How do you ‘upskill’ yourself? You don’t expect such a question to pop up in a Whatsapp group but a post from a communicator piqued my interest. Responses to that post included friendly suggestions to ‘do what it takes’, ‘read and interacting with peers’, ‘do courses online’, ‘write’ and ‘teach’. When I Googled ‘upskill’ the […]
Career Management
Do Your Presentation Skills Count? 6 Tips To Help You Perform Better
Four minutes to present an idea, a plan or a proposal. A topic of your choice. A week to prepare. An audience you are familiar with. Should be easy to deliver an effective presentation, right? Wrong. Presenting in public is among the top three fears people have and even seasoned presenters’ need loads of willpower, commitment […]
Shun Credibility Degraders. Protect the Culture
Culture is what happens when no one is watching, is a saying one has probably heard often. In organizations, the culture isn’t just about leaders sharing the values or purpose with employees to follow. It is when each employee know what to do to keep the culture alive and how to intervene without any hesitation […]
Are You Networking Right? Try The Offer-Contribution-Nurture Model To Be Sure
Heard these before? · “Networking isn’t for me. It is for social butterflies.” · “I have a large social network, why do I need networking?” · “I am an introvert. Not sure how pressing hands and sharing business cards will improve my standing” · “Isn’t doing my work good enough. Why must I network?” · “My network is well oiled. […]
Don’t Just Tick The Box. Go The Extra Mile
In an earlier post I shared Benjamin’s case, an employee who felt that doing just that much as the role expects is enough at the workplace. What differentiates a dormant employee from an engaged one is the discretionary effort the individual makes. Sometimes referred to as citizenship behaviors it is also about the contextual performance […]




