Disappointment usually caused by a gap between high expectation and low reality. The gap could be stimulated by oneself (e.g. because expecting/imagining too much) – or else, from another party (e.g. because an over-promise) which eventually led to higher expectation of oneself. My reflection tonight brought my thought to see this over-promise issue in workplace … Continue reading Be Mindful: An Over-Promise Workplace
It’s been almost 2 months since we started to live in the year of 2019. I personally feel that time moves faster than I ever experienced before. I remember in earlier this year, I questioned myself on what am I going to do this year. I heard some nice what-so-called resolutions or aspirations from friends … Continue reading The 3 F-words I Need to Work On This Year
Spending few hours in Senayan area yesterday, I had a very nice discussion with an HR leader, in which she asked my opinion on digitalization of HR and work in general. She started with this question: “Do you believe that digitalization is the right thing for the future of HR (and work)?”. I mean, yeah, … Continue reading HR/HC, Digitalization, and the Rise of Useless (or better use Precariat) Class
Can we undo what we’ve done in the past? An obvious answer: no. Yet we can do something else for now and in the future. We made mistakes – or maybe because only we put them into several contexts, they became mistakes. And obviously we only could take some learning points from those. The question … Continue reading A Short Note: Learning in Difficult Situations
Why do you work? To earn money, to self-actualize yourself, to find meanings, to gain more knowledge and experiences, or simply to be you? Whatever that is, don’t ever let what you’re doing obstructs you to have fun. I know lots of companies and organizations offer their employees such ‘fun workplaces’ with various facilities (game-center, … Continue reading Adding the ‘Fun’ Element (into Your Workplace)
After today’s office hours, I headed to Setiabudi area to have a dinner with a consulting leader (not from my firm) who happen to be my mentor since years ago. It’s always a pleasure to have this kind of moment with top leaders as I always learn something new from their stories, thoughts, and vision. … Continue reading Same Job, Different Mindset
Banyak bahasan yang saya sempat baca di timeline atau LinkedIn, fokusnya ke kenapa orang resign atau kenapa orang bertahan di sebuah organisasi/perusahaan. Kayaknya menarik juga kalau ngobrolin kenapa orang balik lagi ke organisasi/perusahaan lama setelah sebelumnya memutuskan untuk resign karena berbagai faktor. Nah, karena penasaran apa yang kira-kira bikin orang memutuskan untuk kembali ke organisasi/perusahaan … Continue reading 5 Alasan Orang Balik ke Organisasi/Perusahaan Lamanya
