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BUILD YOUR P-QUOTIENT

How people perceive you, impacts your career There are many advantages to being employed in a large company or a global/multinational enterprise. With the many upsides that make you optimistic, you could also be worried about being and staying obscure.  Three ‘P’s are essential for you to build your career – your job performance; the…

BE AUTHENTIC

Authenticity makes you influential  Have you seen leaders who influence almost anyone? Are there people you know who are perceived to be both trustworthy and respected? Are there senior executives you know, who are consistent in their behavior and approach towards issues? What strikes you as common about all these qualities? Consistent behavior makes you…

MOVE (ON) LIKE A CHAMPION

Failure is in the mind. So is a success. Choose carefully.  In August 2018 P V Sindhu missed winning the title at the BWF World Championship. Coach Gopichand said that the loss is not of much concern. How can such a failure in a competitive sport not matter? Is the significance of a vital outcome…

MAKE YOURS A TEAM OF WINNERS. DELEGATE !

How you delegate work can be vital to your teammate’s development You are in a role where you primarily achieve results through your team. Your approach to delegation can significantly impact the development of your teammates. How you delegate can make them feel empowered, whereby they act responsibly, and consistently deliver results. Alternately, the way…

HOW WINNERS LEARN 2 OF 2

Learn from champions on how to be one In sports, it is common for amateurs and lesser-accomplished professionals to observe the pros at practice and play. They get inspired to improve their game. If you take your career seriously you too can adopt this practice. Self-directed learning is the behavior of a committed professional. Such…

HOW WINNERS LEARN 1 0F 2

A winning team learns all the time Don’t miss out on the valuable learning opportunities that come with any significant team endeavor. The after-action review (AAR) is necessarily a team huddle that looks at three questions: (a) What was expected to happen? (b) What happened? (c) What caused the difference? (Between ‘a’ and ‘b’ above)….