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Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

Because your life begins at the end of your comfort zone

Most people tend to lean toward the familiar, the habit and the comfort zone. This is not a bad thing as it actually gives you a sense of emotional security with your decisions and minimizes risk and stress. It also protects you from taking on more work than you are able to handle. But when you start to notice that your comfort zone is keeping you from learning, and experiencing new things that are potentially good for you and your career, you need to figure out a way to break out of your safe place.... Read More ...

Outdated Career Advice

Common career myths with a good dash of “career reality”

There are many career advice that have been circulating for decades. While some advice can actually be quite useful, some no longer apply to our modern age. These advice can range from what to include in your CV, how to act during an interview and how to go about your job search. People often stick to it throughout their entire careers, despite evidence that it no longer works or might actually be standing in the way of their career success. Akhtaboot is here to highlight some examples of outdated advice that you need to ignore in order to thrive in this new market.... Read More ...

Evaluating Employees’ Satisfaction with their Salary in the MENA Region

Salary is one of the most important factors that affects employees’ overall satisfaction with their job. A fair salary is needed to attract, hire and retain good employees. Here at Akhtaboot, we decided to measure employees’ satisfaction with their salary in the MENA Region. The below Infographic provides interesting facts on how employees feel about their salary and their benefits package, if their salary is keeping up with inflation, if their salary covers all their basic life expenses and if they’re able to save on a monthly basis.

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Encouraging Creative Ideas at Work

No matter what industry you work in, encouraging creativity at work is always a great way to improve work conditions and productivity. Whether it’s coming up with ideas and solutions that are original and worthwhile, or figuring out how to improve efficiency, creating an environment that encourages creative thinking can dramatically boost your employees’ productivity. While most employees like to think that they are creative, the fact is that we can all benefit from a boost to our creative flair. The good news is that creativity can be nurtured and developed. Akhtaboot is here to provide you with smart ways to adopt in the workplace to boost your employee’s innovation in their work.... Read More ...

Akhtaboot Announces the Launch of its Twitter Campaign 2014 “#AskAkhtaboot”

Akhtaboot is pleased to announce the launch of its Twitter campaign #AskAkhtaboot – to begin this coming Sunday, March 23rd, 2014. All Akhtaboot followers on Twitter will have the chance to ask all their career, interview, workplace questions and Akhtaboot will provide them with an expert answer right away.

We are giving this opportunity to all our followers on Twitter as we felt that job seekers have many unanswered questions related to their jobs, careers, workplace and interviews. Followers can ask all their questions and get an immediate answer from Akhtaboot on Twitter. All that followers need to do is to follow the simple steps below:

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Encouraging your Employees to take Ownership of their Jobs

Empowering Your Employees to Own Their Work

Job ownership is an attitude of excellence, achievement and expertise, and having empowered people is crucial to the success of any company. But if you want your employees to live up to their full potential, it’s not enough that they do what you tell them to. Ideally, you want the members of your team to see that the goals they are pursuing belong to them. You want them to be fully responsible and accountable for their work. This is what ownership is all about. Owning a task means that regardless of how trivial or mundane the task, the employee will go above and being their job description to accomplish it.... Read More ...

How to Avoid Playing Office Politics

But still win the game! 

Many professionals feel reluctant to take part in what they call “Office Politics”. They consider all non-work related interactions a waste of time and energy. They want disagreements settled through facts and by what’s right – not by whose friends with whom, who owes whom or who wants something from someone. They perceive all that as obvious manipulation. But if you want to move forward in your career, you need to step out of your comfort zone and recognize the many faces of office politics, even if you don’t want to participate in the game! Akhtaboot provides you with some guidelines that can help you exercise influence in political environments while staying away from playing the game.... Read More ...

Ways for Managers to Limit Employee Mistakes

Confronting employees about unintentional mistakes or a task done wrong is never a fun or easy task. That’s why many managers tend to take a reactive approach to handling employee mistakes. They have been taught how to give feedback and deal with conflict through corrective actions such as verbal or written warnings, and sometimes, termination. As a result, they either perceive handling employee mistakes as a confrontational situation and an inevitable part of being a manager. This shouldn’t be the case as most mistakes can be avoided if the right precautions are taken in advance. Akhtaboot is here to the rescue with a number of tips to help you limit employee errors.... Read More ...

Infographic: Facts behind Employees’ Decision to Leave Their Home Country and Work Abroad

Nowadays many employees are looking for a job abroad and are considering leaving their home country. We will be looking for the exact reasons behind employees’ decision to work abroad, how they look for a job abroad, which countries they prefer moving to and if there’s any reason that is stopping them at the moment from leaving their home country to pursue their dream.

Take a look at the infographic below for some interesting facts behind employees’ decision to leave their home country and work abroad from Akhtaboot.

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Emotional Intelligence and Career Success

Why some people are more successful in work and life than others 

What makes some people move further and faster in work and life than others? Is it really all about IQ and hard work? Although IQ and work ethic are important, they are not a perfect predictor of work success. Those who usually stand out and get ahead at work likely possess emotional intelligence – a different kind of smart. It is about knowing yourself and your feelings so well that you are able to manage them effectively at any moment in any given situation. Emotional intelligence means having personal qualities such as empathy and emotional control.... Read More ...

Leadership Success

 
The New Paradigm for Leadership Success 

Great leaders understand the fact that employees’ careers play an increasingly significant role in their self-fulfillment and self-expression. Leadership styles have evolved over time, with a clear shift from the bureaucratic and directive leadership style of the twentieth century to a more autonomous approach. Lines are becoming more and more blurred between personal and professional goals. The new leadership paradigm works through emotions. When leaders drive emotions positively, they bring out everyone’s best. The truth of the matter is that many businesses to this day still struggle with defining leadership at every level. Far too many people in managerial positions remain unwilling or unable to make the changes necessary to create a healthy, thriving enterprise capable of enduring.... Read More ...

The Top People Skills for Success in the Workplace

Many professionals assume that having extensive experience and advanced technical skills is the only thing that matters when it comes to career progression. Well, it turns out that while technical competency is crucial to your professional success, it’s highly essential that you also have great people skills or what is called “Likability”. People skills are described as your ability to monitor your thoughts and speech, empathize with others and build relationships of trust and respect in your daily interactions. While having a “likable” personality depends on the nature of your character, you can work on your people skills so you can enjoy better relationships at work.... Read More ...

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