Simplify

I’m 35 years old. I’ve had my own business for the since 2003. I experienced growth in my business year on year for the first 4 years. With growth came the need to want more, compete bigger, employ more staff, offer more products and services, get sophisticated and take on more commitments. Then came the…

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Cultural Pitfalls That You Need to Know

Waving is a serious insult in Greece and in Nigeria, particularly if the hand is near someone’s face. Making a “good-bye wave” in Europe can mean “No,” but it means “Come here” in Peru. In China, last names are written first. A man named Carlos Lopez-Garcia should be addressed as Mr. Lopez in Latin America,…

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The nature of success at work

Success always obsoletes the very behaviour that achieved it, always creates new realities, and always creates new and different problems.

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Am I right for my job?

• “66% of your hiring decisions will prove wrong in the first 12 months, and these will be the people who will stay” – Peter Drucker, the great management guru

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Are you trustworthy?

Have you ever known someone who’s ability you believed in, but whose character was questionable. Or how about someone who’s character seemed all so good, nice, together and pleasant but who had little ability and skill to do the job? Trust is an assured reliance on the strength and character of someone or something. In…

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