5 things no Business School would teach you

Whilst the B- school milieu of case studies, guest lectures, assignments,

live projects has all the capacity to hone your management skills: there

are yet a lot of trade moxie you get to learn while on the go.

It’s just been about 4 years for me in the corporate world but I seem to

have got an affirmation from some very senior people in the industry

too on the list below.

The trade moxie, I referred to, a few lines above does care about the

function you operate in. Although, I have tried to word them in the best

universal tone possible, do take it with a pinch of modification

considering which vertical you belong to.

As for me, I am a Marketing and PR Professional at Canon.

Face the difficult people as much as you can.

Every organization has that difficult to work with people. Do make sure,

you are the ones driving them crazy. If for once, you win over getting

the work done from them you can market yourself as the aggressive

individual who knows how to get his work done.

Avoiding this lot will make you one of the army already existing at your

office, reluctant to take things up with the backbreaker.

Establish a healthy business relationship with at least one

person in each of the department. This person should be apart

from the one you do daily transactions with.

Organisations do their best to integrate processes, strategies, divisional

management and most importantly people. But I have major doubts

about the last. People are the most difficult part in the organization to

control. And if the organization happens to be multi-cultural, this

problem can aggravate beyond limits.

For your personal, team and orgnisation’s well being it then becomes

your duty to integrate and align yourself with what is happening around

you.

Of note, this person should be unbiased of the daily work you and your

team are doing; yet capable of giving you healthy trends of his

individual department.

Never forget your Marketing Lessons

I strongly believe in the power of Marketing and especially Brand

Building. You are a brand yourself. The way you write a mail, drink

coffee, talk to peers, handle crisis, and respond to success is all adding

to your Brand Image.

Be Careful.

Very. Very. Careful.

Choose- You are paid for your work OR you work because you

are paid

Highly debatable!

Upon reading the choices for more than four times you realize what a

far-flung meaning they carry. Cause and Effect couldn’t have been

applied more anywhere, than this.

If you need the job, the job needs you back.

No one is doing favor to any but rather it’s a pure and simple deal. Be

fair and expect fair.

Work hard but demand what’s just as well. Don’t fight for your personal

space but assert it.

The more you show respect towards your privacy and personal space,

the more respect you gain. This respect is fetched for your courage in

putting the line which some people fail to draw, even in their entire life

span.

I think in countries like India where it’s Shark Competition this one

holds prime.

Designate a mentor, who shares your work-place

It is a great doctrine to follow the byrons of industry but it can get too

far sometimes. You might hear and read about them less often as

compared to a mentor who shares the work-place with you.

The learning curve here is marvelous because you breathe in the same

air as he/she might. Your chances to pick up better habits increase in

probability by notches. Also, the repeated encounter with the mentor

at your office creates constant inspiration for improvement.

Jasleen Kaur