a life of balance…..

Neha was yelling at Sameer "you very well understand the work situation at my office. How can you even expect me to join you all for your aunt's 75th birthday celebration tomorrow evening. Do you  have to be so insensitive?" I have personally been a victim of and suffered long due to this personal - professional conflict or

what a revelation…..

I had the privilege of being present at the Silver Jubilee Reunion of my batch from BITS Pilani over the last weekend. Boy, was it worthwhile! What a rocking time we had. Almost as if the clock had turned back to the years when we were on the campus. The relationship bonds that get created

positive strokes…..

My boss in an earlier organisation had this great gift of making the most serious of situations appear light and under control. Not to say he wasn't driving us hard or that he was any easier to deal with. Just that his boundless enthusiasm and levels of energy would provide such

inspiration sources…..

There are three fundamental ways to get people to do things. You can coerce, motivate or inspire. While all the three methods find ample usage, this clearly seems like the era of inspiration where great outcomes are obtained through employees who believe in the underlying mission of the company.   We all need to be inspired in order to accomplish something. It fuels

give your 100%…..

Look around and you would encounter such a vast majority of population that is just not able to reach the heights their inherent capabilities would suggest they can. I have reflected quite a lot and ended up with a deduction that is almost a conviction now - perhaps the most secure and tested way of moving towards realising your

appraising performance…..

Managers usually consider performance appraisal as the formal way of measuring how well an employee has handled responsibilities and assignments during a given period of time. The significance is immense and the output can be used for a variety of purposes like compensation administration, career progression, disciplinary actions, assessing training needs etc. Clearly appraising

“U” make a difference…..

At a time when change is the only constant, we expect CEO's to transform the way the company does business. Mid managers make process improvements and other innovations that help boost efficiencies. Front line members shoulder the responsibility to contribute ideas to better  the way employees work with customers. So the point is

talent development…..

Ekta walked into my room looking totally disoriented and confused. As if someone had shaken her up. "All well?" I enquired politely and was taken aback by the intensity of response the innocuous question elicited "What does my manager think of himself? I don't have what it takes to scale to the next level.....I work so