Perspective

Pre-Presentation Tips Preparing for a presentation is an art by itself. There are so many things that you will have to give attention to and it needs a lot of your time and focus. Even if you are an eloquent speaker, delivering an effective presentation needs preparation. You will not be convincing and successful in

Being successful as a Team We, a team of four members planned to present a paper in an International Conference in Dubai. We sat for a brief meeting, selected the topic and after thorough researching and a series of discussions prepared the abstract. We sent the abstract to the organizers and waited for their acceptance. In

Six things that will make you Prosperous at work: Prosperity at work will be so good and welcoming.  Who will not want to prosper?  All of us want to flourish and be successful. Are there any easy ways to be prosperous at work? Yes, there are few simple things that you can do to prosper

Birthdays and Birthrights – Lessons for Parents It was our elder daughter’s birthday and she was elated seeing her birthday gift. Not that it was a surprise to her. In fact, she gently expressed what she wanted as gift when we had asked her preference well ahead of time. “Mama, my birthday is coming up

Meaning: Transferable Skills are those skills, potentials and abilities that a person has which he has learned or acquired at school, home, play, work or by personal experience. An individual can easily ’transfer’ these skills from one job setting to another. They are portable and hence the name. These skills are helpful as an individual

Six Reasons to Value your Personal Values at Work: Personal Values define ‘You’. They are the very substance of human behavior. Personal values are vital because they steer the attitudes, motivation, personality and behavior of individuals. You will agree that every person holds some kind of values – positive, healthy, constructive or otherwise. Values are

SWOT Analysis for Workplace Communication: SWOT Analysis is a wonderful tool to understand yourself in terms of how good and effective you are in communicating at workplace. As you know, SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats. Strengths and Weaknesses are internal, whereas, Opportunities and Threats are external. In the context of this topic,

Purpose of Research All of us are generally curious in nature. Every one of us has an element of curiosity in us that makes us to go in search of information. It may be as simple as a curiosity to know about a new movie review or more complex as the study of human behavior.

Few important points to consider before starting your PhD Since you are reading this post, I assume that you have serious intention of enrolling for a PhD degree very soon or will be doing so in the near future. The very thought of starting your PhD could scare you off. You might lack focus and

Know thy Appraiser: If you are reading this post wishing that it is about preparing yourself for your appraisal or how best to handle your appraisal, then this post is not for you. Oh, but wait, probably this is for YOU! Because, all said and done, you need to ‘know thy appraiser’. I was reflecting