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How to Communicate with your Children

Effective and Open Communication with children is important because, while 21st Century kids are articulate beyond belief—“Did my 5 year old just talk about effective waste disposal?”—children don’t always open up about what really bothers them or about their lives in what I call “the second family”: the peer group, pop culture, and the Internet out there. The following points are important for building a culture of transparent communication with your children :- 1. Let your child finish talking and then [...]

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Building a Culture of Ownership in Organizations

Warren Buffett said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” Many organizations struggle to create a memorable and magnetic workplace culture, and it’s no wonder. Culture is tricky to define, and takes time and effort to build. A true “ownership culture” is one where employees feel a substantial, personal stake in the company’s performance. It creates a situation in which behavior is guided more by values than by rules; even when “nobody is [...]

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Best POSH Practices followed by Organizations

The POSH Act celebrated its 4th anniversary on 9th Dec 2017. In the last 4 years, it has influenced organizations to consider sexual harassment very seriously.And a large number of BSE 500 companies have declared in their annual reports that they received zero complaints on sexual harassment since 2015-16.The domino effect has led to several companies adopting best practices in handling sexual harassment effectively. Some of the practices adopted by the corporates are as follows: – 1. Mandatory training and [...]

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What are Soft Skills ? Why are they Important?

Soft skills are basic traits of a person’s skills and character which help them to use their hard skills to the full extent also known as people skills. The combinations of communication skills, creative skills, and all the skills which help a person to navigate their environment and interact with the people around them and work with them. At the end of the day we, “humans” are social creatures which means that we interact with other human beings almost on a daily basis, and for effectively interacting [...]

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How to Handle Difficult Conversation with Your Boss

How to Handle Difficult Conversation with Your Boss

How to Handle Difficult Conversation with Your Boss At some point in your career, you’re bound to be in a position where you’re unhappy at work, and your boss is in a position to help. Maybe you’ve gotten a performance review that you found to be unfair, or you feel like you’ve been looked over for a pay increase for far too long; perhaps you think your potential is not being properly utilized , or your co-worker’s behaviour has been [...]

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