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3 Popular Career Myths – Fact or Fairytale?
As I continue to progress through my career, I have uncovered that there are a few things we have been taught about climbing up the corporate ladder or building a career that simply aren’t true. Let’s get myth-busting! Career Myth 1: You NEED to absolutely love your job One defining factor here is the fact…
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Tomorrow Is Too Late – 3 Critical Lifestyle Reminders for Young Professionals
The beauty of this blog is that it allows you to learn from others’ mistakes before you make them yourself. Here are…
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Lady up, Gents
By way of introduction, my name is Pieter Senekal. This is a line I was taught by a manager at the audit…
Mentors that Matter: Finding the Right Mentor at Work
Read the story of the best (and most unexpected) mentor I ever had, and learn that you can’t rely on your organisation…
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How to Not Suck as a Leader
It could be that the term “imposter syndrome” was designed for the points in time when we first become leaders. Read these…
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Be the Coffee Guy
Experience has taught me that there are two types of people in the world: – Those who fetch/make coffee…
Fake it ’til you make it
Being an auditor making his way through the ranks of the business world has its perks, albeit that they’re…
So you failed your big exam. Now what?
My social media feeds blew up on the 14th of February. To my supreme shock, the content was 0%…