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The second law of CEO communication

The second law of CEO communication is for the leader to connect emotionally with their audience. This is generally done by telling stories or anecdotes.

The best recent example of this is Oprah’s acceptance speech at the Golden Globe Awards. In a speech of less than nine minutes, she used four stories and anecdotes to illustrate her points. The result? People start to view her as a possible contender for the US presidency in 2020! Such is the power of stories.

Banishing the post-holiday blues from your system.

While we would all love to start the year with a bang of enthusiasm and loads to look forwards to, we need to face the reality, the most realistic expression towards returning to work after the seasonal holidays is not what one would want to start their new year at work with. The holidays is that period of joy where one rejoices with family, friends, food having many fun activities and gatherings. In simpler terms a break from your busy work schedules. Hence going back to work isn’t the greatest feeling and especially during the first week after your return. Almost all employees are still in the holiday relaxation mood needing a massive boost to get back on track. Here’s a few tips and tricks that could help you to get a kick start.

Challenges Women Face In The Workplace

Top CEOs discuss unique challenges women face while navigating their careers

Anyone will tell you that the workplace is tough. For women, there's so many more complications. You only need to read and re-read the headlines - whether it's about sexual harassment in the newsroom or discrimination at Silicon Valley companies or the gender pay gap throughout corporate America.

It’s all about personal branding: Pick a Boss not a Job

The job search can be a very strenuous process for any individual. You have expectations regarding responsibilities, rewards, goals and various other perks. In the process of achieving these expectations we usually tend to forego the reality. The reality of working with others in order to achieve these expectations and the main person standing your way would be the Boss!

Startup brings fast and simple video recruitment to Sri Lanka

The recruitment process in Sri Lanka has not advanced much in the past 10 years. Companies take out advertisements in newspapers or on websites and candidates send in their CVs that are processed by the human resource staff. Short-listed candidates are called in for interviews and those who get through the first round are often called in for further interviews before a candidate is finally selected for the job.

The whole process, according to Sixer Video CEO Imthiyaaz Hassim can take months using the traditional recruitment process. And for interns the process is even more complex.

World HR Congress in Sri Lanka: Opportunities galore

Humane Results: From the view of Prof. Ajantha Dharmasiri

It was a rigorous yet rewarding process that we went through in competitive bidding towards hosting the most prestigious global event in the field of human resource management (HRM) in 2020. Today’s column conveys thoughts on the relevance of it to Sri Lanka with multiple implications to diverse spheres such as tourism, education, management and leadership.

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The Latest Trends in Leadership Training And How To Take Advantage

What skills do new leaders need to have to be successful, and how can they learn them?

The world changes quickly, and as we’ve seen countless times, any company unable (or unwilling) to go with the flow, can often end up left behind. This is why new leaders are poised to take on the waves of technology, and to do so successfully requires specific skills that need cultivation. Skills that, in the past, may have been considered “nice-to-have,” but are now regarded as crucial. So what are these new emerging trends for leadership in this modern age? 

Research: Why 70 Percent of Employees Aren't Working to Their Full Potential Comes Down to 1 Simple Reason

Adding insult to injury, 52 percent of those workers are basically sleepwalking through their day. What gives?

According to Gallup research, an astounding 70 percent of U.S. employees are not showing up to work fully committed to deliver their best performance. Adding insult to injury, 52 percent of those workers are basically sleepwalking through their day, and 18 percent of them are busy acting out their unhappiness.

11 Lankans to receive prestigious Australia Awards -Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships

The Australian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Bryce Hutchesson today announced that 11 Sri Lankan students will be offered the Australian Government’s prestigious Australia Awards-Endeavour Scholarships and Fellowships for 2018.

One Australian will also undertake learning opportunities in Sri Lanka as part of the awards.

“I congratulate the successful applicants, who have been identified for their potential to provide ongoing educational, research and professional links between Sri Lanka and Australia. These are individuals who will over time build a new generation of leaders,” said the High Commissioner.

It’s time to stand up.

It is a common ideology that every individual from childhood is thought their manners. Simple things like being polite, please and thank you is believed to be basic principles that is embedded in one. As much as this is true, the question to be asked is that up to what extent is this actually followed. Unfortunately, we live in a society where meeting people who ignore such manners is inevitable.

While most of the time this is something that many people tend to think of as rude behavior, one may also believe that a severe form of this could lead to aggression and abuse.