Be careful with your e-mails and social media
Early in my career, I was working in the Middle East as a management consultant. I was friends with a delightful gentleman whose hobby was… Read More »Be careful with your e-mails and social media
Early in my career, I was working in the Middle East as a management consultant. I was friends with a delightful gentleman whose hobby was… Read More »Be careful with your e-mails and social media
I know of a senior director who received public praise from a top government official for a project that the company had recently finished. The… Read More »Don’t embarrass your boss
A famous Swiss investment bank having its senior executives followed up by detectives was important news. It is striking how these companies promote workplace wellbeing… Read More »Crazy bosses
A few years ago, on an overseas assignment, a senior executive approached me from the company. We were from the same country of origin, and… Read More »Office bully
Do not forget that the job offer is just the offer, a piece of paper. The job contract is what is supposed to secure your… Read More »Job offer versus job contract
I have also experienced firsthand that job brokers or headhunters usually have only one goal: to close the position and invoice the customer for their… Read More »Headhunters
Embrace the office politics, nice article from INC.
Nice article from the Guardian…
I worked with a senior executive with severe alcohol issues because of the constant nerve-wracking pressure from the company’s shareholders. He used to receive calls… Read More »Calls late at night (not romantic)
I knew of an executive assistant who used to mix Baileys with her Starbucks coffee after every lunch. I asked her why, and she answered,… Read More »Baileys solution
London, UK: Jeremy Young today announced the release of his book, “How To Survive The Office.” The book is a strong anti-thesis for conventional business… Read More »Jeremy Young publishes his first book revealing “How to Survive the Office”