Qualities of a leader
To be a good leader you should have self-control to stay consistent in your direction and focus.If you are shifting based on that day’s mood or an enticing short-term solutio...
How happy are people with their jobs
People’s feelings toward their job end up having impacts outside the office.A study by Gallup found that unhappy workers cost the US between$450-to-550 billion in lost produc...
Know what you want
When you are thinking about how to persuade someone to give you whatyou want and before you research, prepare and learn about what theother guy wants, know what you want.Know every...
Create your own opportunity
Opportunity rarely presents itself as a straight line to happiness.It’s not just how we see the world. It’s how we think about ourselves that can blur possibilities.Wor...
How difficult it is to pursue your passion?
Whenever you face hurdles in something that you do, most people will tell you things like, 'Never let that passion die!' 'Always remember why you started!' 'Always make sure that y...
Effect of resilience on leaders
With the ongoing onslaught of problems leaders face, and change being the only constant in organisational life, leaders must cultivate resilience as an ongoing skill, not just for ...
Get inspired
Inspiration can be frustratingly fleeting and difficult to recover when lost. Even if you are lucky enough to have a job you love, it is common to go through lengthy periods where ...
How personality affects your career
The Hogan Development Survey (HDS), after profiling millions of employees, managers, and leaders, states that most people display at least three of the eleven dark-side traits - bo...
Skills of the future
The World Economic Forum predicts that 'by 2020, more than a third of the desired core skill sets of most occupations will be comprised of skills that are not yet considered crucia...
How to get going at a new job
The first week in a new role is usually enough to bring you back to all of those first-day-of-school insecurities--- particularly when you are concerned about whether or not your c...