At one point or the other, some parents will find their children in an unhealthy relationship with food. Because as awful as it sounds for someone as young as 12 to be worried about having the right waistline or being a size 2, it’s a harsh reality that parents need to prepare for. And it’s […]
Author Archive | Emma Preston
5 Lessons on Parenting You Can Learn from ‘Boyhood’
I loved Richard Linklator’s 12 year project for many reasons, but don’t worry; this isn’t a movie review. But the reason I’m bringing it up here on this blog is because the film wasn’t just about Boyhood—it was also just as much about parenthood. It had quite a few valuable lessons on parenting, ones that […]
Employee Management: Emerging Trends for 2014-15
The year has seen some unbelievable technology breakthroughs but can these high-growth rollercoaster IT techs survive within the spectrum of those old, conventional and lethargic business practices? Adaptation is the recipe. How would you manage employees for crowdsourced projects? What are the tweaks for ensuring that your employees are not working on atypical management techniques? […]
Everything You Need to Know About Cyberbulling
Do you think there’ll be 1.75 billion smartphone users, nearly 40% of which are teenagers and nothing would ever go wrong? Not a chance. In reality, the cyberverse is just the same as a playground where there are the good kids, and then there are the bullies. What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is not that different […]
Want To Set Up Your Own Company? Read This First!
Discussing why a startup ended into trash is now a Silicon Valley cliché. But when we know that every 9 out of 10 newly setup businesses fail, why do we gamble? Leave behind a job and an affirmative paycheck for every month? Because some people want their unique idea to be translated into products, while […]
Electronic Playgrounds and Digital Curfews: How Parenting Is Transforming
Pervasive internet addiction can been seen all around in our homes. It’s not just our kids that are binging on Facebook or tweeting but every other member of the family is equally guilty. The only reason I have been writing this at 4 a.m. in the morning is because I received a text (which woke […]
5 Problem Employees and How to Deal With Them
Problem employees can be found in any workplace. Sometimes the problems that they bring in with them are quite eminent like productivity losses, attendance issues and failure to meet deadlines. But usually, many other more devastating problems are cloaked under subtle mannerisms of the employees. They would tell you that everything is ‘cool’ and ‘awesome’ […]
Employee Management: Emerging Trends for 2014-15
The year has seen some unbelievable technology breakthroughs but can these high-growth rollercoaster IT techs survive within the spectrum of those old, conventional and lethargic business practices? Adaptation is the recipe. How would you manage employees for crowdsourced projects? What are the tweaks for ensuring that your employees are not working on atypical management techniques? […]
4 Cyber Dangers That Every Parent Should Lookout For
It kinds of bamboozles me how parents have such low internet safety IQs, leaving their kids with so many online dangers. They feel ill-equipped and uniformed, having no clue about how to protect their kids. Parents should realize that their kids are digital natives and they are the digital immigrants. Kids can exhibit a level […]
How to Teach Your Kids to Avoid Online Scams
While surfing web, we all get those flashy pop-ups and advertisements congratulating us about winning a fortune of a lifetime, and we know it’s a scam. But there are many other planned ways to execute an online scam and they may not be very eminent. The consequences can be more drastic if it’s your kid […]