In my last post I discussed how to capitalize on some career enhancing moments and shine at workplace. These moments are rare to get at workplace and you just can’t afford to let them go. So be confident, energetic and comfortable while dealing with such situations. Follow certain rules so that you not only become [...]

You must have noticed that every now and then we get a chance to highlight our skills, abilities and earn some browney points at workplace. But most of the time we end up regretting that we could not utilize the opportunity as we could have been. May be because we did not identify the opportunity, [...]

There is a popular saying – “what gets measured, gets reviewed and what gets reviewed, gets improved and rewarded”. Applied at the workplace, it means that to get rewarded, your work should get measured first and noticed too. At the end of the day we all want recognition of our hard work. Recognition comes when [...]

This post is in continuation of my earlier post, ‘Know your corporate culture and grow‘, where we discussed how understanding and establishing the right corporate culture can be the key to success and satisfaction for both organization and their people. Employees should adapt and fit in the corporate culture to survive and grow. Fitting in [...]

Appraisals are recently over. We all strive to excel in our work life along with new roles and responsibilities. We all put many efforts, do whole lot of activity, make different strategy not only to justify our present work position but also to score good in appraisal next year. Sometimes, in the race to score [...]

One of my ex colleagues always thought of himself as a good adviser. He always liked to give unsolicited advices to everyone around. However arguably no one liked his advice and looked at him as a talkative person. In fact people stopped sharing anything with him whether its official or personal by fearing that he [...]

People do many things to get noticed at workplace. Some of them think that if they say yes to everything, apart from scheduled work profile, they will not only get noticed but will also be appreciated and get promoted. However this is not true in today’s workplace environment. Your boss/colleague may presume you as ‘always-ready-to-work’ [...]

Arguments/conflicts can be seen among colleagues quite often. Sometimes, you, as a colleague or senior have to wear the hat of mediator or may be simply asked your opinion. At this point of time be little tricky, neutral and calculating about what you speak. Because if you take sides then you are part of the [...]

Well, to be a good listener does not mean that you provide your shoulder for all to share, chatter, cry anytime without giving them attention. It means that you have to listen what other person is saying with full of your interest and undivided attention. Like if you are extremely busy in your work and someone [...]

To get promotion, increments and recognition at workplace, you need to project the right image of yours. The wise, mature, reliable, sophisticated, trustworthy, experienced, problem solver etc. Remember, a careless word or any vulnerable moment can spoil your hard work and image at work. People who do not speak sense or relevant things or say [...]