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Every Friday is Date Night and since tonight is date night, I thought I want to look a little cuter than usual to build up the mood – you know, just like how dating was when we were younger. So I chose to wear this bright pink dress and paired it up with cute accessories … Read more

So stress, so stress. So much work and so little time. Besides the normal, “take a walk”, “drinking water”, “listening to music” & “retail therapy” etc., sometimes I… 1. Stand while Working – Or sitting up super straight like what I am doing now. I find that when I do this, it reduces my back … Read more

The other day during my Live session, a viewer asked, “Where is the best place to look for a job?” I countered back with, “Why don’t you tell me where is the best place to look for all of you? Because I cannot find you all in Facebook already!” Honestly, I still think job boards … Read more

When hiring… Look Beyond the Resume – Yes, resume is a good starting point but they often don’t tell the full story of a candidate. A good trick is also look into their social media profiles or personal website to get a better sense of who they are as a person. Look Beyond their Experience … Read more

The presentation was going to happen on Monday with the client. Charlie, an experienced team leader, reviewed the presentation deck with his team on Friday. Charlie felt doubtful with the proposal but he decided not to say anything about it and just let it be. Why? Because it was a Friday and the presentation was … Read more

It’s a beautiful Sunday and this picture I took when I was on call with the project team, working, this morning. There is a very tight project deadline we need to meet so a bunch of us logged onto a call this morning to finalize the project details before submitting it to the client. I … Read more

Today I went to watch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Did you know if you go to a show before 12pm at the GSC Premiere Class cinema at MyTown, the ticket is just RM18 per person and the seat is so, so comfortable. Anyways, sitting next to our row was a family of four. An … Read more

Awkwardly Pretense Praising Rather Awful Individuals Systematically, Aggravating Laughter or… Another Pointless Performance Review And Insulting Suggestions About Life. JK! JK! JK! Well, it should be…. Assessment of Performance, Potential, Results, Abilities, Improvement, Strengths And Limitations and… Acknowledge Progress, Potential, Results And Inspire Success And Learning! Happy weekend everybody! Tonight I am going to tryout … Read more

Bias – Every boss will have a favourite. So it’s not uncommon the boss will favour one employee over the other. So focus on the outcomes. Because ultimately, you also cannot argue with the results. Especially when it’s crystal clear. Subjective – To be crystal clear, the best way to is not have any subjectivity … Read more

In our Performance Appraisal form there are 4 sections. Section A & B are assessments on our past performance. But my favourite parts are Section C & D where we talk about our future development plans and overall feedback respectively. Honestly, I’ve seen a lot of employees and managers do not spend enough time on … Read more