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
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