Work
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Responsibilities don’t just wake you up
They keep you awake. In fact, they keep you moving. However, you need to become responsible first so that you can handle your responsibilities. And if you fail to do so, your responsibilities become a burden on somebody else. Read more
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Why we’re (often) frustrated with work
If it’s up to you alone to get more done, then attempts to moderate your workload can be misinterpreted as laziness. The Frustration with Productivity Culture Has anyone called you lazy for taking a break or distributing your workload such that you can still have time to be human? I remember being told by someone Read more
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Communicating expectations
Communicating expectations is supposed to be easy, right? You layout your expectations so that you and the people you’re working with are on the same page. And when the time comes to examine whether the expectation is met (or not), you will know the cause or reason it is so. But most of the time, Read more
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In search of unknown unknowns
It’s amazing to be in a group of people that isn’t afraid to step forward and look for answers to questions others don’t bother thinking about. And it also takes courage to admit that there are things that we don’t know yet. At times, we don’t know what we do not know. I learned that Read more
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When “not” to work
It’s amazing how we can convince ourselves that it’s okay to carry over our weekly workload into our weekends. And that means “not” doing other things that we need to do outside of work. When do you even do your laundry? While I was in the middle of an internal discussion (Yes, I talk with Read more
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Your reason why you work
Most of us need to keep the lights on. We want to get paid. That’s why we work. And if you keep showing up at work because you are willing to contribute to the change you want to make, you’ll find a reason to keep on despite what you’re going through at the moment. But Read more
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So far, so good?
It isn’t just about getting your ideas across. Knowing whether your audience is still there, following you through, is as important as telling them what you want to say. If engagement is low, perhaps they are still digesting, or they’re the wrong people. But if they’re the people who really need to hear about your Read more
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