Self-development - page 6

You’ve already seen how unpredictable and unstable our world has become, right?  What seemed like the plot for a sci-fi blockbuster five years ago is now our reality.  You must adapt quickly to survive and succeed.

Self-learning is an integral part of modern life. Do you want to quickly build a career and remain a sought-after specialist? Then you have to study!

Any social media platform, be it VKontakte, Facebook or Instagram, can, and should, be used for educational purposes.

Many of us dream of moving to a country with better living conditions. Unfortunately, not everyone has a chance to do it, right? Wrong! Everyone can move abroad and obtain a new home.

It is widely believed that success in your business, career and personal life is the result of luck, fate and inherited abilities of an individual.

Imagine: you’ve been looking for a job for a long time, and you’re now finally offered a position.  Of course, this is excellent news, but one caveat, until you’ve negotiated your salary, the deal is far from sealed.  Therefore, make sure that you go out and get what you’re worth by negotiating an advantageous salary because otherwise, you could be selling yourself short.

Soft skills are currently valued within the job market today, even more than just having professional skills. It's the reason why at Lectera, we pay a tremendous amount of attention to them. Are you currently...

Well-developed communication skills are the key to making all your plans and dreams come true. After all, no one can do without communication, even an introverted shrinking violet.

Education today looks quite different from our traditional understanding. Today high technologies largely determine both what and how we learn. In future, their influence on education will only increase.

The purchasing power of Russian residents continues to fall — and this is due not only to problems in the economy, but also to financial illiteracy of the population. So, why is it imperative to learn how to manage your money, and how does it help you in your life?

Creativity is generally understood as the ability to think outside the box and find unusual or creative ways to solve problems whilst achieving your goals.

Take our quiz that will inspire you to create a new life in another country!

The beginning of a New Year is the perfect time to turn over a new leaf, and that’s why so many people make New Year’s resolutions.

Check if you’re happy with your life and find out what you can usefully do for yourself right now.

Well, let's face it, you really want to change. At the very least, you are hoping to change something in the new year: maybe you just want to lose a couple of pounds, or perhaps you dream of starting your own business or even changing your career. Can you make this happen over the next year? Take our quiz, and you will discover where you are: stuck in a rut, just starting to think about some change or more than ready to transform your life.

One needs to make a lot of efforts to be successful and happy, because personal growth is what makes us not only sought-after specialists, but also brings with it a measure of being responsible and good people.

Multitasking is a word every woman knows. Women are capable of devoting time to their family, their appearance and, of course, building a career.

Why should an average person be financially literate? The reason is that we live in an era of consumption! One of the main criteria for judging the success of a person is to look at his bank balance.

Professions, skills and knowledge which were in demand just a few years ago might suddenly become irrelevant today.

Burnout syndrome is a “diagnosis” that almost every employee who works non-stop faces.

Mr. Pong, a professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, has told Lectera Magazine how high-tech vocational training is changing in China today.

Jared Stein, Canvas Vice President, has told Lectera Magazine how technology is changing the relationship between people in general and especially between participants in the learning process.

Dale Johnson, Director of Adaptive Initiatives at the Arizona State University (USA), tells Lectera Magazine what adaptive learning is, how it differs from classical learning, and how it can be applied.

Willy Wijnands tells Lectera Magazine about the future education process and teacher training for future education programmes.