Archive for June, 2011

Retirement Plan

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

I visited my parents the other day.  They are near their retirement days and I wonder if they are ready for it.  Retirement can be a fun experience and can also be the most difficult time in someone's life depending on how prepared they are for it.  It is when ...

MBA or No MBA

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

I studied communications in college but now working as an operations manager.  The shift has been quite drastic and operations management is really not my forte.  It is totally different from what I am used to.  I never really understood how operations work - the KPIs, metrics, process flows, etc. ...

All that Glitters

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

My boss went on a European trip for eight weeks which left me doing almost everything in the office.  As a reward, he brought me a gold bullion from Germany and some chocolates from Belgium.  It was a really amazing gift and I find it rather thoughtful although I know that the ...

Let’s Rank

Thursday, June 16th, 2011

Search Engine Optimizationor SEO has become an important business marketing function.  Companies have become more and more aware that they need to have their websites rank high in the search engines in order for them to tap into a market or increase their market share.  A good ranking in Google, ...