She was in her teens. She was poor. She had a tribal background and she became the youngest woman to climb Everest. I am talking about the girl who broke the glass ceiling and achieved the impossible facing all odds and conquered the highest peak in the world.
Frequently we get upset about our failures and allow them to affect our progress. Are we unfair to ourselves? Certainly, we are. What’s the most common thing we do? We dwell in our thoughts and create barriers, we knock at the closed door and wait for it to open. Why don’t we realize that the past can’t be changed, and focus on what’s coming next. We will become a better person. We often do at our workplace, when we are trying to solve a problem even if we know there is no solution. We make false commitments to ourselves, indirectly affecting our own growth.
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There is no denying the power of music. Be it a celebration or a low point in our lives, music can help amplify the experience, every single time. Music is especially important for us Indians. Blame it on the constant influx of classic Bollywood songs and their timeless videos; but music has always been a big part of our beautiful culture of colours, music, and celebrations.
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
According to a study, 40% of employees with poor training tend to leave their jobs within the first year of joining. Meanwhile, another research finds that the companies that give importance to employee training and invest in that enjoy 24% higher profit margin in contrast to those who don’t invest in employee training.
Do you have the right tools to manage your “human resources?” If not then this article is for you! For starters, don’t think of yourself as someone managing human ‘resources,’ think of yourself as someone managing human ‘responses.’ If you are managing a team or if you have to get things done from others, you know that everyone is different and has different motivations. Knowing everyone and catering to the needs of different people is challenging since you have to work with a large variety of people. But there is good news – there are certain motivation strategies that apply to everyone. Using these strategies can provide you with the tools you need to influence people and get things done.
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