Category Archives: Management

The secret to making your personal mantras stick

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We all live by a set of philosophies and beliefs. They guide the course of our lives and our careers. They give us meaning and purpose and they help us make important decisions.

But could you articulate these principals if someone asked you what they were?

For many, the answer is probably not. Our own accumulated wisdom is central to our selfhood and yet few of us rarely wrestle with, or consider it, in a tangible, useful way.

Without realising it, you have probably assembled a book’s worth of maxims, mantras, koans, axioms and philosophies that are core to who you are or want to be.
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First time boss? Avoid these major sins

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There’s no escaping it. At some point in any career, you will probably be a boss for the first time… and you will undoubtedly make some of the big mistakes that new supervisors inevitably make.

The key, of course, is to avoid some of the most egregious missteps. Here’s how.

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