Category Archives: Well-Being & Advancement

How Weiner-Gate Affects your Career. Seriously.

You may have heard of the latest political sex scandal in the US involving a funny, tough-talking, ambitious rising star in the US Congress.  It’s a sex scandal without sex.  He broke no laws and had no sex, and yet he’s likely to lose his job and career over it. The same thing could happen… Continue Reading

Everyone Wants to Succeed. Why Don’t You Fail?

Some of us like standing apart from the crowd – just to be different. Success is boring.  But that is not the reason why I’m a big fan of failure…. Continue Reading

Taming Your Evil Streak & Staying Clear of Unethical Behavior

Corruption and scandals in the corporate world have become a regular feature and there’s always some news of  unethical behaviour in the workplace…. Continue Reading

Invisible Gender Discrimination In The Workplace Costs Women $2M

Previously gender discrimination in the workplace was pretty apparent. Women were not paid as much as men and did not have access to the same opportunities. These were intentional acts of discrimination. Nowadays gender discrimination in the workplace is more subtle and invisible…. Continue Reading

Essential LinkedIn Tips & Tricks: Avoid Generic LinkedIn Invitations

You’ve probably received LinkedIn invitations to connect with people. Now let me ask you a question – Which of the following LinkedIn invitations would you accept?… Continue Reading

Essential LinkedIn Tips & Tricks: Stop Growing Your Network!

Are you one of those Open Networkers who proudly showcase 1000+ LinkedIn connections? Or perhaps you just want more connections on LinkedIn, for some career/job search related purpose, and are trying to greatly/quickly increase the number of your connections. Well then, these LinkedIn tips are especially for you…. Continue Reading