with our co-workers. While falling in love is great for our personal life, it can have repercussions, especially when your bosses find out about it. Companies and business owners…
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You have been working on your job for a while now. Everything is going strongly, but you feel like the amount of work is no longer within your pay grade. You may even feel like you are being under-appreciated and the pay is not even increasing even if you have been in the job for…
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Once you get employed, the people you mostly spend your time with your co-workers. You are with them 5 to 6 days a week and to some, they are the second family to you. With the holidays fast approaching, you need to get your gifts ready to show how much you value them. If you…
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When someone mentioned bad bosses, we instinctively thought there is abuse in the workplace. While some bosses are plain bullies, some bosses are irritating as hell because of their quirks and poor habits. Bosses are humans too, and sometimes, their habits can be too much to bear, no matter how small it may seem. Here…
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There are many talented writers and bloggers out there in WordPress and I count myself lucky to followed by most of you. Here is a wonderfully written post by Caz to share with us, her experiences. This post is insightful and first-hand experience, coming from a victim of workplace abuse. Caz like myself, couldn’t tolerate…
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Dear Kally, Help! Help! I truly need some advice from you and your readers. Anyone who can spare some time to read my problem and tell me what to do. Actually, it is not just me but my whole team (5 people) need your help. We have a narcissistic boss. He is demanding, arrogant and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Sharing is caring – my mantra. Today, I’m sharing another special article that I found. Well written with full of good tips, I find this very useful to managers and leaders particularly those who just got into their roles. If you like what you read, do drop by Kurt’s blog for more of his work.…
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Are you tired of going to work and staying on your desk from 9 to 5? Are you hoping for a change in your work schedule? If you answer yes to both questions, you are not alone. Many people nowadays hope to work at home or be able to change their work schedule. Many wish…
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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…
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Are you thinking of moving up the career ladder and take on a managerial job? If that is a yes, being a manager is a very tough responsibility to take. If you were previously doing tasks, you will be expected to lead others. You will also be expected to tackle different personalities and make them…
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Sexual harassment has been getting a lot of attention in recent years because of the #MeToo movement. Victims of sexual harassment are now coming out to tell their story on how they were harassed by their co-workers and bosses. Before this movement gained prominence, victims of sexual harassment could not report suspects easily. They often…
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Every now and then, we get a shitty period during work. Not just a single day, not even a few days but a full length of a few weeks to maybe a couple of months. Maybe it’s the pressure to hit the performance target or maybe it’s appraisal time coming up or maybe it’s the…
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An insightful article from an anonymous tip. I really love this so much that I wanted to share with you. Managers are good at having meetings to “motivate” their workers. In my professional career, I’ve been through all sorts of “team building” exercises. All geared at getting employees to work better, harder, faster, together for…
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Reading this article makes my blood boil. A while back, Singapore (considered as one of the safest countries in the world as well as known for our efficiency) has its national healthcare system attacked by hackers. Personal medical records were exposed to a certain extent. Many of those records belongs to important people like ministers…
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