The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

As a new manager, this is a classic book for good referencing.

The 7 habits of Highly Effective People written by Stephen R Covey:

1) Be proactive: A proactive person use proactive language - I can, I will etc.

What it means, having a 'can-do' attitude and focus on areas of your influence, to work on things or people that you can positively influence or change.  

2) Begin with the End in Mind: Be imaginative

Envision and be creative to develop that thought process....

3) Put things first: Organizing your priorities

Life management skills put in real practice..your purpose, values and priorities in life.

4) Think Win-Win: A framework of heart that constantly seeks mutual benefits

Meekness is not weakness, you can be nice yet considerate..

5) Seek first to understand, then be understood

Take a step backward to reflect and probe how the other party would think before you try to relate from your experiences..

6) Synergise: Creative cooperation

Value differences in short.. 

7) Sharpen the Saw: Physical, Social/Emotional, Mental & Spiritual

Take a break for self renewal...at times, when I meet challenges, I always see them as 'sand paper' that smoothen the rough edges of my life...

For details, you should read on: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Market Salary Survey

I was looking around to participate in a market salary survey..my first time and this is what I learnt:

• Always look at previous publication and the classification of industries (can you find the type of industry that best describe yours?); 
• Check if your competitors and company's customers participate in the same salary market survey; &
• Look at the 1st time registration fees and annual fee, if any.

You may consider this, closing date is this Friday if you wish to participate in this year's exercise:
http://survey.snef.org.sg/Community/se.ashx?s=705E3F261647CB1B


"Be intentional to add value to every person you meet everyday!"
                                                                                                         John Maxwell


I hope I did add some value through my sharing, cheers! Be Blessed...

Courses in C&B / HR

For those of you that would like to find some development courses in Human Resource / Com & Ben, you may wish to consider the following training:

Global Remuneration Professional - World At Works
http://www.worldatwork.org/waw/home/html/society_home.jsp

For the locals, you may wish to consider HR WSQ modules and receive some funding support from the government:
HR WSQ

HR WSQ Competency framework:
http://www.wda.gov.sg/content/dam/wda/pdf/L301/WSQ%20Framework/HR%20WSQ%20CM.PDF

Nuggets for the day:

Every life, including yours, is a tapestry of choices. And the quality of your life depends, to a surprising extent, on the quality of the choices you make.
                                                                                                   DR AR Bernard

Linkedin?

In my new role, I have began to use Linkedin more often,.to fish out potential candidates. And, for those of you that use Linkedin, I recommend you to read this:

http://successinhr.com/simple-deadly-hr-career-mistakes#more-6452

I have been on the move in my career and I enjoyed every learning process, my reflective stance just for sharing purpose,.

When you are working for a US MNC, you can expect work processes to be very structured and well-defined but somewhat bureaucratic at times..

When you are working for a foreign owned organization with very rich local history, you can expect some legacy issues that will hamper change. For change to happen, you will need to tweak existing policies and calibrate with key stakeholders to drive change.

When you work in a Medium Enterprise, you have to be adaptable as work processes may not be robust (or you may even need to define the work process) and manage your own expectation,.tenacity is the key!

My 2 cents worth..it doesn't matter how you start but how you end..be blessed!