Work Place EQ- How to Avoid Social Landmines at the work place.
There’s a strange moment that happens to a lot of people at work. You can be smart, disciplined, talented, reliable, driven… maybe even the strongest performer in the room. You hit deadlines. You solve problems. You carry entire projects on your back. And then one day, something changes. Your boss suddenly becomes colder. You stop getting invited into important conversations. Promotions stall. Opportunities dry up. People act weird around you, and nobody explains why. The worst part is that many times, it has absolutely nothing to do with your actual work performance. In this video, I talk about the hidden rules of workplace survival—the social dynamics, ego management, hierarchy, and unspoken expectations that quietly determine who succeeds and who gets pushed aside. These rules exist everywhere: in offices, schools, martial arts gyms, military environments, social circles, and especially in traditional Asian work culture where respect, status, and “face” matter enormously. I grew up ...
