Lately, we’ve had lots of food for thought about making presentations. It made me look back at what I was doing, just over a year ago, and wonder whether things have really progressed for me since then.
Recently, I and others have observed, with a mild sense of bafflement – and subsequently, bemusement – a certain pattern of behaviour that seems to be increasingly pervasive among the new Generations Y and M, who feel they are entitled to things which others have had to work very hard (and smart) for. How shall …
While observing the interactions of different groups over the years, I have hit upon an answer as to why: 1. Some Asian parents provide a lot for their children but wonder why they are unable to bond with them (I know this isn’t in all cases but it’s happened in enough observations to warrant mention …
After a buildup of thoughts, experiences, discussions and observations, I’ve come to the following conclusions: Even if you’re very busy at work, always set aside some time to: 1. Stretch, take a drink of water, get some fresh air, look at far objects through the window 2. Pop by to talk to a colleague face-to-face …
It’s difficult these days to blog about work, but work is what I’ve been mainly caught up with. Perhaps I can refer to general ideas which many of you may identify with, without being very specific. My concern, as always, is about doing work that isn’t strategic or scalable.We could very well be doing work …
To get a job, you need some aptitude. Usually that comes in the form of qualifications. However, to keep your job and do well in it, you need something more: Attitude. Attitude makes other people want to help you, even if you’ve made lots of mistakes before. Because they know you’ll try and try again, …
I’ve been reading the book ‘[YOU – Being More Effective In Your MBTI Type](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0974589284?ie=UTF8&tag=vantan-20&&link_code=as3&&camp=211189&&creative=373489&&creativeASIN=0974589284)’. The book indicates the percentage of the population with each MBTI type, as well as the percentage of managers represented by each MBTI type. So I put two and two together, and came up with a ratio (% managers to % …
Since I am now waiting for some important decisions to be made, I’ve spent time tidying up my domicile, producing music, meeting up with friends, tweaking this blog’s design and finally reading all the management books that I didn’t have time to read, while ironically in business school. As there’s nothing else new to update …