The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years
By Carmine Gallo JULY 15, 2019 Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. The ability to persuade, to change hearts and minds, is perhaps the single greatest skill that will give you a competitive edge in the knowledge economy — an age where ideas matter more than ever. Some economists believe that persuasion is […]
CONT: Employee Evaluation
An employee evaluation is the assessment and review of a worker’s job performance. Most companies have an employee evaluation system wherein employees are evaluated on a regular basis (often once a year). Typically these assessments are done at year end or on the employee’s service anniversary. That is, if you were hired in February, your […]
Food For Thoughts: Why Employee Performance Appraisal Doesn’t Work
The Traditional Performance Appraisal Process Is Demeaning and Hurtful Author: SUSAN M. HEATHFIELD Second only to firing an employee, managers cite performance appraisal as the task they dislike the most. This is understandable given that the process of performance appraisal, as traditionally practiced, is fundamentally flawed. The process is hurtful and demeaning, and both managers and […]
Learning: The power of positivity
Stephen Meyer President & CEO on March 14, 2018 The power of a positive attitude: It’s been heralded as a key to success in many areas of life, from learning to athletics to just about any profession you can imagine. But is there any evidence that positivity affects results or is it mostly mumbo jumbo? […]
Google Spent a Decade Researching What Makes a Great Boss. It Came Up With These 10 Things
Google spent the past 10 years studying the habits of effective managers. You can learn a lot from its conclusions. By Justin Bariso “People leave managers, not companies.” We’ve all heard it. Many of us have experienced it. But what makes people want to leave a manager in the first place? And if you happen to […]
Malaysian companies in Forbes Asia’s list
Three Malaysian companies have made it to the 200 top-performing public companies of the 2019 Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion list. Elsoft Research Bhd, Pentamaster Corp Bhd and Vitrox Corp Bhd have been recognised as among the leading public companies in the Asia-Pacific with an annual revenue of between US$5mil and US$1bil. The three companies beat […]
Never too early for top scorers to give back
By Rayyan Rafidi – June 26, 2019 @ 12:24pm AFTER pursuing their studies, scholarship recipients are expected to return home to serve the community and build the nation. But for Nelson Ng Jia Jun, a Yayasan Khazanah scholar with a burning passion for education reform, it is never too early to start giving back. This 22-year-old is the […]
Strategies to prevent dropouts
By Zulita Mustafa – July 10, 2019 @ 12:15pm SOME of the wealthiest and most influential entrepreneurs in the world such as Apple founder Steve Jobs, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter co-founder Evan Williams and Whatsapp founder Jan Koum dropped out of college. They called it quits and decided higher education was not for them. Common reasons given […]
PROFESSION SESSION MALAYSIA – CPA Career Expo
PROFESSION SESSION MALAYSIA 10.00 AM – 2.00 PM, Sat, 27 April 2019 Join Us at CPA annual career expo, one of the largest event for accounting and finance graduate opportunities, to help land your dream job and gain your competitive advantage Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur City Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For registration and more […]
MMU Career Fair
Join Us Today at MMU Career Fair @ Multimedia University Malacca You can find us at our Partner Cheng & Co’s booth! Venue: Multimedia University Jalan Ayer Keroh Lama, Ibu Pejabat Polis Negeri Melaka, 75450 Melaka Time: 9a.m. – 5p.m. 15 January 2019 (Tuesday)