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  Are you s eeking a Pay Raise and Promotion during the Appraisal season? If Yes then you must communicate about your milestones, and achievements and show evident readiness for the higher role. Top hacks for you to consider… BE CONFIDENT : Your Self-Worth is your weapon and you must be confident about portraying it whenever you need to. Do not assume that your appraisal-evaluation team will do their groundwork to know about the new skills that you have acquired. You must speak about it!  SPEAK UP: Have you ever seen a good leader who does not communicate well? You wouldn’t. Silence is not a good or right way to lead a big team. All human beings need interaction and a good leader must learn to communicate well too. In a world full of social platform push messages, the human psyche is attuned to more information (even without asking for it). So, when it comes to seeking a promotion, why would you not find a reason to speak up.? Do not get lost in the crowd - Stand out by spea...

Soak up the Sun this Spring-Summer. Enjoy snapshots from across India where tourists explore popular spots and locals throng lush gardens and beaches Tourists at the Taj Mahal in Agra take umbrellas along to cover their heads from harsh sunlight. Pic: PTI Photo Summer is here when you find eclectic shapes of earthen water pots being sold by the roadside; young children somersaulting into the pond to beat the heat and women covering their heads with large headscarves and umbrellas while shopping for summer fruits. Indian Summer is a beautiful time of the year. Take a look at how the mercury is rising in different destinations across India and locals are finding trendy ways to quench their thirst EARTHEN WATER POTS : As mercury is soaring high around 40 degree, people in Surat are feeling very hot and trying to beat the heat. People buying earthen pots.   TRADITIONAL TODDY FARMING: A Toddy farmer climbs Palm tree for collecting Palm Wine, very demand during the summer season near ci...

Encouragement is the only way Learning can be fulfilled as a goal.  So, what happens to content in new-normal post-pandemic days? Technology takes a leap forward and human connections strategically come to the fore.  There's no time to waste but about time to pause (need-based).  Get real and show empathy.  Get inclusive and show value.  Get upskilled and show growth.   H2H (Human 2 Human) Marketin g will form the core of engaging content.  Privacy, copyright and open source knowledge will rule the roost. It is time to connect with mutual synergy and renewed vision.  Do you agree with me? At the fabulous setting of Radisson Blu in Nashik, Maharashtra in India at the leading Mediawire annual conference in March 2022, my presentation was about 'Content in New-Normal' Days .  The highlight of the 3-day sojourn was a well-planned entrepreneurial contest between 4 Mediawire internal teams where visionary jury members - Akshay Salaria (Tata Digit...

World Day of Social Justice: LinkITBlueCollar social venture incubated at NSRCEL Indian Institute of Management - Bangalore (IIM-B) lauds 'Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment'  THE THEME : The theme of the World Day of Social Justice for the Year 2022 is 'Achieving Social Justice through Formal Employment'.  THE FOCUS:  The focus is on the formalization of employment as a prerequisite for reducing poverty and inequality.  (Nimisha Tiwari is an award-winning Indian journalist and Founder of www.LinkITBlueCollar.com - a social venture incubated at NSRCEL, IIM-B in India) The day to mark 'World Day of Social Justice' is to search for solutions to achieve sustainable development including poverty eradication, the promotion of full employment and decent work, universal social protection, gender equality and social justice for all. FIND YOUR PURPOSE:  As per the United Nations directive (with excerpts from the UN website)  More than 60 per cent of ...

Motivational hacks for self-love. Whether you are single and find the concept of couple love over-rated or you simply wish to enjoy your own space – This Valentine's Day, celebrate the spirit of love - Begin with your own self. Going Solo this Valentine's Day? Valentine's Day is marked on February 14 and the commercial success around gifting globally during this week is evident to all (thanks to social media shopping updates). If you are single in the city and do not have much reason to celebrate Valentine's Day (in the cliched ‘couple love’ manner), then go ahead and make this day special for your own self. Begin by embracing your individuality in its entirety and reboot your sense of joy. Check out motivational hacks for self-love… Personal hobbies that you always loved right since your childhood can now be initiated again. Remember, expressing your emotions is an act of courage. Emotional strength of being at peace with yourself is a rare quality.   Get your fit...

What Makes Quitting So Contagious? Much has been written about the 'great resignation' during the pandemic. Before you fancy 'goodbye from regular job' plunge, pause and don't just mindlessly follow the herd mentality. Take stock because your views matter… (With inputs from New York Times) Something infectious is spreading through the workforce. Its symptoms present in a spate of two-week notices. Its transmission is visible in real-time. And few bosses seem to know how to inoculate their staff against this quitagion. While there is a dearth of conventional jobs, the remote work culture has unveiled a plethora of options for professionals. IT CATCHES QUICKLY… “There’s a shock when you see multiple people leaving; it’s like, oh, is there something I’m not seeing?” said Tiff Cheng, 27, who left her job in digital marketing in July along with five of her close friends at the 40-person agency. “Is it my time to leave as well?” Quitting rates were high in August, Septemb...

While physical fitness may seem to take precedence over other goals in the year 2022, there’s a significant shift that one must consider for their mental health too. As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to change its form and humankind stays cautious and begins to work around it, here are Top 5 mental health motivational resolutions that can set the tone for your life ahead. Try it!   TOP TIP: The key metrics of ‘Self-care’ may shift as per the phases in your life. So, minutely plan what you need at the moment and tackle the situation in hand. Do not over-plan, just be in the moment. TOP TIP : Being critical to oneself may be doing a lot more harm than you may realise. In the process of keeping your motivation levels high, many a time, individuals get too harsh to their own selves. Keep it easy, show some love to your own self. Remember, you can only pour from your cup for others when it is full and not when it is empty.  TOP TIP: Connecting with others holds the key to joy ...