Tag: corporate life

In our special column this month, we are pleased to host an interview with Mrs. Fabiana Martins, Manager Partner, SMA (Brazil), who would like to see more diversity in the decision making positions and cross industries projects. This is the way to achieve sustainable growth and overcome the challenges, she explains.

In our special column this month, we are pleased to host an interview with Mr. Bernard van Haeringen, Commercial Manager, GoodFuels, who strongly believes in the power of collective to work towards a better world. He also describes how he joined the maritime industry, noting that his passion about sustainability and his overall lifestyle and mindset have led him into this career path, for which is really excited.

The world of work is changing. For example, working in a hybrid environment has become the new normal and while hard skills remain crucial, soft skills are more important than ever to stand out from the pack.

Despite having the best of intentions, one of the issues could be that we do not know how to follow our resolutions. So how can we actually make a resolution, and make it a habit?

Having a goal in mind is always a good idea since it lets you know where you need to go. The problem is that focusing solely on the goal's outcome and ignoring everything else is going on around you while working toward it is not a good idea.

Negative attitudes, poor communication, and unhealthy competition are only a few indications of a toxic working environment. Unfortunately, toxic working environments are not uncommon and can be harmful to both employees and the business as a whole.

Amid growing recognition of soft skills and their role in business, a deeper understanding of the different aspects of intelligence can help working individuals recognize their own strengths and weaknesses, as well as make better decisions, communicate more effectively, adapt to changing circumstances, and drive innovation through their work.

Academics at Cardiff Business School analysed UK-wide employee data to assess the impact of performance-related pay and concluded that performance-related pay is an important but overlooked factor behind the the gender pay gap.

In our special column this month, we are pleased to host an interview with Ms. Lindsey Keeble, Managing Partner, Watson Farley & Williams LLP, who says that meeting new people and understand what makes them tick, especially in management roles, is never a waste of time.

In our special column this month, we are pleased  to host an interview with Mr. Matthew Stephenson, Senior Manager Investor Relations and ESG, Port of Newcastle, who is excited to work on topics related to ESG and maritime decarbonization.