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Work place is very complex. Level of understanding and knowledge of every individual differs. This matters more with age of people. In an office you will find employees of almost every age group. And if you are a sales or marketing person, then this diversity of age, is even very common. Not only the knowledge […]
When it all started in November 2019 in ‘China’, then no one could have predicted that the Corona Virus ( COVID-19) might cause a global economy’s worst ever slowdown. If IMF (International Monetary fund) is to be believed then, this Pandemic “COVID-19” will cause downturn of economy and the impact will last till 2021 or […]
Got a new Job!! Great. It is really very exciting to get a job offer after a search for few months. It takes lots of planning and efforts to land in a right job. Be a fresher or highly experienced, every candidate have their own struggle in finding right opportunities. But it is also true […]
When you search for a job then what is most important to you, Brand, Boss or Salary? Research says that most common answer is “Boss” but actually most common choice “Brand.” Brand, Boss and Salary are the three major parameters which decide your career and professional life. Ignoring any of them, may cost you dearer. […]
Have you ever done KYC for your sales aspect? KYC is “Know Your Competition” and yes, as taken most popularly, it is also read as “Know Your Client.” Knowing your client is the first step towards being serious about any sales aspect. And ‘knowing your competition’ is the biggest turning point of all the sales […]
I was meeting a senior level person in an organization. We were discussing the market and strategy. When there is a discussion, then all the points, be it positive or negative, comes in the queue of topics. I highlighted few wrong steps taken by the organization which downgraded the market reputation of his organization. The […]
“I also want to be an entrepreneur, I have an excellent idea which is jaw-dropping for investors.” Said my ex-colleague when I visited my ex-employer. I reacted “Why don’t you start then? Make the product and show to an investor.” “It will take a lot of time and effort to make the product. I want […]
An office is a complex place. Everything has a pre-defined rule and many hidden meanings. In such complex world, having a great boss is a matter of luck. You need to be lucky enough to have a manager who listens to you. Typically managers are more focused on getting work done for the organization and […]
Our new NSM (National Sales Manager) had sent an email to all front liner salesperson “please prepare your data in excel sheet and not in power point slides.” Those days I used to be among front liner. For almost every front liner, it was tough to make a presentation on excel sheet. We were habitual […]
An office is purely a professional workplace where almost every behavior is well defined. Some are defined rules and some are un-said rules. But our behavior and etiquettes are closely watched along with our professionalism and performance. Offices may differ in working environments but there are certain things which must be taken care. Here are […]
Month-end, although happens every month, is a judgemental time for any salesperson. Most of the companies are having a culture of month end closing. It is the time which defines the final performance of the month. An interesting fact is that the last week of the month has more than 60% of monthly invoicing. In […]
Thinking about Start-up or opening a new business! You must be enquiring about the processes. Most of the start-ups and businesses are in Manufacturing and Service Industry. And here is big support from the government in form of Udyog Aadhar. However this is not a news anymore as it was notified on 18th September 2015, […]
“What is my value?” And “what value addition am I doing?” these are the two questions which are important for all employees. Good thing is that most of the sensible employees know the correct answer to it. It is good to know your worth. But have you ever felt like if you are getting a […]
Job search is not an easy task, in fact, job search itself is an unpaid job. There are many candidates, those are badly looking for a job opportunity. They contact or get contacted by several HR firms, and company HRs for an interview, but most of the time they end with no response post […]
Layoff may have any reason but impact is very negative. A sudden jerk in the lives of employees, which takes many months to overcome. Not only emotionally but also financially, an individual suffers a lot. Finding a new job is very tough once you are unemployed. In this blog, I will try to guide for facing an interview post layoff.
Being a manager is not easy, especially when you have a non-performing employee in your team. The life gets worse if that employee doesn’t want to improve. Few employees have an issue with behaviour which stops them to improve. They have either taken the things for granted or very rigid to change attitude. For whatsoever […]
I had a colleague, who was an average performer but with an excellent presentation skill. And above all, he had an excellent relationship building skill, as per himself. He had maintained a great relationship with all his bosses, current and ex. I was curious to know the secret. He revealed “Right Compliment. You just need […]
The year 2017, went through a major and long-awaited reform of GST (Goods and Service Tax). In India, the concept of GST was first visualized in the year 1999 but it took 17 years to get cleared from parliament. On 8 August 2016, the Constitutional Amendment Bill for the rollout of GST was passed by […]
4 month back my friend Vinit, a software engineer, had joined an e-commerce start-up dealing in apparel brand. The company was backed by biggies of the industry. With just 3 years of experience, he had got an excellent pay and grade, which was much higher than his expectation. He was still serving probation period and […]
Entrepreneurship is not a new thing, at least in India. From past many years, India is known for producing many well-known Entrepreneurs. On looking closely, we will find that there are three kinds of manpower in India; Business Minded, Job Minded and Unemployed. We will not discuss unemployed as that is a job of government, […]