Be a good manager is tough; to meet the challenge of being a good manager is even tougher. In the past ten years, managerial roles have increased significantly. Beside the various daily responsibilities, they also have to ensuring the bottom line is met.

In a lot of case, we see - employee who got promoted to be a manger is because they are good at their job. Many companies use it as one of the benchmark in their people development program. However, the realities we often see is managers inevitable face many issues and problems, since they have to work with a range of people – the talented, the team players, those who handle stress well and those who don’t etc. Continue Reading »

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Here is what I believe, in the workplace, if a person does not believe in the organization or doesn’t respect its mission or mandate, it will affect one’s overall attitude towards the employer and getting work done.

If there is very little praise, appreciation, frequent criticisms and annoying, the result in low self-esteem and low morale in the workplace will occur.

Often time, we hear people say things like - whatever you do, do it by “Follow Your Passion”. Well, the fact is that many people find it challenging to envision their true passion. That’s why in the work place not everyone has the passion towards their work. Continue Reading »

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The Nation on August 13, 2008 - Enpeo Consulting has launched its latest innovation in corporate communications - a business-simulation game called “Celemi - Enterprise and Celemi - Apples & Oranges”.

Enpeo Consulting has launched its latest innovation in corporate communications - a business-simulation game called “Celemi - Enterprise and Celemi - Apples & Oranges”.

The objective of this game is to encourage employees to support their organization during a national economic crisis. Continue Reading »

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If everyone in your organization can think like business owners, and base their future decisions on sound business thinking, then what are the results will come out?

Your financial picture will look better and it can get improved much quicker.

However, the fact is, in an organization - not everyone is good on the numbers, and not everyone can understand the finance except people who are working in that field.

New Celemi Apples & Oranges® can help you achieve it. This business simulation brings financial statements to life through its simple, profound model of a company. Continue Reading »

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Klas Mellander, one of Celemi’s founders and the master designer behind the powerful learning methodology says: “We cannot simply absorb other people’s knowledge, we must create our own,” which means the learning is personal and the knowledge is internalized.

For a leader in the organization, no matter how ambitions, capable and knowledgeable etc you are, if your employees don’t understand or lack of skills, knowledge and true business understanding, your business’s can’t move that fast. Continue Reading »

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When launching a new strategic direction, what are the things you must do to ensure your new strategic implementing success?

Let organization’s leaders understand the full detail of the background to change should be the first thing to do. Then make your messages interesting, compelling, and convey a clear direction for action is an essential; actually this is the ultimate aim of your strategy communication.

Once that was established, put content into an easy and practical format will follow, and then building the momentum behind that can be achieved. Continue Reading »

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Communication is the most important determining factor for success in the business world. It is the foundation for everything we do in the workplace. Communication happens every day and it happens all the time.

For any organization whose business depends on high-quality international relationships, and who need support in making international teamwork effective, the first thing management in the organization must do is to carry out their Internal Communication effectively. Continue Reading »

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