Managing situations

The Plague Of Unemployment-Short Story
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The Plague Of Unemployment-Short Story

Jibril Lawal2020-11-26T17:05:05+00:00

Akpan! Akpan! Akpan! I turned around in discomfort and squinted to check the time, my aunty has started her usual complaints about my laziness and how all I do is sleep and eat her food. My morning routine usually includes getting her children ready for school, scanning through emails to see if anyone has responded yet, then heading out to the streets to engage in small business deals to at least have some change in my pocket. After that I would hover around, go to offices, some let me enter, some don’t, then drop off my CV. I left Ikot-Ekpene to Lagos [...]

The Plague Of Unemployment-Short StoryJibril Lawal2020-11-26T17:05:05+00:00

Five Things You Should Never Do At Work
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Five Things You Should Never Do At Work

Jibril Lawal2020-11-26T14:30:13+00:00

Figuring out how to act at work can be tough… And although it can be easy to let your personal life and/or habits spill over into your work life, or lose your cool in difficult situations – approaching things in the wrong way could be affecting your reputation, not to mention your career progression opportunities. To make sure you’re always on your best behaviour, here are five things you should never do at work: Suck up to your boss Sucking up to your boss for special treatment is a risky game. It’s even riskier if you choose to pursue a [...]

Five Things You Should Never Do At WorkJibril Lawal2020-11-26T14:30:13+00:00

Uncomfortable Situations At Work And Handling Them Like A Pro
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Uncomfortable Situations At Work And Handling Them Like A Pro

Toju2020-12-03T13:06:38+00:00

Awkward situations are bound to happen, and there is almost no way you can avoid them. Sometimes situations happen and they make you feel super embarrassed and weird inside. There are scenarios where you want to quit your job, run away and relocate to Thailand, merge with the townsmen and start a new life. Other times you feel shivers run down your spine and you swear to yourself that you can actually never come back from this situation, here are a few things you could do because you know, GROW always has your back;  Receiving praise for work you did not [...]

Uncomfortable Situations At Work And Handling Them Like A ProToju2020-12-03T13:06:38+00:00

Surviving Your First Week At Work
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Surviving Your First Week At Work

Toju2020-11-27T12:01:43+00:00

Success during week one is about balance: you want to make great first impressions, but you shouldn’t put too much pressure on yourself to get everything right. The goal is to learn about your new workplace and feel out your place in that ecosystem. In the first week: Introduce yourself, relentlessly. Studies have shown that anxiety in new situations can come in part from not feeling confident in how to introduce ourselves. It’s a natural feeling — when you’re new, you don’t necessarily want to call attention to yourself. But in the first days of a new job, you want your enthusiasm [...]

Surviving Your First Week At WorkToju2020-11-27T12:01:43+00:00