Transforming Lives!!
Posted in Career Tips, career growth on Jul 13th, 2009
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there!”—Anonymous
A recent global survey of 16,000 professionals by a well-known consulting firm revealed that only about 14% of those employed are “in” their jobs; a vast majority, 86%, are “on” their jobs!
What does this mean? In simple terms this implies that [...]
Posted in Consulting, Life Mentor on Jun 2nd, 2009
When Katie Couric left her high-flying job as a co-host of Today and became the first solo female anchor of any major TV network desk by joining CBS Evening News, her show was doing quite well, both on NBC and among the crop of the early morning line ups. Real motivations apart, she admitted on [...]
Posted in Career Repositioning, Office Behaviour on Mar 29th, 2009
“If you do not manage your boss, she cannot manage you!”—Anonymous
Managing your boss appears like an irony! Why? Most assume that it is the boss’s responsibility to manage you. Yet, Dilbert is the most widely syndicated cartoon strip that almost anyone who has worked in the corporate jungle can relate to in how they [...]
Posted in Career Repositioning on Feb 4th, 2009
After being at a job for a period of time and getting good performance reviews, most expect to be promoted. Expectants are often disappointed when they suddenly see a peer or an outsider who just “waltzed through” getting promoted in their stead, creating a fallout that can put their otherwise promising career into a downward [...]
Posted in Office Behaviour on Dec 25th, 2008
Bosses come in all shapes, sizes, ages, and psychological packages. The worst kind of boss to have is an insecure one. Insecure bosses undermine their team’s mission. They cannot see beyond their little agendas and schemes in how to get ahead. Their main focus is to promote their own agendas and not that of the [...]
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