Benefits of training, Improve the productivity of employees and the company

Training and development is an integral part of any organization. If it is not, then the amount of growth the company can attain will be much lower than its potential. Also, it will have a higher attrition rate as the employees feel stagnant and will look for greener pasture elsewhere. Although trainings can be costly and take up valuable working hours, they are essential. Keeping up to date with the trends and the technology and occasional refresher courses will add a new life to both the employee and the ... Read More

Stress Management The benefits of Emotional Resiliance

Emotional resilience refers to how you are able to monitor and use your emotions to your advantage, be it negative or positive. Everyone has the ability to manage their emotions. However, not everyone makes a conscious effort to do so. As such, we witness outbursts and depressions in a lot of people. Emotional resilience is a skill and a "learnable" one at that. Positive emotions are good and normally are well channeled by our body itself. It is the negative energy that we constantly need to channel in order maintain a sane mind... Read More

Ways to reduce social anxiety

Social anxiety can be mild such that you can pass it off as shyness or severe which could be paralyzing. Shyness can be overcome as you grow older and get involved in activities and get to know more people. However, people who suffer from severe social anxiety need a lot of help getting out of that anxiety. This severe anxiety can be identified with the following symptoms. Read More

Organizing a small work place cubicle - Tips and tricks

Most of the time, we end up adding and adding to our cubicles which is already quite small. From small things like pins to large things like files, we keep adding. These things add up and end up cluttering your work space and eventually your mind. Yes, your mind as well!

It is amazing how little things like a messy cubicle can affect your work atmosphere. However, if you read up on Feng Shui or Vaastu Shastra, the very first thing they tell you is this commonsensical statement; clean up!.... Read More

Leadership Strategy - how listening skills enhance your leadership

Well, it is by nature that we should listen more and speak less. That is why we are born with two ears and only one mouth. Following this rule of nature was to help the communication between individuals to be effective. All the more, it is one of the very important feature of a great leader. Leaders make a very important part of all society. It is a necessary factor that without a leader, no civilization can move forward. However, who decides what makes a good leader. I can safely say that a leader understands the stand of its community and is able to lead with keeping the community in mind. For this, the leader need to be informed about the community concerns. Also, the ... Read More

How to do well in college and still have a vibrant life!

College life is a breeze for some and a struggle for many. The reason being the new mode of study and the lack of time management skills! Till high school, we are all given timeliness and are guided enough to ensure that we get our work done on time. However, in college more of the time management aspect will have to come directly from the students themselves. This could put a lot of strain on many students. As such, they find that they do not have enough time on hand to do things they would love to do, such as socializing and enjoying their college years! However... Read More

What you should know when terminating an employee

If you are in a compelling state that you need to terminate a particular employee, something has gone wrong during the selection process. This is true if we are talking about the termination of a new employee. However, you may be faced with a situation where you may need to terminate an employee who had been serving the organization for a very long time.

Whatever the situation, you need to keep a few points in mind in order for the process of termination would be smooth and effortless. All the more, the termination should end on a positive note. This should be so because ... Read More