It is essential to say No to people if the situation demands, in order to balance out things at work and prioritize better. But just when the moment arises to say NO to anyone at work, it sends jitters down the spine. Leaving us in a huge dilemma on how to handle the situation. Especially if the person standing (or at the phone’s other end) is your senior or a high … [Read more...]
When do people “don’t” matter!
We have been used to hearing this - people make up the company, people are the real assets, strength of the team decides the success of a startup, people matter the most, etc., But is there a flip side to it, especially in startup world? Where people don’t matter at all at times? I have been with startup ecosystem for half a decade now and have been managing young teams … [Read more...]
One direct clue to know what’s causing your middle age career crisis
The modern workplace is transforming at unbelievable rate and the competition (job market) is getting intense in such a way that freshers are able to replace experienced hands at fraction of the cost, making middle age crisis more pertinent than ever in a professional’s life. Another silent disruption in the making is, old ways of doing things are fast vanishing and so, … [Read more...]
From Sales Manager to General Manager(/Entrepreneur) – Just 1 Mindset change
You’ve been doing sales for a good 5 years now. What next? You either want to assume a bigger responsibility of managing a business line or to translate all the selling experience into starting a venture. But are you really ready for that? Does your current mindset allow you to do so? The answer to that lies in how comfortable are you to leave the urge to make a sale to … [Read more...]
Whine Tasting – How to align rebellious team members at work
As a manager, the toughest part of your job is managing people’s expectations. And if you have a team of more than 5 resources, there’s a very high likelihood of a whiner in them. If managing every individual team member’s expectation sounds daunting, then managing those of the classic “whiner” is 4 X in magnitude. Why so? While team members come to you with their … [Read more...]