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The Best Ways to Showcase Your Leadership and Management Skills During Your Interview
It’s the little things that matter in the big interviews. We explore the 5 best ways to showcase your leadership and management skills when it really counts
Career Path Planning
5 Ways For University Students To Build Their Resumes
As university students accelerate towards graduation day, the mood can be a jumble of mixed emotions. Certainly there is excitement and nervous anticipation hanging in the air as one chapter in life comes to a close and another slowly begins to materialise on the horizon. Unfortunately, as university ends, it is also this new beginning that can fill soon-to-graduate university students with fear, dread, and anxiety. Graduating from university means entering the competitive “real” world where finding a good job is key to success in life.
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領導如教學 要因材施法
領導 ( Leadership ) 是一門高深莫測的演講課。有一位智者曾經說過，領袖與老師的分別，在於老師要將一句話變成八句說話，要博大精深；而領袖則相反，把八句話用一句話表達，要言簡意賅。而今天貴為一校之長，領袖與老師之結合，戴伯成校長靈活遊走於博大精深與言簡意賅之間，分享他有趣的領導哲學。 戴伯成現任東華三院邱金元中學校長 領導是一門富人情味的藝術課。接觸對象包括X、Y及Z千禧世代之老師、家長及學生，如何平衡各方的需要？戴校長強調「排難解紛機制必須合符人性」，例如訪問當天剛遇上意外，因活動提供者的提早準備致有關項目須提早舉行。戴校長二話不說立即了解老師、學生的上課流程及場地之安排，平衡多方面的需求，從而作出令人舒服的彈性安排。領導並非閉門造車，成功關鍵在於平時用心經營的協調與溝通，以及遇有危機時泰山崩於前而不形於色的魄力。
Career Coaching & Guidance
Women: it’s your choice to lead
Ihad the privilege of being on the panel of the recent Women of Our Time conference organised by the …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Show you can lead
I recently witnessed two senior candidates interviewing for a China CEO role. Both candidates had great track records and talent – but only one was able to stand out as a leader. The unsuccessful candidate – let’s call him Mr Manager – had plenty of experience in government relations, a key requirement for the job. He had even managed a major government relations crisis for a multinational in China, with noted success.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Keeping it fresh
If you’re a senior manager with aspirations to lead a company, you’d do well to look beyond the bounds of your…
Career Coaching & Guidance
Lead and inspire
Charismatic executives are not just born, they are made. If you have recently been promoted and are now leading a team, you have the chance to transform yourself from a competent manager into a true leader. But it’s all too easy for leaders to slip unconsciously into poor behaviour without realising it.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Filling the CFO job
The role of chief financial officer (CFO) has evolved in recent years and now involves being a business leader and decision maker who can provide insights into both future performance projections and strategic planning, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Teamwork trumps
Raw talent will only take you so far. In today’s increasingly complex business environment, there is widespread recognition that it is team-based effort that brings competitive edge and that a motivated team working together with a clear objective can achieve astonishing results, writes Marc Burrage.
Career Coaching & Guidance
No thrills with poor skills
When ascertaining performance, employers typically hone in on four soft skills: interpersonal and communication; team management and …
Career Coaching & Guidance
Soft skills in big demand
Leadership, organisational, language and interpersonal skills are four highly valued soft skills, yet job seekers often overlook their importance when …