by Monster India | May 17, 2018 | Career Advice
In the smash hit Avengers: Infinity War, a team of superheroes comes together to defend the world from a threat they cannot tackle alone. If we had to draw a real-life parallel, it is kind of like building a successful team consisting of a group of people with...
by Monster India | Apr 19, 2018 | Career Advice
There was a time when scoring a first job in a big corporation was considered an early career triumph. Today, times have changed, and so have perceptions of success. “I want to promote those who have the courage to fail,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the...
by Monster India | Apr 17, 2018 | Career Advice
Being passed up for a promotion is extremely painful. You think you’ve been working hard to move up the professional ladder only to feel invalidated at the workplace. But – like all other bitter experiences in life – it’s important not to let an episode like...
by Rajeev Raju | Apr 13, 2018 | Career Advice
Once again, I found myself at a day-long conference where corporate HR leaders, consultants, learning and development professionals and executive coaches mingled and shared ideas and opinions. Before the event commenced, I was in a conversation with the HR Head of a...
by Rajeev Raju | Apr 10, 2018 | Career Advice
“Why is no one offering me a job? What do I do next as I don’t want to continue doing the same thing? Can I do something entirely different from what my career has been focused on so far? Why can I not be hired for my strengths and not based only on my past...
by Rajeev Raju | Apr 7, 2018 | Career Advice
“Boss, we have an issue…what do we do?” A familiar conversation played out daily in a Manager’s work day. Empirical evidence shows that, 9 out of 10 Managers go pat with “I suggest you do this…” or even more directly, “Just call X and ask them to….” These are...