CAREERS
The Oxford dictionary defines a career as ‘an occupation undertaken for a significant period of a person’s life and with opportunities for progress. This definition suggests that it is possible to pursue a career within employment with an organization or as a “profession” or preferred occupation. But perhaps the significant offer of this definition is […]
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ASPIRE
Aspiration is about an urging for something higher, setting yourself a noble goal and looking towards the future with a measure of courage, anticipation and striving to achieve. It is about accepting the call to serve humanity in a higher role. But why is aspiration an important employee asset? Aspiration gets you up in the […]
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ATTITUDE
In his audio book Keith Harrell talks about an attitude of gratitude. He suggests that a person who has a grateful attitude reaps more out of life than the morose complainer about life. He says being thankful is one of the greatest “uppers” and self-motivating techniques all of us can switch “on” or “off” as […]
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ABSENTEEISM
One of the greatest career dampers and personal development inhibitors is chronic absenteeism. Absentee staff hardly show up on the promotions list or the employee awards register. Employers find ways to give such employees their desired freedom from work. Absenteeism is much more than missing a day at work without good reason. Thousands of employees […]
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The New Normal: Adapt Adopt until you become Adept!
Many a business finds itself in challenging situations because the pre-COVID-19 customers, suppliers and work skills that they relied upon are simply not available and in many cases not there at all. Many of the old skill bases that were needed to run businesses depended on paradigms that have been collapsed by the pandemic and […]
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BUSINESS CONTINUITY
The year 2020 will remain very special to people living in this generation. It will be remembered as the year the world economy shut down and business came to a screeching halt. Some of those businesses stood at a cross road. Others stood at a “T-Junction” while some came to a dead end. While COVID-19 […]
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FOUR BUSINESS DEFINING STATEMENTS FROM COVID 19
Here are four powerful statements I have picked up on our journey through this “impossible” season that will stay with us for a long time. “To make a change something has to die or reach a dead end!”, The realization of the need to change may be understood and acknowledged for a long time. But […]
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Employment
Of the world’s 7 billion people, 3 billion are employed. That means that employment is the occupation of nearly half of humanity and probably all of its adult population. But why seek employment? Employment offers you the opportunity to work for a living and generate personal wealth from earnings. Most employees look for jobs to […]
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DIVERSITY
In official work environments people come from different family set ups and backgrounds. In order to accommodate diversity in the work place, a (new) cultural dynamic comes into play. Everyone is encouraged to participate by the same rule book in spite of their background or family upbringing. The ideal rule book, of course, accommodates as […]
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DISCIPLINE
It is not in the best interest of an employer or an employee to find themselves constantly haggling over matters of personal “discipline” in the workplace. Employers expect that employees, upon qualifying for a position, have the attendant personal discipline and work ethics to conduct professional assignments. While this is an assumption, it is a […]
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