Category Archives: Productivity

How to live an extraordinary life with an ordinary routine

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Star Brand Manager

It all started when my daughter was born and my life changed forever. I had almost no free time anymore. At the same time, I was fighting my way to the next level at work. My responsibilities kept growing while … Continue reading →

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Are you a 40 year old mediocre?

Posted on July 24, 2016 by Star Brand Manager

Let me describe you a friend of mine. He is 40 years old. He works as a senior finance manager in a respectable company, earning a normal salary. He’s not very passionate about his job as his learning curve slowed down … Continue reading →

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How to get promoted? (fast)

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Star Brand Manager

Have you ever worked very hard for a promotion and got passed over? Was it delayed by indefinite duration of time like months or years? Or worse, you were told in a vague way that the company doesn’t intend to … Continue reading →

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How to teach yourself to be smart?

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Star Brand Manager

We all think we are smart. We think intelligence is inborn and the world is divided among smart people (like us), not so smart people (others) and geniuses (above us). We find false sense of comfort in the fact that … Continue reading →

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A new generation of Russians changing the workplace

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Star Brand Manager

You must have noticed them if you take the subway: Aged between 20-30, white earphones on, boys with ruffled hair stylishly laid over forehead with occasional stubble, or well-groomed girls with multi-color nail polish on each finger wearing work-like outfit … Continue reading →

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How to lead Russian organizations to peak performance

Posted on October 4, 2014 by Star Brand Manager

The Russian business is made up of complete mosaic with its short history of only 20 years. A new generation of promising young Russians are joining an older workforce whose adult working life was marked by the fall of communism. … Continue reading →

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