Many people interpret fast thinking as a form of higher intelligence. Though this may not necessarily hold true, but there are still many reasons why thinking faster can be desirable.  What faster thinking can do though is help boost your confidence and enhance your problem-solving skills. Knowing you can think quickly on your feet might make you feel more at ease socially, whether chatting with customers or clients, or even during an interview.  Have you ever had an encounter and it was only after you have left the scene that a perfect snappy response came to mind? Well, you will encounter real life situations that will not give you ample time like Twitter to think it…

It would be great if doing excellent work was enough to accelerate your career path but it usually does not work that way. Building your network is one of the things I would recommend.  People often see networking as attending unique events and accumulating key contacts. But it is much more than that. You need to start seeing networking more about farming than hunting. You can start from where you are. At work, school, social club.  Start cultivating meaningful relationships and establishing strong connections.  Here are some relationships you need to start paying attention to no matter what stage you are at in your career. You need mentors, people that can…

This month is still dedicated to workers and our focus in this article is on why you should think like an intrapreneur. For the uninitiated, an intrapreneur is someone employed in an organisation that acts and thinks like they own the business. They are constantly looking for ways to grow the business and, in the process, they work out compensations for themselves.  If intrapreneurship sounds like you, chances are you will get restless and work will have no real meaning in an environment where the status quo is sacrosanct, innovative ideas and creativity are not encouraged, and worse still there is little or no compensation plan to reward you for your troubles.   And here…

Presenting great ideas to your boss can be very tricky particularly if it’s your first time or you just joined a new organisation and you are still studying their culture. If you have got such great ideas, what is it worth keeping it with you? Nothing. It could be an idea that saves the company a ton of money, an app that could speed up a process, or improve a product. The one big question you are asking yourself is “how do I go about it?”  IDENTIFY THE BOSS’S MAJOR PRIORITIES  First things first, identify the issues that are giving your boss sleepless nights. I would say no more than 3…