Category: Career & Skills

  Simply put, the Glass Cliff is the cousin of the Glass Ceiling – the metaphor for the societal barrier that inhibits women from achieving the highest positions in business, politics, and organizations. The glass cliff effect describes a phenomenon in which women are appointed to precarious leadership positions in poorly performing organizations. By virtue […]

6 COLLABORATION TRENDS SHAPING THE FUTURE OF WORK   Collaboration in the workplace is the biggest indicator of an effective team in motion. Being effective and efficient is an essential part of a productive team and an important contributor to a positive workplace.   Collaborative teams are motivated, agile and innovative problem solvers. Other collaboration […]

    IS QUIET QUITTING REAL? Well, YES and NO… So, it doesn’t really involve quitting your job, but you quit going above and beyond the call of duty – so technically you draw a line. As with other trends, there are different approaches to this one also. For decades, workplace performance was associated with […]

What is the 80/20 rule? The 80/20 rule is basically The Pareto Principle. An Italian economist named Vilfredo Pareto coined this  – one day, strolling through his garden, Pareto noticed that every year, 20% of the pea plants in his garden produced approximately 80% of the peas. This got him thinking about economic output on […]

My client was discussing her thoughts as we worked on her career development plan. In her 5-year plan time graph, she put a spot after 2 years with a legend stating ‘job change’. When I enquired about this, pat came the reply ‘jobs need to be switched within 2 years’. It seems that promotions, salary […]

  Globally, the pandemic became a springboard for people to carve out a new life for themselves. Covid-19 ended up becoming a catalyst for change for the workplace – it forced many to shift their priorities, spurring them to look for better opportunities and also focus on families and their own well-being. The initial phase […]

Whether you’re trying to advance your current career or pick a new one, these tips can certainly help. Most of these pearls of wisdom are never really told, but are rather observed throughout one’s career span. Here are a few of my observations that resonate with some of the tips given by my mentors: 1. […]

In the pandemic era, more and more people are transitioning careers – some out of choice, but most out of necessity. Many people need help to gain clarity regarding their careers but are unsure of how to go about it and who to approach. High uncertainty leading to massive layoffs has added an additional stress […]

Organizing one’s life is akin to a juggling act – You have to keep the balls in the air to keep them from crashing into the ground – and so it is with different areas of your life. The secret to achieving a well organized life is make sure that you are juggling less and […]

How do you ensure that you stand out from competition? How do you make a great impression on the interviewer? What is your strategy for nailing the ‘out of syllabus’ questions? Let’s examine some great tips from the experts: 1. Do your homework – Research adequately – the Company, the interviewer, the JD. News search, […]