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Whether you are a team leader, supervisor, mid-level manager or a C-suite exec, mentoring colleagues is an essential feature of your role. While different rungs of the corporate ladder involve varying roles and responsibilities, the principles of managing people remain…
You’ve been given the pink slip. Though the start-up where you worked had seen rough times before, the company always managed to weather crises. As you were part of the core team, or at least thought you were, you did’nt…
The full page “We are sorry” ads in the quintessential IndiGo blur ring hollow. After derailing travel plans of customers for days on end, the airline’s apology is like slapping a Band Aid over a broken Bone. Clearly, the airline…
Playing a sport in childhood has umpteen benefits. Besides stretching and strengthening your muscles, sport also nurtures perseverance and focus and builds resilience and teamwork. In fact, continuing to play a sport through adulthood may be a good idea as…
Vinod is organised and attentive to detail. Every evening, he makes a to-do list for the next day that includes both personal and professional tasks. Being punctual, he estimates how much time various jobs may take and schedules some buffer…
A friend once attended a family function at my house. Though she did not interact with my relatives, she got to observe them from a distance. After that event, she told me that my cousin, whom she only saw, but…
Swati is an engaged and efficient worker, whose boss appreciates her work ethic and professionalism.While she is a values member of the team, on aspect of Swati’s personality irks her colleagues and boss. For every step of a project, Swati…
Whether it’s an unreasonable client, a hard-nosed colleague or a pesky boss, you encounter unpleasant interactions at work where emotions may run amok. Most often, these difficult conversations don’t happen out of the blue. Often, you dread an upcoming meeting…
Though your appraisal is largely positive, the last sentence baffles you:“You need to cultivate more of a can-do attitude if you’re aspiring for a leadership role withinthe organsiation.” What the hell, you think to yourself. I’m hardworking, meet all deadlines,…
After his first month at a new job, Rishab still feels like an outsider. He likes the work and gets along with his colleagues but envies Sindhu who also joined the company at the same time as him. Whereas he’s…
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.