This guide is your compass, offering essential lessons for first-time managers to navigate this new journey with confidence. Learn to handle responsibilities, manage stress, build a support system, communicate effectively, prioritise tasks, practice self-care, embrace learning, seek feedback, and maintain a positive outlook. By implementing these strategies, you can increase your chances of success as a first-time manager.

Made viral through social media, Eldest Daughter Syndrome is a phenomenon that spotlights the plight of first-born daughters. EDS is NOT a clinically diagnosed condition, but rather a term to describe the shared emotional turmoil and struggles faced by eldest daughters. In this article, Farah explores her own experiences with EDS and shares the ways in which she healed her EDS.

Amidst all the chaos and endless ‘to-dos', you may not have had the time to check in with yourself and reflect on how you’ve been feeling lately. Maybe you’ve had a rough week, maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed at work, or maybe you’re feeling exhausted from back-to-back social events.

Working remotely has become a norm since the pandemic that took over the world in 2020. It has brought on a paradigm shift in the way that employers and employees interact with each other, collaborate on projects and conduct meetings. Whether it was a scramble to get used to the ‘new normal’ or it was already a practice in your working environment pre-pandemic, the fact is that working remotely has its benefits as well as its challenges.

Starting a vulnerable conversation is not an easy task, especially with people who come from high-context culture countries like Singapore or Japan. Within these cultures, it might not feel appropriate to express feelings or discuss emotions with someone other than close friends or family. That said, here are a few tips to start a vulnerable conversation with someone.

As the only constant thing in life is change, it will be inevitable that our colleagues (or us!) leave the organisation that we are at. This will happen numerous times over the course of our careers. Perhaps to pursue a career at another company, to take a break to care for a newborn or an ailing family member, or perhaps because of retrenchment. Regardless of the reasons, this event may cause us to feel a variety of emotions.