10 Habits of Ultra-Likeable Leaders LinkedIn Profile If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likeable leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons with brilliant vision can command a reluctant following for a time, but it never lasts. They burn people out before they ever get to see what anyone is truly capable of. When I speak to smaller audiences, I often ask them to describe the best and worst leaders they have ever worked for. People inevitably ignore innate characteristics (intelligence, extraversion, attractiveness, and so on) and instead focus on qualities that are completely under the leader’s control, such as approachability, humility, and positivity. These words, and others like them, describe leaders who are skilled in emotional intelligence. TalentSmart research data from more than a million people shows that leaders who possess these qualities aren’t just highly likeable, they outperform those who don’t possess them by a larg...
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Health Tips For Corporate Employees Taxing nine-to-five jobs, long hours in front of a computer screen, uneven sleeping patterns and diet issues sum up the lives of most corporate employees. To lead a healthy and fit life, they should keep water handy, carry home cooked food and more, says an expert. Suvro Ghosh, founder of a healthcare startup www.helpmedoc.in , shares health tips especially for working segment of our society. * Carry a water bottle wherever you go: Keeping water handy is a good idea. Sometimes, if you’re working, you’ll just forget to drink water for a long period of time. Also, you should sip on water or a fruit-based drink. * Home-cooked food: Nothing substitutes a nutritious salad or a wholesome meal from home. It's best if you eat home-cooked 'dal chawal'. If you happen to stay away from your family or if you're too busy to pack your lunch, there are a good number of startups delivering home-cooked food and fresh salads. Try using the ...
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10 Body Language Secrets of Highly Successful People Jun 2, 2015 LinkedIN Home You control your body, but your body also controls you. Simple gestures, simple postures -- each makes a dramatic impact on how you think, feel, and perform. But that doesn't mean you have to be an athlete or yogi or contortionist to take advantage of that. You can still be you. Only now you can be a better you. Here are 10 cool ways: 1. Lie Down, Be More Creative According to Australia National University professor Dr. Darren Lipnicki, lying down can lead to creative breakthr...
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India's IT Party is over. Reinvent yourself or suffer May 31, 2015 ndia’s IT industry is unlikely to remain the amazing job-engine that it has been. For the past two decades, the fastest way to increase your income has been to land a job with an IT company. The industry has provided a ticket to prosperity for millions of young Indians; children of security guards, drivers, peons and cooks catapulted themselves and their families firmly into the middle class in a single generation by landing a job in a BPO. Hundreds of engineering colleges mushroomed overnight churning out over a million graduates a year to feel the insatiable demand of India’s IT factories. This party is coming to an end. A combination of slowing demand, rising competition and technological change means that companies will hire far fewer people. And this is not a temporary blip- this is the new normal. Wipro’s CEO has bravely admitted that automation can displace a third of all jobs within three y...