Thought Snippets

Swimming classes online?

A friend just shared that his son’s school is offering online swimming classes. The children have been taken through the classes (because the school had already taken the fee for sports classes) and have even been given a certificate of completion! I had written the...

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“I love you”

You may have heard these words in countless movies. What almost always precedes these simple three words is the hero’s (or heroine’s) struggle to actually spout these out – just convert thought and emotion to sound.  Well, sometimes whole movies and romantic novels...

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Insights from the social sector

Had the pleasure of attending a beautifully curated event on careers in the social sector recently.  Social sector is a blanket term used for NGOs, philanthropic foundations, social businesses, non-profits, humanitarian and international development organisations....

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Uncoachable or something else?

I was asked an interesting question recently. What are the signs an employee is uncoachable? What options should be exhausted before a possible termination? Both the questions above are strong questions by themselves, with distinct answers. But when asked together,...

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Discussing Covid in job interviews

@Candidates You are doing yourself a disservice if you aren’t prepared for discussing Covid in some form during job interviews. For the next couple of years at least. Here are some areas you should prepare discussion points on. Early career interviews:  impact on you...

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