Tag: achievers

July 24, 2024

Past, Present, Future of Resumes‼️

⏺History: ➡️ Leonardo Da Vinci credited with creating first #resume in 1482. ➡️ In letter that landed him a job as Director of Festivities in Milan, Italy ➡️ This would be called a ‘cover letter’ today. ➡️ Historical records suggest in 16th century, traveling artisans used some form of resume to introduce themselves to employers.…
April 13, 2023

Clarity of Direction in your Job Search

Clarity of Direction & targeting Companies in your Job Search! The pandemic has created an unemployment pandemic of sorts – in India as well as globally. 35 million white collar workers are still jobless, as of February 2023 in India. Today’s Job Search is Less about Searching, and More about Being Found. Chances do not…
March 4, 2023

Confidence without Attitude

Confidence without Attitude – Leadership of the Future(Souce of some perspectives: McKinsey & Co). ✅In today’s turbulent times, change and disruption are the norm. ✅Research shows that attitude is a positive leadership quality. ✅Leaders need to have strong analytical and technical skills. The need to be confident without a ‘know it all’ attitude. ✅Rather they…
February 3, 2023

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…
November 9, 2022

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…
October 18, 2022

Burnout – a top down problem?

Burnout – a top down problem? Burnout at the workplace was a serious problem, even before the outbreak of the pandemic. Covid 19 has only exacerbated the problem. In a recent article in the HBR, Jennifer Moss makes the case thatburnout needs to be addressed at an organisational rather than an individual level. It’s the…
September 14, 2022

Rest is Not Laziness

A reality check – by Adam Grant Grant (one of my favorite authors) ✅The pandemic has given us an unique opportunity – to press the PAUSE button! ✅In actual fact, life has become more frenetic, for many. ✅ More, instead of less, of a ‘hustle’ ✅ The stress of 24×7 WFH, trying to accomodate the…
September 6, 2022

Quiet Quitting

Quiet Quitting – the What, the Why and the How? What is #quietquitting? A new term in corporate lingo has finally reached the Indian shores. The term is used to describe a situation, where #employees do the bare minimum of their job, are clock watchers and are there more for their mandatory presence of 8…
September 5, 2022

A teacher – the Champion of Human Connection

A Teacher is a Champion of Human Connection.Happy Teachers Day!! If you can read this, thank a Teacher. T – Teacher is a TEAM Captain! She dedicates herself to knowledge, so Others’minds can grow. They are the only people who lose sleep over others’ kids. Every child is a Gift – it’s the Teacher who…
August 24, 2022

Social Media Screening

Social Media screening – with discretion? ➡️Algorithms are good for economies of scale. They may not be, always good for context and nuance. ➡️Harris Poll of over 1000 people in 2020, showed that 60-90% of employers, used social media to research job candidates. ➡️54% reject candidates, based on their social media presence. ➡️Social Media can…