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The way to influence your colleagues is to get them to like you. That’s the basic right? Regardless of it is your superior, subordinates or your peers you will need them to like you before you can get them to believe what you are proposing. Objectively, here, we are not showing the methods to be a first class boot-licker nor are we recommending you to brain-wash yourself to what the person you are influencing is. We are offering you methods that will make you generally pleasant, approachable and lovable by your peers. How do you do that? Read the rest of this entry »
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Personal branding is important in our everyday life at work. We want to portrait that we are a productive and approachable worker in the office. But is that the case all the time? Have you wondered why your peers were approach any colleague for help instead of you? We have the answers for you here. At times, it’s not just about your capability. We need to focus on your emotional aspect that you present in front of your peers too! How are you seen in the eyes of your peers then? Read the rest of this entry »
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Backstabbers are always the lurking danger in the workplace. We don’t have all the time to catch all of them else nobody will be doing actual work in the office! Furthermore, anyone can become a back stabber as time passes or a series of events happening to the potential individual. That is why, it is more important to focus our energy to become less likely targets of potential back stabbers or deter their negative emotions against us. Previously, we have mentioned 5 preventive measures against them. In this post, we have an additional six to get you prepared against them. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Career Advice, Employee Satisfaction, Workplace Survival | Tags: Career Advice, Employee Satisfaction, Employers, mid-career, Workplace Survival | No Comments »
Much of what the career advices we get out there is to be a better worker, or improve your personal productivity at work or something of this “better” natural. Sometimes, we need to take a step back and ask, “Is this what I want?”, “Am I doing the right thing for myself?” or “Is this the right job for me?”. By answering such principle questions in our heart, it becomes easier for you to make a decision in your career. Now, you always have an option in your hand to leave the organisation. What will be the factors that will make you leave the organsation then? Read the rest of this entry »
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Much of your performance appraisal will come from your immediate superiors. Unless you are graded by your sales performance which is generally easier to benchmark with. Therefore, it is essential survival skill to understand if your boss likes you. Love you would be the best sceneraio that you would like to be in. With your boss liking you (not in terms of man-woman relationship), your career progression will generally be smooth than the others. That’s of course, your personal productivity being improved as well! Read the rest of this entry »
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Backstabbing occurs everywhere in all workplace. You maybe unknowingly back stab by people that you do not know, you know, or even closed colleagues. You do not really know who are your friend and foe. Friends can be foes as well if you are not careful too! Therefore, it is essential to learn key survival skills against these underlying dangers lurking in the workplace. We want to protect ourselves against them. You never know who are the two-headed snake and sly foxes that are scheming to cause disruption to your career. Here, we have five preventive measures against backstabbing before it really happens. Read the rest of this entry »
Author: admin | Filed under: Career Advice, Workplace Survival | Tags: Career Advice, recession, recruitment, retrenchment, Workplace Survival | 2 Comments »
Following our checklist to find out if you will be a potential staff to be axed or the likelihood of being axed, we have a set of indicators that will tell you if you will be the next few to clear your desk! Fret not! It’s not the end of the world if there are signs here and there warning you of this impending danger! Most of the time, when you observe such signals occurring to you, it’s mostly too late. You can at least make some preparation with this final amount of time you have in the office to reduce the “damage”… Read the rest of this entry »
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Yes, we know the recession is (almost) over. Some analysts said that we are recovering but of course, not all of them are in-sync with the same sentiment. Employment and consumer statistics are still hovering at pre-good time level and we may not see the “light” soon (yet). But beyond the discussion of market and economy and the fat pay cheques the Wall Street CEOs are getting, will there be another recession (most likely yes)? If it does happen again in your life time, will you be able to survive possible retrenchment? Read the rest of this entry »
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With the recession around the block, no wonder everyone in the organization is jumpy and anxious about things at work. The competition between colleagues intensifies with fear that anyone of us can be the next to get a pay cut or worst, being asked to pack our desks. Yes, we’ve to be doubly diligent at work and of course not forgetting, not to do any absolute dumb things in the office that will stall your career or even invite you an exit out of the organization. What are the dumb things that you shouldn’t be doing? Read the rest of this entry »
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One of the key things about workplace survival is about sensitive and awareness of the surroundings. In every workplace, there are different characteristics and classification of human behaviour that is similar to the animal kingdom. We must master the natural survival techniques in the workplace to last us through our entire career. But before that, we must know who are the predators and who are not… Do not panic, we’ve got a list of types of co-workers just for you that you may have in your organization to beguin with! Read the rest of this entry »
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