Ever wonder what mistakes you made as a leader, why your followers do not have faith in you, and what was lacking in your approach. Think no further. Being a leader is no easy job. Here are 6 common mistakes in leadership. 1.Carrying a blind spot: Self-awareness is different from self-confidence. Being self-aware has more
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The word invention is familiar to all of us. 24*7 every other meeting in corporate rooms centers on it. But is Invention the only ladder for success? Ironically one may feel so hence get stumped? Hang on till I name a few companies who moved from invention to re-invention. Biggies such as IBM, Shell, Wipro
Peter Maxwell Davies, an English composer and conductor says, “if you don’t get feedback from your performers and your audience, you’re going to be working in a vacuum”. This statement is pretty much applicable to the corporate world as well. Timely feedback is the key to be a perfectionist. Feedback has been the traditional method
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In this article, we look at a perfect example to emphasize the importance of communication skills as against good knowledge and performance in academics. Many years ago, I interviewed Ramana Rao for a position. Ramana Rao scored good marks in his M.Sc. and applied for a job in a pharmaceutical company. He was shortlisted and
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In our previous blog, we understood three stages where an interviewee will face rejection. Let us understand the likely reasons for rejection at each of these stages. Reasons for rejecting the resume: Your resume may not be meeting even the minimum specifications of the job requirement. These requirements are mostly seen as mandatory; any CV that
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Many of us have had o face rejection at different interviews at different stages of our career. Well, here we will explore the same with a few examples. Latha has been eagerly waiting to hear from the company that she applied for. It has been more than two weeks and there is no reply. She
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