A typical company setting involves sales personnel often seen either with their noses deeply buried into their laptops or on the phone, in deep conversation with somebody important on the other end of the line. An account manager is a member of this team, and is often on the front line, tasked to handle various […]
Some may call it unfair, but millennials are being stereotyped as some of the most entitled, technology-obsessed, and spoiled generation ever. This paints them as both immature and non-committal, which causes them to job-hop from one employer to another because they refuse to settle down and build their careers from a more robust foundation. Folks […]
Before Facebook’s phenomenal success as the number one social network, its founder and CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, wasn’t as popular as he is today. Yet even then, people around Zuckerberg knew he was someone who could lead his empire to greatness. He just had a certain level of confidence playing his role as the man in […]
There are hundreds of business books that tell leaders what to do to be highly effective, but how many books tell us what not to do? Leaders who have dysfunctional thinking patterns or low emotional intelligence (EQ) tend to make poor decisions for their business, which not only affects the company and its employees, but […]
There’s an expression that says, “A place for everything, and everything in its place.” Although the expression is tied to kaizen, a productivity philosophy popularized by the Japanese during the 20th century, it’s also very applicable today to describe how employees may be crossing the line when they go to social media to complain about […]
As a busy professional, there are times when all the things you need to do at work can pile up and there is nothing much you can do but to carry on and complete them. But despite their similarly busy schedules, some people manage to accomplish so much more than you because they know how […]
This year, there are over 1.25 million graduates from the K-12 program entering the Philippine workforce, not to mention the 1 million college graduates that the country churns out each year. That’s over 2 million graduates from the millennial generation who are professionally ready. But, are they professionally capable? Managing millennials is no easy feat. […]
Looking for the right talent for your company can get elusive at times, like finding a needle in the haystack. Skills mismatch is one challenge that you may face when searching for the right candidates as not all of them possess the combination of skills that you need. Apart from technical skills, you want your […]
American writer Dave Barry once said, “If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings’.” He might have said that jokingly, but we all know that there’s loads of truth in it. Not everyone knows […]
Most people treat fashion as a reflection of their personality, mood, health, or overall confidence. To a certain degree, this also rings true when dressing up for work. When you have a job interview or business meeting or client presentation, you tend to dress more appropriately to look professional and trustworthy. But in normal days, […]