Firstly, you’re not alone if you are unhappy in your job. Lots of people feel it, but it doesn’t have to be this way. I got to visit Facebook Singapore’s new office last week, where there was a panel discussion about having great workplaces. So apparently there’s this company…
Starting a career or making a career transition can be both scary and challenging. While many people have approached me for career profiling and coaching, one of the more interesting things I’ve heard is this: “Alex, the reason I’m approaching you for help is because I recently got terminated…
As the year ends, we often look at the resolutions we started the year with, and also start looking at setting new ones for next year. We’ve probably missed some goals, and others we did well. Want to find out how to increase your chances of reaching your goals…
We need to be intentional with our lives. In the words of Nigel Marsh in his TedTalk “How to make work-life balance work” if you do not design your life, someone else will design it for you, and you may not like how it is designed. In this other short…
Abraham Maslow said in 1966, “I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail.” I love the StrengthsFinder tool, and think it is amongst the most flexible tool around! Priced at 10USD it is…
“People may spend their whole lives climbing the ladder of success only to find, once they reach the top, that the ladder is leaning against the wrong wall.” – Thomas Merton I wish I had a profiling tool such as the Strong Interest Inventory to provide me with some career…
Here’s a brilliant video by Scott Dinsmore where he highlights some important points when finding the right job for yourself: 2 Keys in Finding The Right Job SELF-AWARENESS Scott highlights 3 things about people who are happy and successful in their careers: Unique Strengths – These people are operating in…
