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Fishing in murky waters
(True story) – Some situations at work teach you more about human nature than any leadership course ever could. Recently, I found myself in one of those quiet tests, the kind that begins with a small remark in a meeting but lingers long after everyone has left the room. A tiny corporate battle happened last…
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Kindness vs. niceness
Have you ever truly contemplated the difference between niceness and kindness? As kids, many of us were raised to put on our best behaviour in front of people and make sure that we are the sweethearts of everyone we meet. We were raised to people please! You’re not alone; everyone had this experience one way…
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Chapter 6: A Cup of Coffee, a Wake-Up Call…
Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of ResilienceChapter 3: Her Success BackfiresChapter 4: A Fragile Sense of PrideChapter 5: Sacrificing Half a Smile Welcome to the final chapter of this series. If it’s your first time checking this story, I encourage you to start from the beginning. Happy reading! Chapter 6: A Cup of Coffee, a…
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Chapter 5: Sacrificing Half a Smile
Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of ResilienceChapter 3: Her Success BackfiresChapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride Chapter 5: Sacrificing Half a Smile In the midst of it all, she decided to take a break and visit her family back home. She absorbed her parents’ welcoming hugs and loving attention, like a dry sponge soaking…
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Chapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride
Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of ResilienceChapter 3: Her Success Backfires Chapter 4: A Fragile Sense of Pride The company’s stark white logo on the great revolving glass door she walked through every morning was a glaring reminder of how far she had come. Although the door led to the essentially empty reception hall, her…
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Chapter 3: Her Success Backfires
Welcome to chapter three of my corporate adventures series. Here are links to chapters 1 and 2. Chapter 1: The Weight of ArrivalChapter 2: Roots of Resilience Chapter 3: Her Success Backfires The project she was assigned in Germany suited her perfectly. Her role, together with another colleague, was to relaunch the English news section of the…
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Chapter 2: Roots of Resilience
It makes me happy that you are coming back to the second chapter of my story and adventure in the corporate world. If you haven’t read the first chapter, here is a quick link: Chapter 1: The Weight of Arrival Chapter 2: Roots of Resilience Having struggled with obesity early in life, and growing up as the…
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Chapter 1: The Weight of Arrival
Hello! When I started this blog, my intention was to talk about my adventures in the corporate world here in Germany, as a foreigner. But because I started the blog towards the end of the year, my blogs were focused more on inner reflections. Now I come to you with a series of my corporate…
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The moment you find your work bestie!
If you’re anything like me, you might sometimes have a naïve outlook to the world when you first start a new job. That’s when you come genuinely excited to meet everyone, thinking they’ll welcome you with open arms, teach you everything and do whatever it takes to fully integrate you and lift you up so…
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“We’re not a social club!”
(True story) Sometimes we assume that people are like us, and while there are differences in the way we live our lives, at the core we’re similar. The things that make us laugh, the things that make us cry, the things we value the most, and the things we prioritise in life, like kindness, empathy,…
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