You’re a high performer with a great track record of success. You’ve proven yourself to be a valuable asset to your team. And you consistently invest in professional development opportunities to improve your skills and broaden your experience. So what else do you need to do to get promoted?
Read More »10 Steps Towards A Stress-Free Introduction Into Management
Becoming a manager for the first time can be an unnerving and sometimes stressful experience. In many cases, organisations expect you to immediately jump into the role and begin to perform as if you have been there for years. Also, you may have been promoted “out of the blue” and …
Read More »Understanding And Coping With Difficult Managers
I have conducted countless management workshops in my professional life for various clients and the question that continuously is asked during the workshop is, “how do I manage my manager”? I hear such comments as, “my manager should attend this workshop” or, “my manager requires this workshop badly”. Unfortunately, the …
Read More »Which MBA Specialization to Opt for?
The demand for a management degree has increased. It is considered as a general degree and often referred as a “helicopter view” as it helps to understand the business as a whole. Nowadays companies prefer employees who have an MBA degree. They should have in-depth knowledge, skill and expertise in …
Read More »What Employers Are Looking for in Remote Employees
Remote employees are professionals who work from home providing services to one company. This is not a work from home position that you should take lightly though. Many employers are realizing the benefits of providing employees with flexible work schedules. They are allowing employees to log time at home around …
Read More »What Choice Will You Make?
A company has an opening in which you have an interest. You apply for the job. You’re called in for a first interview, and then another. The process moves on and you are told it is down to the final selection stage, that you are one of the finalists for …
Read More »Five Career Advice Secrets for Being the Perfect Employee Everyone Wants on Their Team – Part 2
The following are five career advice secrets for being the perfect, motivated employee that everyone wants on their team, putting your career on the fast track, and creating great relationship with management:
Read More »Resume Writing for Business Students
Are you a current or a recently graduated Business or Commerce student? If so, you are no doubt aware of the competition and demand for jobs. It is an undisputed fact that if a hiring manager has two resumes sitting on the table, they are instinctively going to be drawn …
Read More »