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
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It is that time of the year when a lot of us will be going through annual evaluations at our workplaces. There will possibly be some increments and some disappointments.
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The Coronavirus pandemic is bigger than anybody expected. Although the UK has quite a small number of cases, the rest of Europe is struggling to cope and shutting its borders
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If your job isn’t working for you, get the hell out…
Posted in: Other Stuff, ProfessionalAll posts I have made have been positively biased, i.e. I’ve offered advice to constructively deal with issues and challenges that one typically faces when climbing the greasy pole of
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Creating positive energy in yourself (3)
Posted in: Other Stuff, ProfessionalIn the previous installment of this series I discussed the impact of boredom on motivation, setting yourself aggressive targets and selecting some short term goals. I’ve received some good feedback
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Understanding commercials through the budgeting process
Posted in: Other StuffAlmost every business manages a budget. That is, a prediction of expected costs against actual costs. It’s a way that a business stops spending too much or too little, and
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Thinking about Commerce? Think about a cafe!
Posted in: Other StuffIf you want to know more about commerce, that is, how a business makes profit from trade, then think about a cafe, an example of a ‘simple’ business model. A
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If you were born in the 70s… Does this article Ring a Bell?
Posted in: Other StuffAh… the 70s: Abba; Disco; Dirty Harry; Saturday Night Fever; The Bee Gees… but how do people born in this decade approach work and management?
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Results on Instant Messaging in Business
Posted in: Other StuffI’d floated this question to many of the people I work with. The results (according to this sample set) is unanimous: Yes, but with caveats. Why? Here are some of
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Does Instant Messaging have a place in Business?
Posted in: Other StuffWhat’s you opinion on whether Instant Messaging, i.e. tools like MSN Messenger oy Yahoo! Messenger, have a place in business? Are they inexpensive tools for widespread communication or are they
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Another Inspiring article from HBS: Technology Platforms and their commercial success
Posted in: Other StuffI really like this article (link below) – it deals with exactly the kind of thinking we need if we’re going to break out of technical jobs. Read it please!
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A good book to read… Effective Measurement and Management of IT Costs and Benefits
Posted in: Leader, Other StuffHere is a good book to read for boosting your commercial awareness of IT. It explains how organizations view IT in terms of the benefits it provides against the ‘bottom-line’,
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