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When and How to Say No in the Workplace
Over 74 percent of workers surveyed say they want flexible options at work and it’s becoming more commonplace to make it happen. Read on to learn when and how to say no in the workplace…
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Career Coaching & Guidance
Improve retention in your team
Retention should be a key element in any company’s HR strategy and many companies have structured programmes……
Career Coaching & Guidance
Give and gain: managers have a responsibility to share their skills
From the Brexit vote in the UK to the rise of isolationist and nationalist movements in many other countries……
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How Managers Can Help Employees to Stop Hating Work
Let’s face it. If any of your employees win the lottery, they would stop coming to work. Most people prefer (and daydream about) never having to work another day of their lives. And yet, most people will not win the lottery, and will be clocking in day after day looking for you, their manager, to make life tolerable. Good news, however, as there are actually some research-backed ways that managers can help get employees to stop hating work.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Manage your star performers for future success
Talent-retention strategies geared towards high performers remain a challenge in the world of investment banking……
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5 Best Companies For Working Moms in Hong Kong
With the Hong Kong workforce predicted to shrink in the next three years, the country is looking toward working mothers to fill in the gap in labour force…….
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5 Tips to Help You Predict Your Year-End Bonus
Not sure how your year-end bonus is shaping up? Explore 5 key clues of whether you will need to tighten, or loosen, the purse strings this Christmas.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Working Holidays: Career Advancement and an Enjoyable Experience
Travelling is one of the most rewarding experiences a young person can have. However, most millennials fear that taking time off to travel will significantly derail their career paths. Luckily, Hong Kong…..
Productivity Tips
Increase Your Value: A Personal Development Guide to Becoming An Asset To Your Company
One of the most rewarding feelings in a workplace is knowing that you are valued as an employee…..
Career Coaching & Guidance
Need a career change, or just bored? The rewards are worth the risk if you are strategic
Working in executive search, I see many people wanting to change career paths or shift industries. I always ask the question: Will it help you to achieve your goals?
Career Coaching & Guidance
Expert advice from Tricor’s Fiona Yung on how to work smart and increase your productivity
We all have 24 hours in a day, so why are some people more productive than others? Time management means prioritising your tasks to maximise output……
Career Path Planning
Making the Most Out of Your Internship
Being the Recruitment Director at the Mountbatten Institute for the past four years, I’ve seen my fair share of interns come and go through our one year traineeship programmes. Here’s my contribution to what I’ve observed from our more successful trainees.