Being a sales professional, I have been well-tutored and with some experience to appreciate the importance and the impact of positive thinking, optimism, possibility mentality, etc. The popular quote by Henry Ford – “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right” – buttresses the importance of our thoughts and behaviors […]
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Someone once told me that we are predominantly who we are and no matter how hard we try to improve on our development areas, we would not make much progress. Thankfully, I didn’t take that advice and over the years, I have come to appreciate how little micro-habits, cultivated consistently can make a difference in
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Collaborative overload is real. It’s a term that is fast becoming a workplace terminology arising from the network approach to work. The seamlessness of working across borders virtually has opened the doors for collaboration at a global scale. According to data collected by Harvard Business Review, over the past two decades, the time spent by managers
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Introduction Working from home is a great way to increase productivity, reduce stress, and save money on gas, car maintenance, travel, and office attire. It’s also beneficial for the environment by reducing congestion on highways and roads. Of course, not all jobs are amenable to remote working, especially jobs on production floors, research, etc. The
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Introduction Let’s talk about building a successful career. If you’re like most people, your career is a big part of who you are. It’s where you spend your time and energy, it defines what kind of work gets done, and it can lead to all sorts of opportunities down the road. But if your career
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Introduction A workplace is a tricky place. You may have great intentions, but there are people you work with who can make or break your career. It’s important to know what they’re looking for in order to stand out from the crowd—and avoid toxic workplace habits that could derail those ambitions. Here are five common
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Choosing a career path sometimes creates dilemmas not just for greenhorns, but also for “experienced” people who suddenly find themselves in limbo, in the middle of their chosen career. I remember back in pharmacy school, I was this brainy student that mainly was top of the class and even graduated top of my class. There
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What is the link between unconscious bias and familiarity blindness? A friend shared with me, a few years ago, how blown away she was by the feedback she was getting from her new colleagues in the new organization she joined. She pointed to the fact that she received a lot of positive feedback which was
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First things first! This is not a decision making process tool that I am about to share with you. It is also not a fail-safe decision-making tool either. However, I think if you are interested in the soft skills that are needed to make great decisions, then you might want to read this till the
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During the summer of 2019, I was in a WeWork co-working space with some other colleagues, listening to a thought-leader on the future of work. Take note of the timeline here, it was just before the pandemic. This thought leader talked of a future that seemed so far away, more like a fictional story that
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