Getting Along With That Co-Worker, The O...

Your co-worker, you know the one who needs a cubicle archaeologist to free important paperwork from beneath coffee stained mugs; the one who spends all her time talking (loudly) on the phone to her boyfriend about her plans for the night; the one who insists on running his yogurt spoon against his teeth every morning before you’ve even fetched a cup of coffee; the one who always has an opinion but never pitches in constructively; the one who smells of your second grade teacher’s perfume. Yes, that’s the one. We spend more time with our office mates than...

Bonds versus Shares — The Boss’s Side...

When you’re the boss of a company, you have to run it so that it’s profitable. Sometimes you need extra capital, and there are different ways of raising it. In terms of seeking investors, there are two main instruments you can do it with: shares and (corporate) bonds. Which one do you go with? Shares — your flexible friend The benefit of shares is that if you’re running a highly profitable company, there’s greater chance of people investing it. Better still, they’ll be willing to invest more. This generates more capital for you, the CFO, and the COO to work...

How to Allocate Cash Like a Boss

Creating a smart attitude to your money requires you to research, think and act like an investor. Think of the greatest investors of our time – people like Warren Buffett didn’t get there by accident. They achieved their legendary status by being prudent with money and understand how to allocate assets and capital. The next step to sorting out your personal finances after getting out of debt is saving money for your short-term needs, long-term savings such as retirement and cash allocation for investing. Follow these tips on how you too can have the investor...

How to Infiltrate The Good Ol’ Boys Club...

It happens that I work in a field that attracts men, and (for whatever reason) intimidates women. When I got my first big promotion I was ecstatic. I felt that big times are coming my way. I felt I could move mountains and fly to the moon. Then I found myself in a room full of men. I was the only woman in meetings. I have to admit that in the beginning I was intimidated being the only woman in the room. Later, I started to get annoyed. I got frustrated with the way I was treated by my male counterparts. I noticed that most of the time my opinion was dismissed or...

About What Your Boss Really Thinks

Wondering what’s going on in your boss’ head? Dying to know what the interviewing panel thinks when you are stumbling to answer a tricky question? Wishing you could know how to handle all that drama at work? Going to ask for a raise but not sure what to say? Just got promoted, feeling overwhelmed but your ego stops you from showing it to your boss? Hold and behold because you find yourself in the right place. I’ve been supervising people on and off for about twelve years. I was 25 years old when I was put in charge of fifteen people. The first year was the toughest...