Do you aspire to lead your team and gradually climb the ranks to more senior positions? Do you have it in you to be a leader? How can you tell? As you’ve probably realized, effective leaders have different styles and…
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Do you aspire to lead your team and gradually climb the ranks to more senior positions? Do you have it in you to be a leader? How can you tell? As you’ve probably realized, effective leaders have different styles and…
Ayub, known for his strong work ethic and affable demeanor, was always welcome on most teams at work. Easy to get on and work with, Ayub didn’t get on people’s wrong side. Until Keya entered the organization. She too found…
Ashish, a young techie from Hyderabad, was thrilled to get a job offer from a start-up in Austin, Texas. This was the break he had long been dreaming of. He planned to work at the new job for four years…
Like many people, I’ve grown used to the comfort of online shopping post-COVID. And, two recent experiences have made me more averse to going to a physical store. Both times, I landed up at the shops at 11 am, the…
You’ve been working in a team of five people for over two years. Fortunately, the team dynamics are smooth as members seem to click with each other. Recently, a sixth member has joined the team, and for some reason, the…
Regardless of what subjects or field you pursued in college, you need to be able to apply what you’ve learned and keep learning on the job. To thrive at the workplace, career coach and writer, Katharine Brooks, identifies ten mindsets…
As you scroll down the Excel spreadsheet, your eyes crunch up. You can’t believe what you’re seeing. You run the analysis two, three times, but the figures that should tally don’t match up. It’s obvious you’ve made a mistake.
Meetings, targets, reviews, growth curves, acquisitions, deadlines, productivity logs, sales figures—if your mind is consumed by work and nothing else, perhaps it’s time to review (oops, not that word again) or evaluate your life.
Neha took to her job at a start-up, right out of college, like a fish to water. Working in the ed-tech space, she was buoyed by the idea of serving a greater purpose while also being independent. The team was…
The proverbial “one bad apple” receives bad press, for good reason. A lone member who harbours negativity can disrupt the functioning of an otherwise cohesive team in more ways than one. As human beings have a propensity to remember bad…
Aruna Sankaranarayanan is the author of Zero Limits: Things Every 20 Something Should Know. She was the Founder & Director of PRAYATNA, a centre for children with learning difficulties in Bengaluru & Chennai for 22 years.