When I began writing Passion & Purpose in 2009, I met Susan, a young woman on the brink of quitting her investment banking job to pursue her lifelong passion of starting a nonprofit. A year later, when I asked how her new venture was going, I was surprised to hear that she “couldn’t bring herself [...]

Emerging Trends Results in the development of better and effective business strategies. One of the latest buzzwords in the global HR landscape is talent transformation. In common parlance, talent transformation essentially means harnessing the potential and skills of employees to help them reach leadership positions while achieving strategic business objectives for the organisation. However, at [...]

Adam Lashinsky, in an excerpt from his new book, says that Apple employees aren’t paid particularly well: If they don’t join for a good time, they also don’t join Apple for the money. Sure, Apple has spawned its share of stock-options millionaires – particularly those who had the good timing to join in the first [...]

In this tough competitive world, most of the professionals find it very difficult to make a choice between job security and job opportunity. As a professional what do you prefer for your job satisfaction? It’s a point to think about when you are very serious regarding your professional life. According to a recent survey, most [...]

Bipolar disorders are the main cause behind mood swings. These mood swings range from mild to severe and might cause damage to interpersonal relationships. Here’s a checklist of moods that you might experience if you happen to have bipolar disorder: Mania- In this phase those suffering from BD experience heightened sense of euphoria. Their energy [...]

A new survey has revealed that a majority of employees in Australia aren’t satisfied with their companies, and so wouldn’t recommend their employer to anyone else. The survey of 7000 Australians conducted by Insync Surveys and gift voucher business Red Balloon found only a third of employees were prepared to vouch for their employer, thereby [...]

As the year is ending, it’s time for professionals to look back on their overall success and failures of the year. We have to start investing seriously on ourselves, our career and start thinking about our immediate future. As there is less time for the New Year to begin, we must start taking the right [...]

* Your company is experiencing a downward spiral, losing customers, losing money, and rumors of possible closure, bankruptcy and failure prevail. * Your relationship with your manager is damaged beyond repair. You have sought help to mend the boss relationship but you know it is too damaged for recovery. (Perhaps you were untrustworthy, missed work [...]

With the number of women at higher positions going up, there is a genuine concern among men that they too can be victims of sexual harassment at workplace. Hence, they have sought a gender-neutral law from the government. Accepting that men too can be victims of sexual harassment at workplace, the parliamentary standing committee on [...]