What’s the best career move for fresh graduates?

Get yourself a good boss.
Totally.
If you have the option of 3 type of workplace:
1. A place that offers substantial pay compared to other company for fresh grads (it happens right?)
2. A place with good boss, people who are great themselves and really care about making their staff to be as good as them
3. A place [...]

Why does being a good boss is so difficult?

Because being a bad one is so easy
Ok first, how do you become a good boss?

Forgiveness and Time Management

Last Sunday i heard a very nice sermon about forgiving and forgetting.
This topic can be approached from very crude (you have to forgive because you just have to) to very sophisticated (you forgive AND forget because it frees yourself)
But i heard a very interesting piece of insight, a piece that resonates with me, that forgiving [...]

Moving to the higher ground on motivation

I’ve mentioned the positive sharing blog (can be found here).
Now i like to share a bit about a post that really resonates with me.
(the full post can be found here)
The post talk about 4 different type of motivation, driven by positive or negative motivation and extrinsic or intrinsic factor.

Naturally, the best is positive and intrinsic [...]

Found a great blog on happiness at work

As a worker and supervisor, i believe in the values of making the workplace as place for personal growth.
Having challenging assignments that gives people the chance to expand their knowledge, push new mind boundaries.
That also means doing these challenging assignments in a positive environment, an environment where personal traits are appreciated, credit are properly given, [...]

Corporate Loyalty: what “being loyal to your company” is all about

Loyalty to your company?
The concept of being a “loyal” person is prevalent in Indonesia employment context. More managers i meet are saying, explicitly or through the conclusion of their talk, that loyalty is an important trait for the work place. That if you move companies once every one year, people would doubt your loyalty. So, [...]

Belajar Bahasa Inggris Secara Mandiri – Bagian II

I have talked about how to learn English independently. I think it’s time to publish the second part of the topic.I believe if a high school graduate who has not taken any English course beyond the class room had follow the steps in the first part properly, he/she should be able to actively use English [...]