Category: Professional Development
How to Build New Habits?
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, habit is a settled tendency or usual manner of behavior. Therefore, establishing certain actions (the ones that we considered good) as a habit has several advantages, including greater efficiency in the action (through repetition and constancy), and the benefits from the repetition of actions that we consider good. According to…
6 Practical Tips to Increase the Effectiveness of Corporate Training
Training, in addition to its original function of developing employees’ skills, works as an excellent motivation tool, and is one of the pillars of the formation of Organizational Culture. Therefore, we must give it attention, trying to do it in the best possible way; mainly, because teaching adults (andragogy) is not the same as teaching…
15 Questions to Ask in Your Job Interview.
The moment of the interview is, without a doubt, a crucial moment, where you have to demonstrate your skills, give confidence to those who interview you, but, at the same time, try to understand the characteristics and peculiarities of the new opportunity. To facilitate this moment, I list, next, 15 questions that can help you…
Discipline is Freedom!
Renato Russo, lead singer of the Brazilian band Legião Urbana, wrote, in the last verse of the lyrics of the song “Há Tempos”, the following words: “Discipline is freedom, Compassion is strength, Being kind is having courage” – a free translation from the original in Portuguese: Disciplina é liberdade, Compaixão é fortaleza, Ter bondade é…
The Dunning-Kruger Effect and The Impostor Syndrome
“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.” This is a phrase from the character Touchstone, from playwright Willian Shakespeare’s “As You Like It,” and it represents very well two concepts of psychology which we can find, of course, in the corporate world: the Dunning-Kruger Effect,…
Your Posture Says More Than You Think!
Your body posture tells more about you than you think. This is because, your body posture not only influences others, but, yourself. Posture is something so important, but so often neglected.
Emotional Balance
Emotional balance is the capacity you have to control yourself in stress situations, and is a key competence for you to grow in your career. A very powerful way to keep us balanced is the mental predisposition, which means, how we consciously think and propose to react to certain situations. It’s like a mental programming.…
4 Easy Ways to Deal with Provocative Comments
From my own experience, after years and years of working in various organizations, I can say that there is a kind of “colleague” of work who is the expert in causing disturbance in the environment and creating discussion. He is the one who moch, ironize, and denigrate the work of others. This guy is the…
Coaching in 3 Steps!
Coaching has become a great tool for personal and professional growth, offering individuals the guidance and support they need to unlock their full potential. In this article, we will explore three insightful infographics that illustrate key aspects of coaching. However, while these visual representations offer a simplified overview, it is important to recognize the inherent…