It is good that you have prepared an awesome presentation and ready to meet your audience. As a student or a novice at work, it may be the first time that you are going to speak in front of people. It could be for just a handful of people such as in a meeting to
Teamwork Skills Just as much as it is impossible to survive alone in this world, it is impossible to work alone in any organization. In today’s ‘connected’ world, being a part of a team is an everyday happening. Whether it is an educational institution, scientific research center, non-governmental organization or the corporate world, people are
Communication Skills – Essential transferable skills In my earlier post, I had written about the importance of transferable skills and listed about twenty-three essential transferable skills. Furthermore, I wrote about assessing leadership skills in students (the first in the list of transferable skills) in yet another post. In continuation, in this post, I wish to
Leadership Skills in Students Leadership is one of the most essential skills in the list of transferable skills. Whether you are a student, job seeker or an established person seeking career growth, the one important skill that employers never fail to question you about is your ability to lead or demonstration of your leadership abilities.
Interpersonal Relationship at Work: Is your name on everyone’s lips in your office? Are they calling your name innumerable times a day? If you say yes, then it means you have good interpersonal relationship at work. Alternatively, think of someone you are working with whose name is on everyone’s lips; being called frequently by colleagues.
Self-Motivation: Let me ask you a question. Are you a motivated person? I am sure your answer is a definite YES. That is because all of us are motivated one way or the other. Different people are motivated in different ways at different points in their lives. The things that motivated me when I was
Self-Motivation: Self-motivation is the force within you that drives you to do something you want. It thrusts you to move forward and achieve what you can and beyond. It is an innate energy; a key life skill that works within you and makes you to move mountains. Self-motivation helps you to understand and manage your
Employees’ Perceptions of Work & Workplace: We all know that a happy employee is a productive employee. But what does it need to make an employee happy? This is a tricky question because ‘happiness’ is an abstract term. It is something which differs from person to person. The factors that make one employee happy may
Job Stress Questionnaire – II In my earlier post, I had talked about Job Stress and identified few factors leading to stress among employees. Let me touch upon the factors in this post, in case you did not have a chance to see it. I had mentioned Relationship with Colleagues / Peers, Management, Company Policies,
Job Stress: Job Stress is a phenomenon which is very common among employees and is one of the most studied topics among researchers, academicians and corporate personnels. The topic has been analysed in various perspectives and stress management strategies have been widely discussed. Alas! stress still exists and is one of the main culprits