Category: Effective communication
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Salary negotiation – an important Skill
Salary negotiation – an important Skill? Most people find salary negotiation awkward- whether at interview or when looking for promotion. Surveys show that only around 46% men & 37% women negotiate salary. Those who do not negotiate are likely to work around 5 years longer (than those who negotiate) to make the same money over…
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Does your Resume read like Spam?
Does your resume read like Spam? With the use of the Application Tracking System (ATS) becoming more & more common in recent years, candidates are taking no chances with this entry-level gateway. Tailoring one’s Resume to the Job Description certainly makes eminent sense. It definitely stands a better chance than a generic Resume. But overdosing…
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How to handle Mental Health at the workplace?
Mental Health – how to handle it at the interview & the workplace? Mental health issues have come to the forefront thanks to the pandemic. Research shows that anxiety and depression have risen almost 3-4 fold in many countries. Workplace stress can compound mental health problems. So it’s vital to understand the mental health policy…
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Managing Workplace Conflicts
Managing Workplace Conflicts. Interpersonal conflicts are bound to arise when people work together. Studies show that 95% of employees admit that they’ve experienced conflicts with colleagues in last 5 years. These can lead to undesirable outcomes like toxic environment, lower productivity, poor decision making. A survey published in New York Times showed that conflicts between…
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How the trust model works.
How the Trust model works!3 Elements Teams and organisations are built around Trust. Yet Trust is difficult to analyse because it arises out of a gut feeling rather than a matter of considered choice. It’s a myth to believe that Trust is dependent entirely on the other person. It’s also a matter of our own…
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How to disagree, agreeably at Work?
How to disagree, agreeably & handle conflicts at work? Conflicts are work are inevitable, especially in today’s VUCA world. Badly handled they can lead to negativity and vitiate the atmosphere. Here are some useful Tips.(Some are from my own experience & some are picked up from multiple HBR articles.) 1. Doubt your assumptions. All perspectives…
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The 6 Minute Interview
The Six Minute Interview! . A job interview is a daunting prospect, even for the most confident of us. It’s said to be the third thing people fear the most. The first being death and the second, public speaking. While every second is critical, six minutes make all the difference. The Beginning:The First Impression which…
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Guiness Book of Records
It’s no surprise that everyonehas heard of Guiness World Records, the highest recognised human record in a particular category. But it’s certainly a very welcome surprise and dream come true, to see one’s own name on that Certificate. Sincere gratitude and immense thankfulness to Success Gyan and Surendran Jayasekar for making this happen, through Super…
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Top skills employers are looking for in 2022
Top 5 Traits #employers are looking for in 2022. #recruitment is becoming increasingly automated. But employers aren’t just looking for the perfect #resume and hard skills. They’re looking for the Person behind the Page. Personality Traits & People Skills are the Hard Skills of today. They are not likely to be Expressed on Paper. They…
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Coaching begins with Self Coaching
➡️ #Coaching begins with Self-Coaching ➡️ Coaching is long, two-way journey. ➡️It’s not just creating #awareness and #selfdiscovery by asking right questions, to the person being coached. ➡️The Coach also participates in this journey. ➡️She too, simultaneously, needs to grow in her own self-awareness.self-development, her strengths and skills. until ➡️Coach needs to be aware of…
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