How do you respond to the question “How are things going?”. Are you more likely to say, “I’m crazy busy” or are you more likely to say, “Life is very relaxed” ? For a lot of us, busyness is the new normal. If we do not have a full calendar some of us tend to […]
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We all have many goals and aspirations that we want to achieve. Some of these are ones that we define as our life purpose. Others are in the “good to have” category – goals we would like to achieve but would not regret it in case we don’t. And quite a few goals fall somewhere
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Having a coach is a popular success strategy today. Most successful entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, leaders, performers and sports people hire a coach. A coach helps them stay on top of their game and constantly improve on themselves. However for those people who have never had a coach it can be confusing to understand what to
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In the current work environment taking a career break (both voluntary or involuntary) is becoming more and more common. Layoffs today are frequent and may be an outcome of an individual’s performance. They could also be the result of mergers and acquisitions at organizational levels or the companies financial situation. At a personal front, professionals
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The most common type of job transitions are role changes within the organization. Most of us are likely to experience this at least a few times in our career. These could be promotions to a higher level in the organizational hierarchy or a lateral movement within the same company. Challenges of role changes within the
In my last post, I explored transitioning from one organisation to another. Many of us(myself included) shift industries as part of our career journeys. Everyone has different reasons for doing this. Some do it in order to follow a passion while others do it for involuntary reasons like layoffs. A lot of people also transition
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In today’s fast-paced world jobs are no longer for life. Career moves are part of the journey and even recommended as a way to grow your skills and experience. Millennials and iGens are known to hold 2-3 parallel jobs and thrive in them. In the course of your career, you are likely to encounter multiple job transitions.
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A connection is that energy that exist between two people where they feel seen, heard and valued. – Brene Brown What is wrong with the way many extroverts connect: It is often assumed that extroverts find it easy to build a strong network because they enjoy connecting with people. Unfortunately, extroverts connect with so many
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If you are a perfectionist, you are likely to spend a lot of time building your expertise at work. You probably like to know all the details of doing your job better than anyone else. While this may be an excellent trait for work that requires attention to detail, it could become a hindrance to your
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Successful leadership is often about getting stuff done. Which means convincing, requesting, delegating, directing and mentoring people to take on work that you need to get done. As the saying goes, good leaders make people want to work for them. And one of the traits of such leaders is the finesse with which they handle
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