Covid-19 has radically changed the way meetings are conducted in the corporate world. So instead of physical or face-to-face meetings, now we have virtual meetings happening through various applications like MSTEAMS, ZOOM, GOOGLE MEET, etc. Quite surprisingly the change is not limited to any particular industry, rather impact can be seen across sectors and organizations. …
In a workplace setting, we often come across complex problems which require collective effort to arrive at a solution. In my personal experience, the usual response mechanism involves hurriedly calling the various stakeholders for a meeting to discuss and find the solution. This way of resolving a problem suffers from 5 major drawbacks: …
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Life is all about making choices. To be honest, it doesn’t come easy on most occasions. It’s usually a trade-off, where you get something and forego something. The ability to effectively evaluate the opportunity cost is an essential skill for making smart decisions. In absence of self-awareness and required skills, we …
In the corporate world, meetings are necessary but also one of the primary productivity killers. In the post-covid-19 era, where virtual meetings have replaced physical meetings in a big way, the problem has become even more acute. With no travel or commute time involved, back-to-back meetings are scheduled, all of which are not necessary. …
You must have heard the quote; happiness is a state of mind; hence it’s a no-brainer that a happy sense makes people more productive. A university study of optimism and performance in call centers showed that happy and optimistic people showed greater success. Happiness researcher and author Shawn Achor once asked tax managers …
“The work tends to expand to fill the time available for its completion”-Parkinson’s law. The law can be explained in simple terms as the number of hours available at your disposal decides the duration of task completion. If you have a deadline of 1 day, you can finish it in one day; if you …
Most of us keep looking for ways to achieve more in life, which is essentially about being more productive. It is good and we must aspire for more, that’s what keeps us going. However, an alternate and my preferred approach is to take a step back and identify the reasons which eat into our …
What do you think is the number one secret to excel at work place ? How do you stay relevant in the dynamic work environment ? Make a guess. Come on, you can do better than this. Okay, enough of the suspense, let me now share it with you. It’s …
Outcome anxiety is primarily worrying yourself out by excessively thinking about the end results. Overthinking before taking action is a common cause for this state and feelings of stress, worry and inaction are the symptoms. Let’s understand why does this happen? Most of us either stop at nothing or want all. This …
