Learn How to Influence Picture a super-car in front of you. And, imagine you have been told that if you want, you can take the car out for a spin! What will you do? Let us say you decide to take the car out for a spin. And, just as you are about to get…
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DONT LEAVE BEFORE YOU LEAVE
It is good to think ahead and have a sensible career plan. Or is it? As a third-year engineering student, a friend accepted a job with a rather sedate company, even though she had another offer that included a chance to study abroad. When I asked her why she chose the first, she said, “This…
MORE MANAGERIAL LESSONS FROM CRICKET
What you can learn from Cheteshwar Pujara India, won the recent Test Series in Australia 2 to 1. Cheteshwar Pujara was the man of the series with a tally of 521 runs and match-winning knocks in Adelaide and Melbourne. And this is what this high performer had to say in a recent interview to the…
BE BOLD. WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW, SAY SO. THAT WILL HELP YOUR CAREER
LEARN FROM SUNDAR PICHAIS APPROACH A recent issue of The Economic Times (ET) carries the story titled “This interview question helped Sundar Pichai land a job in Google” (https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/companies/article/this-interview-question-helped-sundar-pichai-land-a-job-in-google/362800). According to ET, he (Sundar) recalled “how in his first three interviews he was asked about what he thought about Gmail, and he couldn’t respond well…
IF YOU CAN’T COUNT IT, YOU CAN’T MANAGE IT – THE REASON FOR KPIs
Knowing the importance of setting performance Peter Drucker the guru of management-gurus said, “You can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Simple words but profound truth. How did so many Japanese companies, with modest beginnings become so successful? Systematic measurement of every parameter at every step of the design, manufacture and delivery process. How did Gates…
THE ART OF NEGOTIATING
Five Habits of Effective Negotiators We are in the “negotiating mode” during a surprisingly large part of our role as managers. Be it a simple task of persuading a subordinate to do more or a complex business deal; we are “negotiating”! Here are five habits that effective negotiators practice. Try them out and see the…