In today’s fast paced, multi tasked and attention deficit world that we find ourselves in, the question often comes to my mind “ Am I listening enough?” or on the other side of the spectrum “Am I being heard enough?” Recent statistics have proven that the average attention span for a human being in the […]
Successful people in life are those who are better at taking decisions. And, success is not always about the decision itself as much as about taking the decision; i.e. the act and its timeliness. Gladwell (2005), in his book “Blink”, states that the best decisions are often those that are impossible to explain to others. […]
Soft skills are gradually becoming more and more the hard skills of today’s workforce requirements. It’s just not enough to be well educated or trained in technical skills without developing the interpersonal and relationship building skills that help people to communicate and collaborate effectively. Soft skills have more to do with who we are than […]
“She can’t be writing from her head! Someone is telling her stuff!” “He can’t have gotten those ideas out of that tiny head! He’s a researcher/copier! That is what he is!” “Look how she deals with people! She is a hypocrite!” Some people seem to just know how to do it, say it, get it, […]
On different occasions and in inspirational speeches I usually hear the advice “Think outside the box”. I have always found this hard to do. The problem with reflecting could be my own problem, however, let’s elucidate the disparity between thinking inside and outside the box and reach a viable conclusion about what’s practical. Objectively thinking, […]
As we enter a new year, I can happily say what an amazing last year it has been. It has been a great year in terms of expanding my comfort zone beyond my limits. I would request you to look back into last year. When looking into it I would like you to thank for […]
We communicate more but do we communicate better? In today’s world we have increased channels of communication with the extension of social media, digital tools, advanced technology, smart phones etc… But can we still increase the level of our communication? We spend more time on our smart phones, tablets, and laptops and less time talking […]
When an organization is hiring new employees, what is it that they look for? Do they want someone who is capable of completing the tasks assigned to them? Are technical skills, or hard skills, all that one needs to be a valuable and viable asset in the business world? Absolutely not as there’s more to […]
Has there ever been a time in your life where you were asked to stand in front of a group of people and present? What was the feeling you experienced just before presenting? I recall the first time I was asked to speak in front of a group of people like it was yesterday. My […]
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” – Alvin Toffler We are all used to listening and reading about learning and its best techniques in addition to different learning and learners’ styles but it’s not popular to read or […]
