A friend in the US sent me this photo over the weekend. She had just recovered from a major surgery that was life-threatening and for a moment, thought that her end was inevitable. “I’ve always been a strong person, tough as nails. When my husband left me, I took care of the kids all by […]
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In order to be an effective people manager or team leader, you need to be able to engage your team at a deeper level. Often, this translates to helping them to take charge of their long term career-health. Whether it’s giving feedback on their strengths and inclinations, or providing guidance on the areas they should
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Three to four decades ago, degree holders were a rare breed of people – not many could afford to study at a University and those who did, became very successful because of their specialised training and education. Fast forward to today, the situation is very different. Just go to your downtown Business District and blindly
Thinking of Getting an MBA? 6 Things to think about first… Read More »
I read this article “Couples hold back from starting families due to job security, costs” by Shermaine Ang from the Straits Times recently and my heart went heavy for various reasons. The story interviewed couples who had put their plans for starting families on hold because of inflation, increasing competition and concerns about job security. Amidst the already
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“I feel cheated.” Ms Edna Chan (not her real name), a 45-year-old Events Manager confided. “I had signed up for this 3-month ‘’Data Science” course but when I got my certificates, nobody would even interview me, let alone offer me a job as a Data Scientist!” “What’s the point of Skills Upgrading?” She lamented. As
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Leaving a job is never easy and is always fraught with risk – the known and the unknown ones. Many of us come to this crossroad at some point in our lives and it gets scarier when we have been in the company for so many years that moving out of our ‘comfort zone’ may
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Dear Adrian, My company conducted a huge retrenchment exercise and the job I have is no longer around. I have been with my company for 18 years and really love my work and friends. The company is offering me a generous retrenchment benefit of about 2 years’ salary. Yesterday, HR just informed me that they
Retrenchment Package vs Another Role in My Company – Which do I choose? Read More »
Congratulations! You’ve decided to join the new company and have signed the Offer Letter. Some thoughts will now run through your mind. “What do I do next? How do I inform my boss and how will he react?” These are all valid questions at the “Offer/Acceptance” stage. The anxiety is heightened for those who have
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There has been a lot of noise lately about “Quiet Quitting”. It was coined lately by some disgruntled Gen Z who apparently, had enough of working too hard and decided to do the ‘bare minimum’ to get by. That meant that he would not put in any extra effort, decline any work that is not
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Over the weekend, I was bingeing on Netflix and being a diehard Star Trek Fan (or Trekkie, as we Geeks call ourselves), I re-watched one of my favourite episodes in Season 2. This is the one where Commander Data, an Android, was competing in a fictional game called Strategema with the Galaxy’s Top Player, Kolrami,
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