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Developing your top talent is critical to building a successful team

While professional accolades and technical skills can get you so far up the career ladder, it takes a team to progress beyond a managerial title…….

Career Coaching & Guidance

Don’t neglect the role of emotional commitment in driving employee engagement

When Michelle, managing director of global sourcing for a US-based lifestyle company…..

Career Coaching & Guidance

Leadership Skills for Women

Many women feel they have to work twice as hard to be thought of as half as qualified as men in the workplace. Over time, there have been slight increases in the number of female world leaders and top executives, but things are far from equal. The good news is that many women have innate strengths and leadership qualities that make them just as, or some even more successful leaders than their male counterparts.

Career Coaching & Guidance

Boosting your ‘Inspire Quotient’ will help your ability to influence others

Having worked for five years as chief information officer (CIO) of an Asia-based bank……

How to Get Promoted

Easy Ways to Improve your Leadership Skills

Are you a good leader? It’s not an easy task to effectively lead a team. We have summarized 6 core values on how you can improve your leadership skills. Are you fit in the characters on the checklist? Find it out.

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The 4 Biggest Mistakes Made By New Managers

Do you want to lead your team effectively as a new team head? We have summarized the 4 major keys of mistakes you need to aware before things get off the track…

Career Coaching & Guidance

How to make the move up to a general management role

At the start of the new year, you could be thinking what 2017 might bring for your professional growth…..

Job Search in Hong Kong

Should You Accept a Great Job Offer From a Bad Company?

Job offers are exciting and flattering. They can bring a sense of relief and confidence, and they can be the answer to worry…….

Career Coaching & Guidance

Harnessing millennials’ wish for purposeful work can make you a more effective leader

Barry had a strong track record working for over 20 years in fashion retail. So he was all the more flustered when he found his heretofore …….

Career Coaching & Guidance

Leave a legacy by developing a strong corporate success culture

Jacqueline was excited to have reached a major career milestone: she had been selected to become the CEO ……

Career Coaching & Guidance

Daunted by the thought of becoming a leader?

If you’re stepping up into your first management or leadership position, you might find it intimidating at first……..

Career Coaching & Guidance

Work worldwide: International experience is seen as critical for senior roles

Moving to a foreign country is a great way to propel your career forward and, according to a recent survey by PwC…….