Career guides
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When people do a good job, let them know
'Coach Kriengsak, last time you assigned me to ask my six direct reports what was the one thing I should change to help make them more effective. Surprisingly, all of them said I needed to complime...
30 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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How to give feedback more effectively
'Coach Kriengsak, I want to improve my feedback," Poj tells me. "I just read the 360-degree feedback report from all of the people who work around me. If there's one area where there's quite a cons...
23 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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Plastic fit for purpose
Plastic containers come in many shapes, sizes and uses: from packing ready-to-eat meals and snacks to storing leftovers. But until quite recently, plastic containers for food were not popu...
23 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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Not all overseas jobs that glitter are gold
When Qatar Airways recruits flight attendants in Bangkok, thousands of young men and women make their way to whichever hotel ballroom has been rented for a gruelling application process. Like sever...
21 Mar 2015 at 22:40
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Integrating coaching and teaching
After 38 years in the corporate world including 11 successful years in Thailand, Frederic Borgoltz decided to change careers, from retail business executive to executive coach. For the past...
16 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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Delivering feedback in an acceptable manner
When I first started working as a corporate employee some 30 years ago, there was no such practice as feedback as we know it today. We worked according to what our direct supervisor told us to do. ...
12 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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A happy workplace proves to be a successful one
While organisations strive to be profitable, the key question is whether the organisation's success is sustainable in the long run. Organisations recognised as the best employers not o...
11 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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Coaching a CEO to be a coach
'Coach Kriengsak, you've been coaching me for the past six months," Darin says. "This is our last session, so I want to talk about coaching my direct reports." "Khun Darin, what do you have...
9 Mar 2015 at 06:00
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Inside the mind of a manager: Do I really need to change?
We are all familiar with the saying, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” which advises people not to change anything as long as it still works. It is a conventional way of thinking though. Although ...
26 Feb 2015 at 08:55
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Working hours, overtime and vacation leave
We look into the basic rules and regulations related to working hours, overtime and vacation leave in Thailand. The current Thai laws provide four additional types of leave. Watch the video to find...
25 Feb 2015 at 11:43