by Angela Civitella | Oct 1, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.” Unknown This I know to be true: If you want to achieve and grow, change must take place. Bearing in mind, that anything you do, nothing remains the...
by Angela Civitella | Sep 30, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
Understanding and managing Emotional Labour WHEN YOUR JOB REQUIRES YOU TO MANAGE YOUR EMOTIONS Does your job require you to manage your emotions or the way you express those emotions, to meet organizational expectations? This is called ’emotional labour.’ People in a...
by Angela Civitella | Sep 24, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY AND EFFECTIVELY MANAGE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Conflicts of interest can be seen as obvious, but they can also be quite subtle; and if you fail to recognize a conflict of interest, you could easily find yourself in a situation that...
by Angela Civitella | Sep 16, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
HIGH SELF-EXPECTATIONS BECOME THE CATALYST FOR GREATER PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Let’s say you’re afraid of spiders. On a cognitive level, you know that they are harmless little creatures. But if you see a spider web in your basement, you’re immediately on the alert for...
by Angela Civitella | Aug 26, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
At some time or other we all day dream about quitting our day jobs, but few take the right action. Many people run away from their day-to-day rather than running towards a viable dream. Next thing they know the discover they are living the same struggles over and...
by Angela Civitella | Aug 19, 2019 | Entrepreneurship
How to decode business jargon WAYS TO STAMP OUT THE WRONG KIND OF LANGUAGE AND HOW TO USE THE RIGHT KIND EFFECTIVELY The business world is overflowing with unnecessary jargon – words that do more to confuse co-workers and customers than to help them. Here are three...