These four little words can be the trickiest, piece of a prospective interview or a meeting. So basic, yet so stacked. On the off chance that you Google the expression, you’ll find an endless rundown of tips and deceives for this question alone. Some jobseekers pack for interviews like they’re exams, pre-arranging the “right” replies to previsoned questions, which is …
How To “Tell Me About Yourself”?
There are a lot of questions that are bounced at us in each interview that we face, we prepare for each of them, except for one. This one particular question has mixed feelings associated with it – we think we will ace it, wing it or probably just be honest about it. “Tell me about yourself” – Hearing these 4 …
THE RIGHT WAY TO TAKE A BREAK
Technology has made our lives easier. Automated machines, Intelligent software and widespread network access, has reduced the time and effort required to get things done. It has helped us in creating a high-precision, first-paced world. The advent of social media has accelerated this growth further. We can now connect to anyone from any part of the world and transmit any …
THE RISE IN IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
The industrial revolution that took place sometime in the 1750s to the 1900s, in the United States, Great Britain and continental Europe, changed human society in drastic ways. It moved from an agrarian to an advanced society dominated by machine manufacturing. Since that time the “Human Capital” has been considered the lesser capital. During the time workers had to live …
FEEL ANXIOUS WHEN SOMEONE OVERSEES YOUR WORK? HERE’S WHY!
Has it ever happened to you that you are relaxed, composed and in control working by yourself, but become agitated and anxious when someone is monitoring your work? The individual (most likely your manager) may not be rude or dictatorial, and no evident circumstance was created to make you feel uneasy or nervous. Simply the idea of someone overseeing your …
NAVIGATING CAREER BREAKS
The taboo word in the 90s: Career Break. Women, especially felt at a disadvantage, if they had to take a break due to family commitment. Men…well they couldn’t even think it and if they did, the fear of not being able to get back to the career or lose out on it, was so immense that it was ‘unthinkable’. Career …
Effects Of Leadership On Team Dynamics And Performance
John Maxwell quoted that “Leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” John Maxwell’s definition does away with hierarchy and authority and instead focuses on the ability to influence. Leadership is defined as the process of facilitating individual and collective efforts to accomplish the shared objective. Leadership is an influential process that enables managers to get their people to work willingly …
Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Social justice
Corporate social responsibility is a self-regulatory check for businesses to be socially accountable to their local and global community, customers, and stakeholders. It is based on the concept that businesses have a responsibility to do good. There are four main types of CSR activities; Environmental Responsibility: Research has found that just 100 companies are responsible for more than 70% of …
The Gig economy & Group dynamics
The Gig Economy has been placed on number #4 on the Society of Industrial & Organizational Psychology’s (SIOP) Top 10 Workplace Trends. Internet, the sophistication of digital tools, shift in the nature of career aspirations, values, etc. of the Millennials & Gen Z, people not being bound by geographic locations are some factors leading to this boom of the gig …
Wellbeing in Workplaces for 2022
This article addresses the need for well-being initiatives in the workplace as a silver bullet for thriving organizations. It covers highlights from 2021 that lay the ground for setting processes in organizations supporting positive mental health as an outcome. Lastly, I offer suggestions on creating a baseline to address these issues. 2022 is still a year of recovery from the …