How to deal with a bad boss

Consider your boss to be just another assessment test or hurdle that you have to overcome in your job and see if meeting their choices or preferences can be foreseen with the amount of knowledge/insight you’ve gained thus far in the job. Is the boss quick to make decisions or rather slow? Do they keep to themselves or does communication come easy? Match your style with that of your manager, and you’ll get by better.
31 October 2019

Sexism in the workplace

Gone are the days when sexism in the workplace was normalised, leading to a huge wage disparity along with all sorts of discrimination against women. Bangladesh is currently the country with the lowest gender pay gap among the lower middle income countries, according to ILO Global Wage Report 2018. But women, even till this day, are subject to a lot of sexist practices in their workplaces, which stem from the patriarchal thoughts and views that have been deeply rooted in our society for many years.
31 October 2019

Identifying toxic people at workplace

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24 October 2019

The second Bangladesh Economics Summit to be held on October 31- November 2

Economics Study Center (ESC) is proud to present the 2nd Bangladesh Economics Summit (BES) 2019. The event will take place from October 31 to November 2, 2019 in the social sciences building at the University of Dhaka. After the event’s successful debut in 2018, ESC is determined to make the second season even grander.
24 October 2019

Target marketing through data science and how to build a career around it

From a target marketing perspective, the job of a data scientist is to gain insights on the products, craft product recommendations and use data to improve existing products.
24 October 2019

How IoT is transforming the workplace

One of the new concepts brought about by the advent of the fourth industrial revolution that is greatly impacting the modern workspace is IoT, broadly known as Internet of Things.
17 October 2019

Toastmasters: The best investment for self-development

Public speaking is perhaps one of the few soft skills with universal utility. Every individual needs to have a firm grasp of public speaking skills regardless of their stage of life and area of work.
17 October 2019

Sealing the deal with partnerships

Dhaka’s booming scene of online businesses & freelance modelling is a good indicator of how our economy is moving steadily towards e-commerce more and more every day.
17 October 2019

The Bossman #111

The Bossman #111
17 October 2019

MAKING PRIVILEGE PROGRAMS ACCESSIBLE

Abdullah Chowdhury started Royalty Bangladesh with a simple yet challenging mission to unify privilege programs all over the Bangladeshi market.
10 October 2019

The Bossman #110

The Bossman #110
10 October 2019

SIGNS YOU HAVE A BAD BOSS

If your higher-up or manager makes you want to have anxiety pills every alternate hour of the day at the office, it might be a good time to have your guards up in dealing with the case of a horrible boss. Additionally, you may see the following signs.
10 October 2019

How important is it to be ‘culture fit’?

Just like people, businesses too have personalities that we call organisational culture. A company’s culture can be seen as the values and beliefs of the company’s founders through the collective force of employees, interactions between management and subordinates and the work environment.
10 October 2019

Utilising the best online courses available: Part 2

Online courses have appealed to people globally due to their autonomous learning characteristics. In the second part of the series, we will introduce you to some of the most popular learning sites, offering a wide range of courses for people from all backgrounds.
3 October 2019

MACES held discussion on the reinstatement of UK’S Two-Year Work Permit after graduation

“Study Abroad with MACES” held a discussion about the reinstatement of United Kingdom’s two-year work permit after graduation at their office at Navana Tower on Tuesday, 1 September 2019.
3 October 2019

5 MYTHS ABOUT ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEBUNKED

The startup scene in Bangladesh right now is gathering steam, with plenty of youngsters choosing to skip the corporate life to jump into the risky but rewarding world of entrepreneurship.
3 October 2019

The Bossman#109

The Bossman#109
3 October 2019

WHAT TO DO AFTER A POOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW

We are often told to keep ourselves motivated and give ourselves a well-deserved pat on the back for a job well done.
26 September 2019

SIGNS THAT YOU’RE ON AUTOPILOT AT WORK AND WHY YOU SHOULD TRY AND GET OUT OF IT

Fresh graduates have a tendency to take up any semi-decent job that they can get, with the slightest bit of financial stability and societal value, even if the jobs never interest them.
26 September 2019

Development through partnership Committing to contribute in the trajectory

Mr. Stephan Matthiesen has been working as the Finance Director at BAT Bangladesh since May 2019, and before that he’s had over 14 years of experience in the company, developing and implementing commercial strategies for diverse markets all across the world. We sat down with him to talk about his career and his views on the Bangladeshi market.
26 September 2019