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How to increase your emotional intelligence

How to increase your emotional intelligence

It is increasingly more demanding to be a good manager. You should have deep knowledge of your business field, and have good organizational and presentation skills. Another essential skill that you should not lack is emotional intelligence (EQ).

self-promotion

How to sell yourself?

Unless you're a narcissist, self-promotion isn't an instinctive behavior. In fact, promoting yourself and your work can feel downright unseemly.

Pet friendly office

Make your employees happy with these benefits

In our previous article we focused on the topic of hiring the right employee. We shared with you a few useful tips on how to choose the best candidate for the job you offer. But your concern doesn’t end with signed contract. It is your responsibility now to make sure the employee is content and won’t think of changing the job anytime soon.

How to lead a successful project team?

How to lead a successful project team?

Teams always look up at their Project Manager to lead them, guide them, provide the necessary tools, templates, guidelines, scope and all necessary parameters of the project.

How to hire the right employee

How to hire the right employee

It is getting increasingly difficult to hire the right employee. Not that there are any skilled people, but booming economy leads to more open job positions, leaving job-seekers with a window of opportunity being wide open. So, what can you do when you want to hire the right person for the job?

How to ask for a raise

How to ask for a raise

Asking for a raise is a stressful – and often a downright awkward – experience. Money is hard enough to talk about in the first place: When most people have to ask their boss for more, their anxiety levels shoot through the roof.

Local Economy’s Challenges

Local Economy’s Challenges and its relationship with the Egyptian national security, PART II.

This paper provides a future vision handling the Egyptian local economy’s challenges affecting directly the Egyptian national security. PART II.

What to do if you must work on vacation

What to do if you must work on vacation

Summer is almost upon us and along with it comes the wonderful time when you leave everything behind and go on vacation. You eagerly picture yourself sitting on a beach while listening to sounds of waves and drinking some margaritas. A well-deserved rest at last.

Local Economy’s Challenges

Local Economy’s Challenges and its relationship with the Egyptian national security, PART I.

This paper provides a future vision handling the Egyptian local economy’s challenges affecting directly the Egyptian national security. PART I.

strategic thinking

How to think strategically?

What is strategic thinking? To think strategically requires founders and key team members to continually assess your business and your industry, and to apply new business insights. The goal is to use these insights to reinforce a company’s differentiation in the marketplace to achieve competitive advantage.