Essential negotiation skills
When do you need strong negotiation skills? Whether you are finalizing the details of the multi-million dollar deal or discussing a new project or deciding with your other half what to have for dinner, you are negotiating. And the better you do it, the happier you will be with the outcome. But also, if you use your negotiating skills well, the people you are negotiating with will be happy too! What is negotiation? Negotiation essentially involves two or more parties finding the best solution possible to a common problem. People who are great at negotiating are usually the ones controlling the process and go away with the results they want…
How to find the best people for your team?
Recruitment most of the time is one tasks that managers try to avoid at all costs. It is time consuming, laborious and more often than not, ending up in hiring the wrong candidate. In theory, recruitment should be an easy process. Many managers and entrepreneurs when starting hiring, follow the usual routine – write the job spec, put an ad, advertise on Linkedin, wait for the CVs to arrive and then they hire the person they like the best. In reality, the recruitment process is much more complex than that and there are plenty of things to consider before making an offer. When recruiting a new person to join the…
Is this a ‘Morning’ task?
Like for the most of us, Sarah’s job consists of a variety of tasks that she needs to complete. Some are routine recurring tasks that have to be done but are not urgent, then there are some urgent tasks and then there are some more long term tasks or projects that are not usually urgent. Sarah spends her morning doing the routine recurring tasks that need to be done daily just so she can tick them off her To Do list and get them over and done with, as these tasks are usually boring. Then she would have the afternoon free to work on any creative projects that need to be…
Benefits of E-Residency for location independent entrepreneurs, freelancers and digital nomads
Have you heard about E-Residency? When you are location independent, working from whenever your heart desires has huge advantages. It also comes with some difficulties, especially when it comes to legalities of running your own business and paying the right taxes. This is where E-Residency comes in. It enables digital entrepreneurs to start and manage an EU-based company online. Estonia is the first country to offer E-Residency. Estonia is the first country to offer e-residency. Essentially it is a digital identity that gives you access to Estonia’s transparent digital business environment. As Estonia is a small country, it transitioned quite easily and quickly into the new digital culture and formed a…
Fear of success and how to overcome it
Maria’s boss has just announced that the company has just won a bid to create a national marketing campaign. And he is hinting that he wants Maria to head this project. All that she has to do is let him know that she’s interested by the end of the week. Maria always hoped for an opportunity like this. She knows her work and management skills qualify her for the job – and she knows that it would likely lead to a promotion, or at least to some much-deserved recognition. However, by the time Friday arrives, she’s came up with a list of reasons not to head the project. And by…
Do we need to be reskilled? Most in-demand skills for future jobs.
THE WORLD OF WORK IS CHANGING In our fast moving world everything changes extremely quickly and the job market is no different. Technology is developing, more and more jobs emerging that are technology focused or have a digital focus as do new most in demand skills. Consequently, there is more and more opportunities to work remotely, needing only laptop and internet connection. While I personally think it is an amazing thing that can give people freedom to work from anywhere in the world and not be tied to one place, on the other side, with the change in the jobs that we need now, comparing to those that we needed…
Why feedback is so important in the workplace?
Valid feedback from others, when properly given, can make all the difference between success and failure on the job. Feedback can tell us what is working and what is not working. Essentially, feedback is an information we receive from others defining their perception of us in terms of our presentation, actions, or things we have said. We may look at feedback as a bad thing, or something totally negative. However, when properly given and received, feedback is an opportunity to expand your understanding of the perception of others and use the feedback as a tool for achieving amazing results. We receive feedback daily and from different sources. If we can understand…
What do Millennials expect from the workplace?
As employers, we all want to have high performing, high achieving, motivated and engaged employees. In order for us to get to this, we need to make sure that we create a workplace that is, at the very least, pleasant to be at. Ideally, we want to make sure that the workplace, the culture and all the other benefits are in line with what our employees really want. If we can achieve this, only then can we expect our people to be engaged, motivated and wanting to come to work. Our workforce is coming from different generations, and the bigger the organisation, the more variety there is. In smaller companies…
