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Motivate Your Team Better with These Helpful Tips
Every company wants their employees to be motivated, happy, and committed to their work. It may seem like a long shot……
Career advice
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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…
Career Coaching & Guidance
Squeeze more water: from functional to transformation leadership
A recent trip to Shenzhen opened my eyes to the new leadership challenges that China’s globalising companies are facing …….
How to Get Promoted
Essential Tips for Better Leadership
Whatever your current leadership skill level may be, there is always room for improvement and with these essential tips for better leadership, you can be well on your way towards the C-suite in the near future.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Classroom vs playground: finding tomorrow’s leaders
I’ve recently been working to identify a CEO for a global internet company and have also spoken to two Hong Kong parents……
Job Search in Hong Kong
The 7 Worst Phrases to Put in Your Cover Letter and Resume
Resume writing and updating is often one of the more dreaded and stressful aspects of job hunting. This article shows the seven worst commonly used phrases in resume and what you should include instead.
Advice Columnist
【職場航行日誌】請不要盯著我電腦屏幕
無論係屋企又好，公司又好，長時間盯著人地電腦屏幕睇係幾「賊仔」行為，亦令用家周身唔自然。隻滑鼠移去咩位置，開咩檔案，打信時睇邊份Template……
Career Coaching & Guidance
Contracting could be a key to unlock your career search in Hong Kong
Are you a seasoned senior executive, and yet struggle to find suitable work in Hong Kong?
Advice Columnist
【職場航行日誌】日行一善嘅讚美
足足加班咗整個星期，每晚咀嚼一疊疊厚甸甸嘅硬資料，喺唔夠瞓壓力就嚟爆煲嘅情況下寫成幾份終極報告。咁趕交功課，都係因為要預時間俾上司同上司嘅上司翻閱，預咗要無限次Standby等改，點知今次竟然過咗幾日只係改咗兩次Minor野，咁奇？
Career Coaching & Guidance
Loyalty is about helping create a more positive working environment, not just about staying at the same company for a long time
A client recently told me he doesn’t like his job, but loyalty is stopping him getting a better one until he’s been at the company for five years. When I probed him about the root of the problem, he admitted his wife doesn’t like him working late or at weekends. At the same time, he feels unappreciated, as he hasn’t had a pay rise for four years.
Career Coaching & Guidance
You may have the right qualifications, but will your personality stop you getting the job?
An employee with a degree and a great personality fit is more likely to excel compared to an employee with the same degree but with a bad personality fit……
Career Path Planning
Top 10 Highest-Paying Industries For Entry Level Employees
As more and more young adults begin their higher education pursuits at university, the thought of their future career looms near. Everyone knows that being a university graduate is the first step to obtaining a better paying job and profession later in life, but how do you choose a career now? At this point in your life? Of course, the cost of attending a four-year institution can often come with a hefty price tag so many new university students also want to choose a profession that’s going to be a good return on their investment.