You probably haven’t thought about pursuing a career at sea before. It’s not a very typical career and most people think that the only real way to work on a ship at sea is to join the navy, which they...
Do you ever feel like your career is just the least mentally stimulating thing in your life. Like watching paint dry takes more of your concentration than your job actually does. Well, we can all feel like that from time...
A Fair Day's Pay for a Fair Day's Work You’ve been at work, you’ve clocked into your shift, and you’re working the agreed hours of your contract; maybe even a bit of overtime while you’re at it. However, it gets to...
When you think about the evolution of a startup business, it’s apparent that the stage of being a startup is in essence a preliminary stage in the life cycle of a business. In other words, a startup is the start...
There are a lot of reasons why people are changing jobs nowadays. Sometimes are let go due to cutbacks. Other times, people decide to quit because they want a change in their lives or they've simply become tired of the...
It happens to the best of us. We join a company, grow to enjoy coming into its office, appreciate its culture, befriend our colleagues, feel grateful for our bosses, and love our jobs — actually, wholeheartedly, unequivocally love our...
You say board members and the first thing that comes to mind is a shady congregation of overlords that puppet the company from behind the curtain and are often more influential than the owners. Before becoming a board member, one...
Your number one job as a business owner is to keep your customers satisfied from the moment they engage with your business. This means grabbing their attention in a positive way through advertising, making their online experience on your website...
Workplace Stress: A 21st Century Health Epidemic In 2017, the World Health Organisation declared stress as the “health epidemic of the 21st century.” It is widely accepted that people today are more stressed than ever and one of the biggest contributors to this...
Careers sometimes go stale. Whether it’s down to a lack of a promotion or ambition, it’s important to relieve the boredom. Once the monotony sets in, it’s very difficult to get back and track and that’s when you start to...
Achieve Your Career Goals by Following These 7 Essential Principles It doesn’t matter what you’re trying to achieve in your life, whether you’re aiming to start a new hobby, learn a new skill, get a new job, or move up the...
Given that the average person spends 90,000 hours at work, a rewarding career is something that everyone should aspire to achieve. It’s not all about the money (although this is a big factor), though. In truth, keeping things fresh and...
Wearing ripped jeans to work, lounging on a bean bag, and playing Ping-Pong with your boss whenever he/she is not in a mood for work. Life in a startup sounds like a dream come true. Years spent in a corporation...
When you walk into your offices on a Monday morning, chances are, you’re met by a team of people that want to be there, employees that are catching up with one another after a weekend away, employees that are busy...
Your credit score is the same thing as your credit rating and, as in most scoring scales, the higher the number, the better the result or rating. It’s not just a score, though, what your rating actually is in practice...