2 mystarjob.com, Saturday 25 April 2015 karen Says WIRED FOR LIKES? Try This! By TARA THIAGARAJAN [email protected] MANY organisations big and small have jumped on the bandwagon of investing time and resources into mobile technologies. We thought that we might revisit this topic; looking at it from the organisation’s point of view, and also from the point of view of the masses who are avid users, connecting for an ever-increasing number of reasons. Taking an in-depth look, Peter Smith addresses digital engagement – to find, listen and mobilise a community around an issue – and how critical it is for leaders to embrace the change and be part of its execution. And while we may sometimes hide behind the wall of bits and bytes to send a message that is hard to say in person – like “I’m Sorry” – Roshan Thiran reminds us of the power of saying sorry in Part 2 of his highly popular article. In Brain Bulletin, Terry Small informs us that there really is a name for smartphone addiction – nomophobia – the pitfalls of letting it go unchecked, and some helpful hints on how we can extricate ourselves from the temptation to tippy-tap on our phones all day and night! Yet to Google this (on my phone, no less!) whether there is also a word for “Facebook addiction”? Michael Poh poses the question: “Is Facebook at the workplace a boon or bane?” He addresses how, for example, a blanket ban of Facebook may miss the point of its benefits for employee engagement. What is Wallpaper Talent? Did you immediately think of the wallpaper on your laptop, tablet or phone? Well, Elisa Dass speaks of three different types of talent – the Diva, Wallpaper and Taxing Talent – how, as leaders, we might identify them, understand their underlying reasons for behaving a certain way, and manage them appropriately. Still on the topic of better understanding our talent, Stephanie Ling shares how we can spot hidden gems in our organisation, as well as preserve and nurture them. Do you have an opinion you’d like to share with us? Visit leaderonomics.com or write to us at editor@ leaderonomics.com Please provide your full name, occupation (designation and employer) and telephone number. Want more content sent directly to your email? Subscribe to our Leader’s Digest by emailing leadersdigest@ leaderonomics.com In the spirit of using the interactive nature of technology to the max, do check out the TOP 10 REASONS MOBILE TECH WILL DOMINATE THE WORLD – how do you weigh in? Share your thoughts on our online poll! Quotes KAREN NEOH Editor leaderonomics.com TUNE IN Want practical tips for success on your way home from work? We’re on in the Klang Valley 88.9fm 107.6fm Editorial Adviser Roshan Thiran Editor KAREN NEOH >> Pushbullet Available on iOS, Android, Chrome and Firefox, this free app can sync with your computer and display your phone’s notifications on your computer screen. It also allows you to send files between your devices so everything can be made instantly available on your phone in case your laptop dies right before an important meeting. Need an app that can make organising pictures for presentations easy? Then, Dropbox’s Carousel is the perfect one for your phone! This application, which is available Have a fabulous Saturday! Join us! IN this day and age, smartphones can be seen as an extension of our lives that can help us get organised. Of course, with an almost infinite variety of smartphones out there, it makes sense for there to also be an extensive range of applications. With such a seemingly endless array of apps, it can be difficult to pick out the ones that best suit our needs and can help us organise ourselves in the best possible way. These three apps are not only acclaimed by its mass amount of users, but they are also free and available for both Android and iOS users. >> Carousel Nina Ti takes a walk down the literary path of the unknown, or at least the unfamiliar – the industry jargon that we often hear but may not have understood when they were first coined. Capital FM Top 3 Apps That Help You Be More Productive in Penang Sub-editor Lee Kar yean Layout, Art & Design Tung Eng Hwa Zulhaimi baharuddin ahmad fadzul yusof adznam sabri HAFIS IDZLA >> Evernote With its user-friendly interface, Evernote is an application that can help you store a lot of valuable information at the touch of a screen. This app can be used for taking notes during an important meeting. Your notes will then be saved in your Evernote account, which can be accessed through your tablet, smartphone, and even your laptop or desktop computer. Not only can you take and save notes efficiently with this app, you can also add audio notes and photos that can help make your notes more detailed. Conclusion With free apps like these on the market, there really is no excuse for us to be disorganised and forgetful at work. We are constantly connected to these apps through our smartphones. Therefore, we should take advantage of this by utilising the best apps out there that can help us manage our lives. The opinions expressed in this career guide are those of the writers or the people they quoted and not necessarily those of Leaderonomics. 01 02 “Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.” – Howard Schultz 03 “The digital world offers us many advantages, but if we yield to that world too completely we may lose the privacy we need to develop a self. Activities that require time and careful attention, like serious reading, are at risk; we read less and skim more as the Internet occupies more of our lives.” – David Mikics 04 “Social media is an amazing tool, but it’s really the face-to-face interaction that makes a long-term impact.” – Felicia Day 05 “Social media is the ultimate equalizer. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.” – Amy Jo Martin every Monday from 7am to 8am. Contributing editors Prema JAYABALAN NINA TI LIM LAY HSUAN for both iOS and Android phones, can automatically organise photos and videos in compressed galleries, which makes it easier to quickly put a presentation together. Shankar Mohd Khairul Muhd Hafeez RAzziah “In an age of constant live connections, the central question of self-examination is drifting from ‘Who are you?’ towards ‘What are you doing?’” – Tom Chatfield Writers & Contributors TARA THIAGARAJAN PETER SMITH TERRY SMALL CHONG KEAT LIM MILLIE ONG ANDREW LAU MICHAEL POH ELISA DASS AVIN STEPHANIE LING If you have any suggestions or feedback on our content, get in touch with the Leaderonomics team at [email protected] For advertising and advertorials, please contact Pravin Kumar at [email protected] or +6011 2377 7850
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