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Leadership Skills for Women
Many women feel they have to work twice as hard to be thought of as half as qualified as men in the workplace. Over time, there have been slight increases in the number of female world leaders and top executives, but things are far from equal. The good news is that many women have innate strengths and leadership qualities that make them just as, or some even more successful leaders than their male counterparts.
Career Coaching & Guidance
Developing a growth mindset can help you soar even when the economy doesn’t
Forecasters expect economic growth to remain stagnant in 2017, both in China and globally …….
Productivity Tips
準時收工5大攻略
以前打份工朝九晚五，不知從何時起加長到朝九晚六，但實質人人朝九晚七八九十，很多時超時工作不是工作本身多，更多是人的問題，這些都可以解決，要準時鬆人只欠一點策略、方法： 1. 提早半小時準備：走人需要準備，最好預半小時，尤其女士們要補妝赴會，要時間執執口鼻、上洗手間，再整理下個手袋，半個鐘前開始準備，就不怕臨急臨忙裙拉褲甩，仍能保持一貫優雅輕鬆開心赴會。 2. 防範被捕獲：放工放不到，很多時是臨門一腳被人捉住，只差一點點…正想起身走人，怎知被老細捉個正著，問長問短。如果你老細是這種人，你就要改變策略，臨放工前自行面聖，但時間要拿捏得準確，你需要先觀察再觀察，了解老細習性，例如開一個會要多長時間，他召人的模式是怎樣，召完會否再召，間距有沒有習慣，觀察好了就要先發制人，提早在鬆人前主動將手頭上任務匯報清楚，我認為不要太早，剛好夠時間完成匯報就最好，不要讓他有思考空間然後再召喚你，匯報完出來拍拍屁股就好走了，手尾明天再攪，不宜久留。 3. 行裝愈少愈好：加班是群眾壓力、羊群心理，當全組人都埋頭苦幹，你連一聲拜拜都不敢哼聲，怎樣才能走得不動聲色呢？答案是，不要帶袋。這樣連做同事也不確定你什麼時候離開。不過這個方法比較適合男士，因為女士一般比較多隨身物品，但若然當晚真是非走不可，要想走得無聲無息，行裝還是愈細愈好。
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玩住做，做住玩的職業
最近有香港學府因學生人數低而取消天文及數理學系，學系的選擇愈來愈單一化。遠在英國的劍橋大學卻開設聽落相當有趣的樂高遊戲教授職位，專研遊戲在幼兒教育、發展及學習的角色，平均年薪近79萬港元(月薪6萬多)…
Career Coaching & Guidance
Running a family-run company is a challenge but with the right approach it can bring its own rewards
Over 50 per cent of businesses in Hong Kong are family-controlled. But, unlike their counterparts in mainland China …….