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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work From Home

Thanks to the growing real world application of new technologies, telecommuting or working remotely has never been more of a viable option for professionals around the world. For those who can take advantage of the opportunity, research has shown that this has led to a better work life balance and happier employees. Unfortunately, not all types of jobs and industries can allow for much remote opportunities, and some managers may not be open to the idea of their employees working outside the office.

Advice Columnist

Good Vs. Great – Which Kind of Boss Are You?

What makes a good boss? How can we push ourselves even further to become great bosses? What can we do to continue to develop and stretch our own management skills?

Productivity Tips

Keep Your Employees Happy and Loyal With These Tips

Business managers and leaders know how expensive it is to have to restaff their teams. Between recruiting costs and loss of productivity due to an unfulfilled position, companies cannot afford to lose employees on a regular basis. There are many ways to keep your employees happy and loyal, often at little or no cost to the bottom line.

Job Search in Hong Kong

Key Elements for Writing a Perfect Cover Letter

Writing a cover letter during a job hunt can be one of the most daunting, stress-filled experiences of a professional’s career. A cover letter is the gateway to a promising new career and finding the right words to use in order to introduce yourself positively and effectively is no easy task. While each cover letter should be unique and individualised to appeal to a specific role and company, there are certain key elements in every successful cover letter samples and templates.

Industry Stories

What advice can you give to a teenager who dreams to found a startup in future?

1) Start as early as you can – Early and well begun is a sign of a good start. It should be a well thought of and well planned execution of idea. Do not start off in a hurry. Messing up in the initial stage can be detrimental for the future of the business. Take effective, profound steps in the beginning. These steps may be as small as getting the blueprints of the idea, but they hold a lot of importance in the later stages.

How to Get Promoted

Bad Management Traits To Avoid

Bad management is catastrophic to business on multiple levels: reduced employee morale, minimal levels of productivity, low retention of talent pool, lack of motivation and creativity, and a host other crushing factors that can destroy your bottom line. Gallup research reveals that a staggering number of employees, roughly 70%, attribute their own motivation directly to their manager…

Career Coaching & Guidance

A more human side to your company is the best driver to attracting talent

For the skilled professional in Hong Kong, the employment market remains largely candidate-driven……..

Career Coaching & Guidance

Transformation can be a great benefit, but takes effort

More and more people are working extreme hours, especially in Hong Kong……

Career Coaching & Guidance

Ability to learn as critical in leaders as previous knowledge

For all the rapid advances in technology and the impact they have on business, the human factor – especially leadership ability…….

Productivity Tips

How Managers Can Help Their Team Achieve an Ideal Work Life Balance

The concept of a better work life balance has the business world buzzing for several years now and while many companies are jumping on the bandwagon to pursue happier, more rounded employees, achieving that crucial balance between work and personal life isn’t necessarily the reality for many professionals. Executives and managers may be talking about implementing new and innovative organisational policies to help employees juggle priorities, but often times the proponents of work life balance may unwittingly be the same ones creating the obstacles for their employees to realise it.

Career Coaching & Guidance

The human factor will still remain despite technological advances

Today, all companies can be considered technology companies. Businesses are increasingly ……

Job Search in Hong Kong

Things To Leave Off Your Resume

Resume writing is another aspect of job hunting that people dread. In order to create a standout resume that will be sure to catch the eye of your next potential employer, it’s not only what you put in your resume, but what you leave off that can score you your next job interview. Here are some ways to streamline your resume to garner your professional experience some hard-earned attention…