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Tag: "Leader"

What makes a good manager?

For many Hong Kong professionals, aspiring to a management role is a key career goal. Elaine Lam – Managing Director, Robert Half Hong Kong, discusses the characteristics that define an effective manager.

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

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……..

Advice Columnist

Be a Primer of Your Team

Last week when I was in Singapore, I met up with a versatile and resourceful engineer and what impressed me the most was the productivity of their team. Just the two of them, they were able to come up with over 20 apps one year and those were not “make a fart” or “throw the dart” type of app but apps commissioned by big brands with complexity and server handling.