jessa

Everyday Stories, Lived

Work

  • Resistance to change

    Change compelled by crisis is usually seen as a threat, not an opportunity. The Enduring Skills of Change Leaders Read more


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  • Who do you want to be in the next five years?

    You may say that the last time you encountered this question is during your job interview. But, I think that you should ask yourself this question from time to time. During one of our project discussions on energy cost projections, our immediate supervisor told us that we need to study more about the energy landscape Read more


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  • Inspect what you expect

    During one of our follow-up calls, our immediate work supervisor told us that you expect it’s a sound output when received from a professional. But only when you look into the work closely will you find errors, discrepancies, and whatever is in between. What I learned from the conversation we had is this: Inspect what you expect. Read more


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  • Business-as-usual

    When you are used to doing a specific business type that worked for so long, will you ever think of changing it? Why change anything in the process when it’s been giving you a constant increasing revenue, right? But are you willing to adapt when you are called for change? What are you going to Read more


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  • Our fear of asking questions

    “Do you have any questions?“ What will be your response when the facilitator finally opens the floor for questions? For most of us, we hope that someone braves it out while we hide in the crowd. But what if you’re being asked directly? What if there’s no crowd to hide in anymore? Why is it Read more


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  • The launch

    In bringing out an idea to the world, you might think it’s like launching a space shuttle where crowds gather around you to celebrate your beginning of a journey. If that’s how you launch things, it’s either you are famous, rich, or already established. But for most of us who simply have an idea we’re Read more


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  • Beginnings

    No one ever asked me to start this blog. Not a single one told me, “Please, start a blog right now. I like to hear from you.” But I started anyway, six years ago. Not because I have to but because I want to. I did not wait for someone to choose me and say, Read more


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