The first few years of the career are spent in figuring out how to get paid reasonably enough to be able to get on. This is infact an extended lesson and at times we spend a bit longer learning how to crack the code. Higher Level Needs Once we gather the requisite experience and confidence that we can easily support ourselves, save a major economic downturn or a calamity of a personal nature, we move our attention to our higher level needs. With the realization that we are employable, our outlook towards a job undergoes a sea change, we become ...

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Which of these describes you better than the other, ambitious to the core, organized, a little bit impatient at times, highly competitive, creative, collaborative, somewhat messy at times. Most of us associate ourselves with either type A or type B personality. Manic Fervor Again it is entirely possible that you do not associate with one to the complete exclusion of other, and depending on context you make associations with both. Many people amongst us like to schedule our time and go about writing lists with manic fervor, type A personality attribute, on the other hand we have never ever tried ...

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They do know much more about you, than you know about them, can you face this fact, are you able to digest it. Well this is most certainly true of consumers, and unless you have been living under a rock for a very long time, you must be very well aware of peer to peer consumer reviews, in fact they have become a way of life. Top of the Game For this very reason, people do not even touch products with one star rating on amazon, they don’t want to be the object of ridicule in their immediate neighbourhood, in ...

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Any individual or a company for that matter, constantly tries and seeks ways to enhance efficiency as well as effectiveness in a bid to achieve more. The latter is looking for ways and means to zero in on such techniques, that help teams work smarter, faster and better. An Edge Essentially they are constantly seeking an edge over others. If this be the truth, then why organisations still stick to the eight hour workday. Can you still be a lot more productive without putting in longer hours, and accomplish what you set out to in a given work day. Well ...

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Does intelligence matter when it comes to job success, it sure does, it is not the sole predictor or indicator for future success though. A high IQ or EQ is not just enough, one needs GRIT as well and that too in a substantial measure. Existential Threats Often times people do possess these traits, however they are found wanting in terms of passion as well as persistence, that is required to overcome adversity, AQ or Adversity Quotient is the new buzz word. For any career professional to be successful as a business leader, all three of them are required. IQ ...

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