Career guides
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Chains press on with expansion
The restaurant chains Chester's Grill and Bar-B-Q Plaza will continue their expansion plans this year despite the country's political problems. Many of their new restaurants will be opened ...
26 May 2014 at 22:36
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When the CEO is really listening, things change
‘Khun Raj, in our last session you told me you wanted to improve your listening skills,” I tell my coaching client. “We watched a YouTube clip of Oprah Winfrey interviewing the famous Vietnamese mo...
25 May 2014 at 22:28
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On the design trail
When it comes to fashion, big cities such as Paris, London, Tokyo or New York might come to mind. But when it comes to design, Milan is the place people are thinking of the most. The successful Sal...
19 May 2014 at 00:09
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Getting the message: The art of being a good listener
‘Coach Kriengsak, I want to be a better listener,” Raj tells me. “Last week, the CFO told me that my team was really frustrated with me. They said that I just wasn’t understanding them. &ld...
18 May 2014 at 23:03
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Know the legal consequences of firing an employee
Is there a risk-free way to fire an employee? It?s a question we?re often asked. Our response is: no, it?s impossible to terminate or fire an employee in a totally risk-free way. But there are ways...
12 May 2014 at 22:57
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How to sell your idea to the chief executive
?Coach Kriengsak, I want to learn how to sell ideas to my boss,? Kompet tells me. “Khun Kompet, is there a reason why you think you need help?” “Yesterday I went t...
11 May 2014 at 22:11
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Eastern Seaboard needs skilled labour
There is a dearth of skilled labour in the eastern seaboard, the centre of export-oriented industries, despite a climb in the country?s overall unemployment rate. According to the latest su...
11 May 2014 at 22:06
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Myanmar needs more labour skills
Despite an influx of foreign investment and large resource base, Myanmar's exponential growth in gross domestic product (GDP) could be held back by inadequate basic infrastructure and a lack of ski...
10 May 2014 at 01:35
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Beat-maker
Kritsada Vadeesirisak lives and breathes music. He is a man with many hats but all that he wears are about making sounds. Kritsada, also known as DJ Kingkong (fb.com/KingkongZooStudio), makes comme...
9 May 2014 at 14:58
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Unfairly laid off push for payouts
Buakaew Waiyawan, 45, worked for a medium-sized company producing corrugated paper and plastic products in Chon Buri. Just before Songkran, the company, D R World Co, announced it was closi...
9 May 2014 at 00:17