The Importance of Self-Awareness
Have you ever missed an opportunity only because you didn’t know that you could have made it once you think positively about your hidden powers?
It’s crucial for anyone to know how important it is to start...
Be a Better Trainee
Throughout the course of my career, I have felt the huge difference between being a trainer and a trainee.
After having delivered a reasonable number of courses, I know that each trainee has his or her own p...
Five Traits of Creative Thinkers
There’s no doubt that individuals and organisations are desperately in need of creativity and innovation for self-improvement in order to remain cutting edge in the current competitive marketplace.
As any or...
The Manager who Coaches
Let's define coaching in the workplace when you're a manager.
Coaching is a purposeful, ongoing, one-to-one dialogue between a manager and the line employee for the purpose of developing skills and performanc...
Avoid These Fatal Performance Appraisal Mistakes
Performance appraisals are supposed to be a chance for two parties - employee and line manager - to have a fruitful discussion and evaluation of the past year, as well as discuss an initial IDP (Individual Deve...
My ‘TED’ Strategy for Success
Most of us know what TED is, and if you don’t, let me borrow what Wikipedia says about it.
TED is an acronym, and stands for 'Technology, Entertainment, and Design', and is a media organisation that posts tal...
Stop Hitting Life’s Snooze Button
One of the worst habits I had in the past was procrastination, where I tended to postpone my important tasks until the last minute, and I know that I was not alone in having this issue.
To tackle this, I fou...
Five Fatal Errors in Performance Appraisal
Performance appraisals are supposed to be a chance for employees and line managers to enjoy a fruitful evaluation of the previous year and create an individual development plan for the period ahead.
However,...
“Thinking Outside the Box” Dilemma
In different occasions and inspirational speeches I usually hear a very popular advice “Think outside the box” and once I reflect on myself, I always find it hard. The problem could be mine, however, let’s eluc...
Leading the Managers and Managing the Leaders
It’s rare to attend a course about leadership and don’t find a traditional activity about “what are the differences between a leader and a manager?” Then groups start finding out those differences. So what?
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