Tag: Coaching

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 12, 2022

What to do when you have no experience to show in your resume?

What to do when you have no Experience on your #resume ? This is problem many fresh graduates and new entrants face – especially in today’s competitive #job market. Lack of experience adds to the normal anxiety attached to any interview. Some tips to keep in mind. 1. Do a deep dive excavation of all…
September 7, 2022

Return to Office

Return to Office is Muscle to be developed by organisations.(Source; Recent Study by McKinsey & Co) ✅Return to hybrid working – a new muscle to be developed. ✅52% C Suite Executives prefer return to office, workers on-site 4 days/week. ✅Sense of Belonging & social connection become difficult in Remote. ✅Many women could drop out, widening…
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 28, 2022

Do Manners Matter?

❓Do manners matter? ➡️Manners don’t cost anything, or so I thought. ➡️But Not having Manners, can certainly Cost. ➡️I came across a funny story recently. ➡️It was a price list at a coffee shop with the following prices: Coffee : 5.00 USD A cup of coffee: 3.00 USD Good Morning! One cup of coffee, please…
August 27, 2022

Why are employees leaving?

Why are #employees Leaving?(Some perspectives shared by McKinsey; Some my own) Employers don’t really know whyemployees are leaving. EMPLOYEES themselvesdon’t know why employees are leaving. That is Employees are in a conundrum- they too are facing insecurity & are confused, by & large. As employees return to #office,even in #hybrid mode, they find things are…
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…
August 24, 2022

A strong job market does it benefit all?

(Perspectives based on Mckinsey study of American Job Market done in August 2022). Some of the trends may well apply to Job Market in India today. Employees report facing persistent barriers in finding jobs, even as employers struggle to fill open positions. Professionals like chartered accountants, engineers as well corporate employees in some sectors finding…
August 24, 2022

How to Survive and Thrive after a Job Loss

How to Survive & Thrive after Job Loss? Imagine you join a Zoom link & hear the dreaded words:“We regret to inform you that we’re terminating your employment with immediate effect.” This seeming fantasy has become current reality in some rare cases. Job loss equates to the loss of loved one, especially to those whose…