If you’re one who perpetually comes to work late, then better start shaping up. No one wants a slacker in their workforce especially with today’s economic situation. You can’t blame employers for milking value out of worker to get back every cent they’re paying.

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Start your day with a plan. The best advice my boss ever gave me is to make a to-do list before I start working. I find this very useful in making sure that my activities are synchronized towards an objective. Having a list also makes you aware of the usual things you unconsciously do that [...]

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Ah, to be young and ambitious! We study hard and then we work long hours just so we can ensure that a few years after, we can have the comfortable life we want with everything in it–money, career, and a good retirement plan.

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Your office is full of butt-heads. So what? All of us have our own insufferable officemates whom we just want to do bad things to. But since violence is not a decent option, we, as professionals are expected to deal with difficult people “professionally”. And how to do just that? Let’s all try these tricks [...]

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The holiday season is a fun and busy time. Because we want our holiday season to be enjoyable to our family, we are making a lot of preparations. These preparations can cause a lot of stress. And stress is contagious. Stress is the last thing you need this time of the year–not when you’re supposed [...]

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Attending the office Christmas party can be such a hassle for some people. If not for the food, it might not even be worth coming. You’re expected to have fun and celebrate and make all kinds of merriments. But if the people you’re with don’t put you in the mood for merry-making, you have to [...]

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Giving oneself enough quality time is not as easy as it used to be. Gone are the days of a carefree lifestyle because you just committed yourself to a full time job. Now there’s no questioning whether your job is kick-ass or not because I bet it is. But at the end of the day, [...]

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This year I got several one-on-one confrontations with my boss so I think I’ve had much practice on how to complain about work conditions. Boss consultations are the best time to voice out your complaints.

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It’s hard to find true friends in the work place. And a bad relationship with colleagues can stop you from moving up the corporate ladder because networks are just as important as performance. Nevertheless, there is only so much friendship you can offer someone you work with. After all, the office is more like a [...]

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Various campaigns on how to achieve better health have been more and more aggressive simply because people are always in search for ways to add quality to their lives. The sad thing though is that your busy schedule gets in the way of your search for that quality. And so for a busy person like [...]

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Achieving a corporate look without compromising style could be very difficult. The office is a very classy place, and almost always, what you wear affects your career growth. Although style is not the prime mover of your career, it definitely affects how your bosses, colleagues, and clients perceive you. There lies the importance of being [...]

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Not all of us have a rewarding job. Sometimes our job simply sucks. Of course while we can do a lot of good things because of our job (pay the rent, the bills, etc) some of us need more than just the money. After all, you’re not supposed to take a job just for the [...]

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People get fired everyday and it’s not always deserved. For all you know, your boss can wake up one day in a bad mood and your reprimand ends in a nasty forced resignation. I’m not trying to scare you but it’s better to be prepared than be caught unawares.

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As a manager, your team’s coordination means everything to you. Without it, you know you won’t get anything done. But it’s not always that your people work closely. Sometimes they go their own ways. When this happens, you beat your brains out on how you can bring them closer together again. And so you might [...]

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Sometimes I feel like I’m so used to making quick judgments. I find myself judging people way too easily, and sometimes too harshly. It is the power of opinion that makes one feel authorized to comment on anything, justified or not. But our criticisms should always be constructive. And if you’re a teacher, a mentor, [...]

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