Balanced Scorecard is a strategic tool that allows managers and directors to get a top down view of their organization and the execution of its activities. For maximum output, it should be used to help re-focus the top managerial employees that are in-charge of others, but many times employers overuse this tool by applying it to all the employees, which …
As a consultant, who is your client?
One of the biggest points of debate surrounding the profession of consultancy is that of who is defined as the client by the employee. In any organization at a given time there are four, if not more, groups that could be seen as the main focus and point of loyalty for the outsider. Person who gave you the job Employees …
Consulting challenges and how to adapt your thinking to overcome them
As a consultant, your main job revolves around the idea that you are being called to put out fires and deal with problems that can come up. The employer relies on your expertise to deal with the issues, which is why problem solving and communication are essential skills for a consultant to hone in their experience. Sometimes the best way …
How to align the best interests of the owner and the company’s development as a consultant
As an outsider entering the new world surrounding a company, there are times that the employees and owners of the organization will know more about their wants and needs than you will. Then why do they require a consultant? Even though they are aware of what is to be done and how they could get around the issue, the job …
PSYCHOLOGY OF DEHUMANIZATION
Black Lives Matter protests that began last month have sparked up similar social movements across the world, such as Palestinian Lives Matter, Russian Lives Matter, Muslim Lives Matter, & Papuan Lives Matter,where communities are protesting against systemic oppression and marginalization. Research shows that different communities are indefinitely referred to as animals & savages in various ways; Blacks as apes & …
TIES OF SELF-ESTEEM WITH WORK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND PRAISE
Self-esteem is defined as an individual’s subjective assessment of their abilities, which would factor into their bigger value of self-worth. Factors that could sway or influence one’s self-esteem are – perceptions, others’ reactions, experiences at home, school, work & community, age, achievements, role/status in society, ago, and social relationships, just to name a few. It was seen that the general …
DOES OUR LEVEL OF OPTIMISM/PESSIMISM CHANGE WITH LIFE EXPERIENCES
By VIJAI PANDAY Entrepreneur, Advisor and Chief psychometric Scientist Mentor ,Head of Assessments of the psychometric World Optimism/Pessimism is conceptualised in two distinct, if not exclusive, manner. One, as a ‘dispositional optimism’ -a generalised expectation that good things will happen in future. Two, as a general feeling of hope and joy with regard to future.Researchers have debated since long whether …
LEADERSHIP OF DIFFERENCES
The Earth we live in is increasingly becoming a battlefield for the forces of integration versus the forces of fragmentation. The play between opposites has encumbered our world as it has our family lives as well. Psychologists, counselors,management gurus have all been working hard to find solutions to a growing‘relationships’ crisis, at both the macro and micro levels. In the …
PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID
COVID-19 pandemic has led to an unprecedented situation which has led to struggles in the various domains- personal, social, economic, and political. The psychological aftermath of these changes can be predicted to be huge, and impacting several of us. In many cases, a resolution of these issues would require professional mental health assistance. However, numerous persons in psychological distress may …