Category: Work & Career
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EP 268 (204/365) Part-2 Transparency makes you visible and not invisible
Yesterday we spoke of Transparency and Visibility, but let us look at Transparency in the light of Mistakes, Ignorance and Ethics.. These are just starters for you to think more… Transparency and Mistakes Mistakes happen, and it is also true that based on the severity of the impact the mistake has on the organization, your…
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EP 267 (203/365) Part-1 Transparency makes you visible and not invisible
Visibility is the catch word very often used in the workplace. Often when related to career advancements, appreciations, recognition and promotions. And there are cases where the pursuit for visibility impacts performance of individual team members. These are primarily people whose effort is more on visibility than on performance. There are three aspects I want…
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EP 263 (199/365) Change in an interconnected World
There is no question that we live in an interconnected world, but when it comes to change we always think of it happening to us. But in an interconnected world there is no Us as in ‘I’ or ‘me’. There is only us as in ‘WE’. Let me explain that a bit. When we talk…
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EP 262 (198/365) Planning for a Monday in Office
Before the start of this week, On last Sunday evening I took sometime to send message to some of my old business acquaintances, colleagues turned friends and old business connections and then sat down to list a few things, that I look forward to for a Monday at work. I have mentioned before that I…
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EP 261 (197/365) The 50:40:10 Principle in Hiring and Job Search
When a company looks for a new hire they put in a job description…. The first problem is they put everything in it that it makes so difficult to find a person… Next even if they get people to apply, they want a perfect person…. It is like they want some one who has been…
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EP 255 (192/365) Listen Before You Speak; I mean Communicate
The ability to listen is our biggest strength especially at work. It does not matter what stage in the career we are, listening can be our one big asset. And in my years working I have found interesting concepts on the ‘art of listening’ Listening is a waste of time: There is an interesting notion among some that…
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EP 249 (186/365) When People in your team Leave
A person leaving your team is something we all have faced in our work life. Many times we have been able to negotiate them back. Yet we all have worked in teams where people leave. It is a fact of work life. Every team loses some people over a period of time. The question is…
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EP 248 (185/365) Transparency as a Tool of Success
Transparency can be a very useful tool.. especially when you work in teams. It helps us in building a connection between team members. Transparency will also bring the abilities and inabilities or the team to light. But if the team has been formed with a common goal in mind then team members help each other…
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EP 247 (184/365) The Folly of Finding Faults
I think we all know that ‘Finding Fault’ is not a much appreciated trait but knowingly or unknowingly many do get quite good at it over time. To be honest we all might have sometime or other fallen into that trap of blaming someone else. Sometimes we genuinely believe that the other person is at fault,…
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EP 246 (183/365) Interviewing Someone Who Copied Your Resume
Can someone copy your resume..? Can that resume end up in your hand… less possible…. Can you end up interviewing that person.. No.. Way… But it happened… to yours truly a few years back…. You might think that it is impossible. You will agree the possibility that someone can copy your resume and you will also…
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