work life balance

Philosophy, Work and Life, Corporate Life

Was Yours, Now Mine

3 of 3 in Money Owed Us

This article is a follow-up to my last post on what was troubling my conscience. This is also a rant on the modern capitalism of the corporate era, where we have all become tiny cogs in a giant wheel inexorably rolling on to nowhere in particular, but obliterating much in the process.

Humor, The Today Paper, Columns

An Office Survival Guide

Pointers in surviving the corporate jungle. Newspaper column in Today on 14 June 2008.

[…] In the unforgiving, dog-eat-dog corporate jungle, you need to be sure of the welcome. More importantly, you need to prove yourself worthy of it. Fear not, I am here to help you through it. And I will gladly accept all credit for your survival, if you care to make it public. But I regret that we (this newspaper, me, our family members, dogs, lawyers and so on) cannot be held responsible for any untoward consequence of applying my suggestions. Come on, you should know better than to base your career on a newspaper column! […]

The Today Paper, Work and Life, Corporate Life, Columns

How Friendly is too Friendly?

Newspaper column in Today on March 1, 2008.

We all want to be the boss. At least some of us want to be the big boss at some, hopefully not-too-distant, future. It is good to be the boss. However, it takes quite a bit to get there. It takes credentials, maturity, technical expertise, people skills, communication and articulation, not to mention charisma and connections. Even with all the superior qualities, being a boss is tough. Being a good boss is even tougher; it is a tricky balancing act. One tricky question is, how friendly can you get with your team? […]

Columns, The Today Paper, Corporate Life

Rumour Mills

On how to handle rumors at the work place. Newspaper column in Today on 27 Oct. 2007

[…] There is a city underground. Parallel to the world of corporate memos and communication meetings, this rumour city trades information, often generating it as needed. […]

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