Category: Effective communication
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9 Steps to Future Proof your Career
Future Proof your career & disrupt your ‘S’ curve continuously! What will my job, organisation or industry look like 5 years from now? Will my role even exist? No one has answers about future, but we do know that we live in a volatile world of rapid change. Changes predicted in 10 years have occurred…
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Layoff – the right way?
Right Way to lay off? There is no RIGHT way to lay off – especially for those impacted. The trauma and upheaval of being laid off is understood only those by who have been ‘let go’ Research shows that the loss of a job often amounts to the grief of the loss of a loved…
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Accept Feedback the Right Way
6 Ps to accept Feedback – the Right Way! Like many others, I often find it difficult to accept feedback (particularly if it’s critical). I recently came across an article in the media suggesting some practical steps, which I found useful. The 6 P’s of Receiving Feedback ➡️ Poise – Hold an attitude of neutrality…
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Confidence and Vulnerability
Confidence & Vulnerability. When we share our mistakes and failures, we become more approachable. We come across as Human. We feel no pressure to be the best, or have all the answers. Vulnerability doesn’t come easily to us. There is the fear that we may be perceived as ‘weak’ or it may undermine our Confidence.…
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Does it help to haave office friends?
Does it help to have ‘office friends’? The office used to be the standard place to make one’s first friends in adulthood, or even lifelong friends. But WFH and hybrid working has changed that. Yet 52% employees report craving for more connections at work. Gen Z is probably feeling the brunt of this, having missed…
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How will Employee Engagement work in the Gig Economy of the future?
Yesterday I had the privilege of attending an interesting & insightful Masterclass on the Bloom-World platform. A major subject of the discussions was Employee Engagement This got me thinking about how employee engagement will pan out as Gig Economy evolves in future. Undoubtedly, employee engagement contributes to employee wellbeing, productivity, retention & profits. But it’s…
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Employees need a PURPOSE to Return to Office
Employees need a WHY to return to office! A daily commute was once the norm. But sustained productivity during the pandemic has changed things. This has left many employees asking: WHY return to office? Employees now look for a more meaningful & fruitful work day with better social interaction. More employee connection, social capital &…
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Humility + WILL = GREAT LEADERS
Humility + Strong Will = Great #Leaders (Just re-read this story from Good to Great by Jim Collins) & the #motivation resonated. Coleman Mockler was the CEO of Gillette from 1975 to 1991. A quiet, reserved man, almost a patrician gentleman. But his reserved nature could not be mistaken for weakness. During his watch, he…
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Empathy inspires
Empathy Inspires… even at work! Real #stories move people. This one is about one of my first bosses at Hindustan Unilever, where I spent several decades. The late, Bipin Shah, Chairman of Lipton & Director of HUL. One of the most humane leaders I’ve come across. The incident happened in the early 1970s, a decade…
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Re-entering the workplace after a career gap?
Returning to the workplace after a #career gap? Returning to workplace after a gap can be tough. Whatever the reason – caring for a child or elderly parent, due to a major illness or a job loss. The pandemic and the unemployment it brought in its wake, has increased the numbers of those re-entering the…
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