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Month: March 2020

No Matter How Tough It Gets, Stay Motivated
Women’s Corner

No Matter How Tough It Gets, Stay Motivated

It's only natural to lose your sense of motivation. How often does it occur in the workplace? Once a month? Once a week? Every day? It's difficult to stay motivated when you're overwhelmed by stress. You feel lethargic - your mind and body shut themselves down. There's not an ounce of happiness in whatever you do. Stress causes your motivation to decrease for a reason. No matter what come may, you can always motivate yourself again. Need to save yourself from drowning, here's how. Identify the stress you're experiencing Stress comes in many forms. It's important to identify the one you're currently experiencing. Could it be time stress? Time stress is the stress you experience when you're running out of time and your anxiety levels shoot up. You worry about not meeting those deadlines. A...
4 Ways to Get Over Burnout and Find Inspiration Again
Business, Lifestyle, Women’s Corner

4 Ways to Get Over Burnout and Find Inspiration Again

Burnout is an inevitable part of life that comes in many forms - stemming from not finding inspiration at work to not being able to meet deadlines in time or feeling overwhelmed most of the time. The simplest of things like exercising everyday or going for a weekend getaway every month can help your mind unwind - but it's always best to seek professional help if you've been feeling low for quite a long period of time. There are many ways to get over this feeling but the most important thing to remember is that you're not alone. Here are some ways to help you. Find out what recharges you Do something that you're passionate about or something you believe in. If you work for an organisation that delivers something you are passionate about, you're inspired every single day. Surround yours...
How Business Entrepreneurs Can Give Back To Mother Nature
Business, Lifestyle, Women’s Corner

How Business Entrepreneurs Can Give Back To Mother Nature

As the years go by, Mother Nature has taken a lot of damage. Global warming, plastic flooding the seas, deforestation: these are just a few of the disasters that plague the planet. While there are government bodies and communities that are taking the right steps to save the earth, business entrepreneurs can also do their part in this effort. These are some of the ways that business entrepreneurs can give back to Mother Nature. Invest in eco-friendly NGOs Investing in the right causes will give businesses a lot of rewards. What could be a better cause than to preserve and conserve the environment? For entrepreneurs, they could choose any non-profit organization, and invest in what they are fighting for. In Malaysia, there are plenty of NGOs that endorse eco-friendly ideas like Free Tree S...
Business Ethics Issues that Entrepreneurs Should Look Out For
Women’s Corner

Business Ethics Issues that Entrepreneurs Should Look Out For

Business ethics is a never ending tale that covers the stories of business, the owners and the staff. Although there are stories of good ethics practiced between business owners and their employees, the amount of issues far overwhelms the good things. Here are some of the major issues in business ethics that entrepreneurs should look out for. Discrimination and Harassment Discrimination or harassment issues are not a light topic for organizations. For most companies, there are strict regulations to give their employees equal opportunities to shine at work. When it comes to handling the clients, organizations must treat them with utmost fairness. When either employees or clients are discriminated against or harassed due to age, gender, skin color and so on, these organizations are being u...
Recession-proof Business Ventures You Need To Know
Business, Women’s Corner

Recession-proof Business Ventures You Need To Know

When the world goes through economic recessions, millions of people often find themselves unemployed. When there is economic instability, employers would find it hard to pay wages and would resort to tightening their workforce. However, there are a few business ventures that can stand through these hard economic times. Food and Beverages (F&B) People need to eat and drink to live, that is a fact of life. Food and beverages have the same importance as clothes and a place to stay. No matter what happens to the world economically, F&B businesses still thrive.  What’s left is to choose the right F&B business to start at the right location. Information & Technology (IT) Something's always brewing in the IT industry. Out of necessity in this ever-connected and fast-paced worl...
Must-Have Items for Business Travelers
Business, Lifestyle

Must-Have Items for Business Travelers

When we talk about business travels, we think of business trips, conferences or talks we must attend beyond our office desks. Most veteran business travelers would advise you to bring two of everything, double-checking your necessary documents, looking up basic greetings if the event is held overseas. As such, these are some must-have items for business trips. Blazers or jackets Nothing screams professional more than a blazer over your formal attire. Preferably back, dark blue or dark grey, it is always handy to pack in about two or three blazers when going for, let's say, a conference week on any business event. You can look smart, sharp and ready to take on the work during the business trip. Travel documents Hotel bookings, airline reservations, care rentals - if all these need to be...
Am I a Boss or a Leader?
Business, Leadership

Am I a Boss or a Leader?

If a day comes when your superior asks you this question out of the blue, do not answer immediately. It’s a trick question. If you answer that he or she is a boss, there is a negative image to the label, but if you answer the latter, you might seem too eager to please. However, if you are someone who is used to working directly under someone in an organization, you are bound to notice the difference between these two terms. Here is a checklist for you to see if your superior is a boss or a leader. 1.  How the superior pushes the employees Bosses in general would choose to push or drive employees, hence, the term ‘slave-driver’, in this regard whereas leaders would rather coach their employees. Bosses would rely a lot on their authority, using their seniority as much as they can to mak...
3 Simple Ways to Make People Trust You
Business, Lifestyle

3 Simple Ways to Make People Trust You

When it comes to businesses, your relationships matter most to you - pretty much the same when it comes to life, don't you agree? The foundation of good relationships is centered on the base of trust. Building trust takes time but losing it takes a matter of minutes, sometimes seconds. So how do you build trust in businesses? Here are some steps to assist you. 1. Be honest about missed appointments Sometimes cancellations of appointments or an important meeting tends to come about but 9 times out of 10, we tend to look beyond the reasons as to why it happened in the first place let alone informing the person in particular that we are to meet. Be honest about it - give them an explanation they deserve to avoid distrust or a soiled relationship with you. 2. Owning up to your mistakes Eve...