23Aug
By: Suchitra Mishra On: August 23, 2017 In: Leadership, Motivation, Productivity, World of Work Comments: 0

While efforts for mental health awareness in the space has picked up pace, there still is a long way to go. Recent studies and research has shown the direct link between mental health and performance or productivity. To understand why mental health awareness at the workplace is an issue...

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16May

Great teams are not built in a day. It takes perseverance, patience, unmatched leadership, hard work and the many other ingredients that make up the magic sauce of team work. To create magic as a team, it takes individual and collaborative synchronization. Today we send some inspiration your way in...

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22Mar
By: Suchitra Mishra On: March 22, 2017 In: Career, Communication, Management, Motivation Comments: 0

This is a shout out to all you first time managers out there! You are bound to be attacked by butterflies in your tummy, and the symptoms of having cold feet whenever you set out to do something you’ve never done before. While these voyages might appear terrifying, they...

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16Feb
By: Suchitra Mishra On: February 16, 2017 In: Career, Managing Yourself, Productivity Comments: 0

Career detox – does the phrase sound unfamiliar, almost strange? Well, it is neither. Just like your body needs a detox every now and then, for a better, and healthier you, your career does too. A study done by Sibson’s Consulting found that Only 30 percent of the study...

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14Jan
By: Suchitra Mishra On: January 14, 2016 In: Business, Career, Management, Performance, Productivity, Writing Comments: 7

A Business Proposal or Sales Proposal is often the first strong knock on the doors of a prospective client. Whether it is in the form of a word document or presentation, it has to be impressive and paint such a compelling picture that the customer just can’t wait to...

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24Nov

Rumours have always been as much a part of the professional spaces, as they are of the idle personal spaces. Be it random, unnecessary rumours resulting from personal vendetta against a colleague that end up in reference checks, or unsubstantiated rumours about a new employee you are just about to...

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15Aug
By: Suchitra Mishra On: August 15, 2014 In: Business, Career, Managing Yourself, Performance Comments: 4

The problem that many organizations face today is not a shortage of people in the market, it is a shortage of skills.  Research in Corporate Learning tells us that organizations suffer from a “skills supply chain” challenge. Not only do more than 70% of organizations cite “capability gaps” as...

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31Mar

For the past year, I have been experimenting quite successfully in running my business through the cloud. I am no techie and this was not a planned model initially. However, I was clear that I needed to enable a flexible working environment for my team and ensure that my...

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20Mar

Numbers tell stories – and metrics are the tools through which these stories get shape and substance. And yes, I am mad about metrics. And I know I am not alone in my fascination for metrics. There are tons of metrics to choose from and the right performance metric for...

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14Sep
By: Suchitra Mishra On: September 14, 2013 In: Business, Leadership, Management, Performance, Productivity Comments: 11

Who is a Project Manager?  A simple answer would be: Any person who has a team and is expected to deliver an output, given a set of requirements.  A typical Project Manager is often under pressure from the management, customers, third party vendors and the team members. Project management is...

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