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I once played speed chess with a friend in college. My friend was a much better player. He played speed chess with his dorm mates almost every day. I rarely played and I was not a good player at all. Basically, I had no chance to beat him.
But, one thing [...]

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In the past few years, I have consulted many friends about their career problems. Here are some common complaints and aspirations:

Life sucks.
I hate office politics. I’m just not good at it, and I’m sick and tired of it.
I feel I’m stuck at my current job.
I cannot wait to get out of my current [...]

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Concur is a publicly traded software company that provides travel and expense management solution to corporations. It was co-founded by two brothers: Steve Singh and Rajeev Singh . Steve Singh is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Rajeev Singh is President and Chief Operating Officer.
Last Friday, Steve Singh admitted that he [...]

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I had been a reader of Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You To Be Rich blog since its inception. At that time, Ramit just graduated from Stanford University. Honestly, I thought Ramit was just another one of those arrogant young graduates of top universities — how could a young college graduate with little real-world experience [...]

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Sooner or later, you’ll encounter a bully in your workplace.
When I was a young professional fresh out of college, I was shy, passive, and naive. I was an easy target for bullies at workplace.  I remember when I first started working as an entry-level product manager, a bully took a major project I just completed, [...]

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