Interviews and interviewing skills

Few words create the mixed upwelling of emotion, excitement and fear as ‘interview’. Questions about skills, qualifications, and accomplishments are compounded by issues of clothing and etiquette.

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A great boss’s contribution to business growth

Being a great boss is not just about leading a company in attaining its goals, sitting behind a huge table and commanding the staff on their tasks and duties.

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Why employees should be aware of their rights

 Employees are the heart of any organisation. It is said that the employees make or break businesses. The famous text book definition of an employee is anyone who has agreed to be employed, under a contract of service, to work for some form of payment.

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Government’s role in creating customer service orientation in public sector

With the dawn of the year 2011, our country is looking forward to grand development to establish the economic and social stability and a positive ‘way forward’. Currently, the most important factor in shaping Sri Lanka’s economy is the embracing of post-war development.

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Abuse of internet at work

Technology has done marvels in every field and transformed the globe entirely during the last decade.

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Managing anger at work

What is anger? Anger is a feeling of displeasure, an unpleasant emotion, but it’s also a normal, healthy emotion. Unfortunately it is amongst the most abused and misunderstood emotions.

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Managing performance drop

Poor performance is an issue that worries managers and employees alike. It is of concern to senior managers because it is a measure of how effectively the organisation is led.

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Corporate Social Responsibility

Generosity, charity, donation and almsgiving are not new to the Sri Lankan culture. Even a survey conducted recently has shown that the country’s people are the eighth most generous in the world in providing charity donations.

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Organisational development and managing change

Change is a word that is being used vastly around the world in this knowledge era.  Especially businesses have not many choices but two, either to survive or to thrive in business as the environment is turbulent and moving faster than ever.

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Creativity for organisations

Creativity plays an ever-increasing role in organisations as they strive for a continuous flow of success through innovations. This is a response to the pressures associated with globalisation, competition, economic recession, etc.

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