We could all use a bit more cash in our pocket, right? There are some things you can do TODAY that will set you on course for reducing your outgoings
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As we get deeper and deeper into the Digital Age, more businesses are moving towards remote employees. Not only does it allow more flexibility for workers, but it also allows
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Career Planning is an activity that should not stop once you are done with your high school or college. In fact, it should be a constant process in your life
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You go to a family gathering or a friends’ reunion and you get asked, “What are your plans for higher education?” or “What have you thought about your career?” Such
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Finding the career of your choice can be quite a challenge. There are so many options and so many opinions influencing your decision that it is almost impossible to be
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths, weaknesses and opportunities in other blog posts (links to respective blog posts). In this blog, we will try to
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You are sitting on your workstation, wondering if your skills are getting dated. You try to update your resume and are hit by the hard truth: “You haven’t learnt anything
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We have already discussed how you can identify your personal strengths in this other blog (link to Identifying Your Personal Strengths blog post). However, it is equally important to be
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You are at an interview at the place that you really like. The interview is going great, but then the interviewer asks you this question: “List down your greatest personal
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This is the second blog on the basics of job-hunting. The first blog took you through how to look for a new job and possibly a career shift. All of
This post is part 8 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
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The impact of Unplanned Work
Posted in: Professional, LeaderThis might resonate with you if you’re a technical professional: how many times have you been asked to do a piece of work (often portrayed as a ‘small’ job) which
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Can you spot a bad CIO? (… or CTO, or IT Director, or IT Manager, or Head of IT)
Posted in: Professional, LeaderI was perusing the CIO.com website and found a good article which covers the traits of a ‘bad CIO’. If you forgive CIO.com’s annoying paginated delivery of content, you might
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Taking your first step as a manager or supervisor in technical teams
Posted in: Professional, LeaderOne of the most difficult moves on a technical career path is moving from technician and knowledge worker (i.e. a ‘doer’) from a manager of supervisor. I found this tough,
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Developing a Helicopter Mind – how technical managers can improve their success
Posted in: Professional, Leader, All Featured ArticlesThe Helicopter Mind is a concept of thinking and questioning that allows managers to interweve abstract and specific thoughts, and to have the ability to switch between the two modes
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No Excuse Leadership
Posted in: LeaderBelow is a link to a great article that discusses No Excuse Leadership, which I think you should read. Why? Well I think it discusses an important aspect of leadership
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Perfectionism vs Pragmastism: Career Implications
Posted in: Professional, Leader, All Featured ArticlesThis is a debate I often see in technical circles, mostly between technicians and their less technical managers or stakeholders. It’s a debate that often leads to conflict or a
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Using the Power of Pride in an organization to generate motivation
Posted in: All Featured Articles, LeaderDespite Pride being one of the Seven Deadly Sins, it is a powerful if not underused means of getting things done in the workplace. Pride is an emotion of self-respect.
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Diary of a Tired CTO
Posted in: LeaderDear Diary I did the following things this month. Met fourteen different IT vendors who gave an impressive high impact presentation on how their products and services can guarantee cost
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To MBA, or not MBA… that is the question?
Posted in: Graduate, Professional, LeaderQuestion: Does completing an MBA give you a ticket to success as a business leader? Answer: No, it doesn’t. The virtues of an MBA are often hyped and rarely understated.
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The Five Sources of a Leader’s Power, and how (and how not) to use them
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Professional, Leader Tags: power examples, leader power, personal power, coercive power, positional power, expert power, reward powerWhere does a leader get power from? A leader can use 5 sources of power: here’s advice on when these powers should be used, and perhaps when not
This post is part 1 of 5 in the series How to Use Power

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