Joining the armed forces is a big decision that requires careful consideration, but can be an excellent career move for those looking for a meaningful and rewarding job with ample
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If you’re like most people, you’ve got a million great ideas but struggle to turn them into reality. It’s easy to get stuck in the dreaming stage, but if you
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As business owners, we’re always looking for ways to save money. With the rising costs of energy, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to do so. One way that businesses can save
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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
This post is part 4 of 9 in the series Job Hunting
bad management
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The Seven Types of Difficult Boss
Posted in: Freelancer, Best Of, Graduate, Professional, Leader, All Featured Articles Tags: bad manager, new manager, bad boss, bad management, managing upwardsGot 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: Freelancer, Professional, Leader, Best Of, Graduate Tags: productivity, bad management, performance, effectiveness, 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: Graduate, Professional, Leader, All Featured Articles Tags: bad management, productivity, web2.0, facebook, linkedinSocial 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: Best Of, All Featured Articles, Professional Tags: objectives, bad management, bad boss, performance review, performance appraisal, manager, boss, goalsWhy is your boss giving you so much grief? Here’s why…
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Lead Well and Prosper!
Posted in: Freelancer, Professional, Leader Tags: management, bad management, Leadership, leader behavior, leadership style, lead well and prosper, nick mccormick, management behaviorI’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: Leader, Professional, All Featured Articles 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: productivity, employee satisfaction, morale, bad management, alignment, objectivesOne 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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