Years ago, business professionals only had one desktop to keep clean—the physical desk space upon which their typewriter, pens, paper, a mug, and a phone was kept. There was no computer desktop to keep organized, because there weren’t computers. The office was almost always located in a traditional office building. Sometimes, people worked a bit at home […]
Working from home (or while traveling) requires discipline, dedication, and the ability to tune out distractions—which is also what working from a traditional office entails, coincidentally. But if you work out of a home office, there usually isn’t someone looking over your shoulder every minute to make sure you’re getting things done. You must be […]
Understanding the concept of saving face will help you network and establish a good reputation in the business world, whether you’re a top executive at a Fortune 500 company in Hong Kong or you’ve just landed your first job on Wall Street. For Asian companies wishing to expand into the US, or for Westerners hoping […]
If you’ve ever experienced the jet lag of traveling over multiple time zones in just a few hours, you know how crippling it can be. For those doing business on different continents, jet lag can be a huge deal, especially when your mental acuity and focus are needed while you attend business meetings, create solutions, […]
Business Travel Tips to Keep You Sharp and Focused Business travel plays havoc with your sleeping and eating patterns—especially if you are crossing multiple time zones within a day or two. There’s nothing worse than trying to prepare an important presentation or sales pitch when you just want to curl up in a ball and […]
If your company’s management team is frustrated by missed deadlines, frequent overtime hours, constant turnover, and low morale, it’s time to scan for hidden work productivity killers. It’s tempting to just point the blame on employees for missed deadlines, but that’s usually an ineffective management approach and won’t solve the problem in the long term. Missed deadlines and excessive overtime […]
CEO SUITE, the provider of Asia’s finest serviced offices, is pleased to announce the availability of additional office spaces in the heart of Jakarta’s Central Business District. This new location offers serviced office space (with a weekly or monthly lease), virtual offices (a prestigious business address without the costs of renting office space), and conventional […]
There are benefits to working out of your home, and then there are some major disadvantages. Sure, you can roll out of bed and be in your office within 20 seconds, but sometimes not having a dedicated work space outside of the house is enough to make you crazy. Here are some productivity tips for […]
When doing business in Asia, dressing appropriately for business meetings is critical to your success. Wearing the wrong attire can easily break your reputation and damage your credibility. Proper business attire is often a source of confusion in the West, and often each company will have a different attitude about dress codes. For some, “casual […]
If you have a favourite colour, it is probably your favourite because it evokes a positive emotion or a happy memory. We tend to surround ourselves with our preferred colours, whether those colours show up in your wardrobe, in your home, or in your office—or in all three of those places. Colour is important because […]
