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Why some manager been "liked" and some are annoying?

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People often thought that becoming a project manager and people manager are the same things. Some things it is two different things. Well there are some points where it actually collides. In both case, it always had peoples to interact with. Human is so hard to predict and full of variety. Each and different individual had it's own mindset and own decision. When come to interaction with peoples, regardless project management or people management, you can be hated or be liked. A good project manager is the same as a good people manager which the members or staff respect and happy working with. Many says that project manager need to be micro to keep track on each task assigned and people manager need to be more macro than project manager. There is no wrong or right on this thought. It just that to be better, one should share the same thought regardless as a project manager or people manager. J. Keith Murnighan written a good research article on how manager should do less . Some poin

10 symptoms of scam victim zombies

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About the 10 steps of spotting an investment scam , this is another spotting tips for the victims. It is sad if you have friends and families become a victim of scam. Even if it happens to yourself. Scam victims usually had been brain wash. Keep alert all time if any of this symptoms hit you or your nearby related.  They will ignore your advise and telling you that you do not understand their business nature, investment techniques and etc. They will start hunting for money like zombies. Borrow here, loan there. Scam victim zombies will look for money starting from closest one, families, relatives, friends, colleagues. If you receive calls from a friends or relatives that you haven't been keep in touch for years and suddenly ask you out for a drink, and when you arrive, they start talking about business with you, then good luck. They will ask you to keep this secret from others until you invest or join them. After the new victims join, step 3 above repeated. They will mention they h

10 steps to spotting an investment scam

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Be it a forex scam, gold investment scam, stock exchange scam, marketing scam or what so ever scam that related to fast money. There are few symptoms we can take note on. I have families and friends were victims to the scam. If you encounter any of the symptoms below, you are in deep shit. No such thing as guaranteed return. Eg. 3% per month, 8% per month and etc. If there are term guaranteed (it is either scam or illegal). Investment or business always have risk. Regardless how good the risk management, there are no guaranteed. There are always up and down for an investment and business. Fund manager must be licensed and register under certified bank/financial firm. A popular modern-day scam is the signal seller. Signal sellers are people who may be a retail firm, pooled asset manager, managed account company or individual trader who promises to trade based on professional recommendations that will make anyone wealthy. Brokers who are not regulated by the CFTC, NFA or their nation of