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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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
This post is part [part not set] of 9 in the series Job Hunting -
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
This post is part 1 of 9 in the series Job Hunting -
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
This post is part 2 of 9 in the series Job Hunting -
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
This post is part 3 of 9 in the series Job Hunting -
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
This post is part 4 of 9 in the series Job Hunting -
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.
This post is part 7 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
bad management
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The Seven Types of Difficult Boss
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Freelancer, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: bad boss, bad management, bad manager, managing upwards, new managerGot a boss who is really difficult to work with? Want to resort to physical abuse, or create an effigy to burn? I know the feeling. Here are seven types of difficult bosses and how to deal with them.
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10 Reasons Why Tasks Take Too Long
Posted in: Best Of, Freelancer, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: bad management, effectiveness, performance, productivity, task managementSome tasks seem to take much longer than they should, don’t they?
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Has Social Media Replaced Your Water Cooler?
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Graduate, Leader, Professional Tags: bad management, facebook, linkedin, productivity, web2.0Social media is taking over as the gathering point for gossip. Has it for you?
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5 Reasons Why Your Boss Hates You
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Best Of, Professional Tags: bad boss, bad management, boss, goals, manager, objectives, performance appraisal, performance reviewWhy is your boss giving you so much grief? Here’s why…
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Lead Well and Prosper!
Posted in: Freelancer, Leader, Professional Tags: bad management, lead well and prosper, leader behavior, Leadership, leadership style, management, management behavior, nick mccormickI’ve written before that if management was a true science, then there wouldn’t be so many books on the subject. Do a search on Amazon for management and you’ll see
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Brilliant Basics: When Good People Become Bad Bosses
Posted in: All Featured Articles, Leader, Professional Tags: bad boss, bad managementAs soon as the word bad boss is mentioned most people start imagining pictures of a wicked person, a crook, a tyrant, a scheming backstabbing individual, a selfish ogre, etc.
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How to Piss Off IT Professionals: Misalignment of Objectives
Posted in: Leader Tags: alignment, bad management, employee satisfaction, morale, objectives, productivityOne of my more popular articles recently has been ‘12 Behaviors Most Disliked by IT Professionals ‘ in which I shared the 12 things IT professionals hated the most about

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