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Formal and Informal Learning: Why a balance between the two is required in a workplace?

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Learning, as we all know, is part of life. The workplace is considered a legitimate environment for learning new skills and gaining knowledge that enhances an employee’s morale and encourages their participation in work-related activities. One can even say that work and learning are synonymous as when employees invest time in work activities their experiences accumulate. They get a better understanding of their role in the organization and its importance. In today’s fast-moving corporate environment, learning new skills and honing pre-existing capabilities is essential, and without the right tools, an employee may fall behind.  Corporate employees must continuously modify and update their working habits to sustain competitive advantage, remain employable and perform well. To help employees establish themselves better in the work environment and boost performance, companies come up with various opportunities and provide learning platforms. Through these opportunities, employees integrat

Profit doesn't come in monetary terms only

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Continued from part 3: Claustrophobic Environment can take a Toll on the Health of an Employee  When I analyzed the situation, I faced in my workplace I came up with these few points:- 1. Change the age-old practice of Restriction The observation:- The age-old practice of keeping employees engaged in one particular domain of work for a long time creates a feeling of dissatisfaction and frustration among the workers. In this situation, if a newcomer comes and asks for more, the seniors get concerned. The management tries not to offend the seniors by giving the new employee the required exposure that would enhance his/her skills. The solution:- Companies should arrange for new pieces of training at regular intervals to keep the employees engaged, up-to-date, and interested in their work. When seniors get to know new things they will invariably allow their juniors to do the same. This type of culture is seldom nurtured here.

Claustrophobic Environment can take a Toll on the Health of an Employee

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Continued from Part 2: Self-Teaching was a Way to Attain My Moksha Claustrophobic Environment took a Toll on My Health The office premise where I used to work had a peculiar structure. The office space is divided into a two-storeyed one by using a false ceiling and floor to make way for more employees. Owners of such companies surely love saving money! Even though they make crores of rupees at the end of the day, spending money after employee safety and comfort is a trivial matter to them.

Self-Teaching was a Way to Attain My Moksha

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Continued from Part 1:  Was your manager competent enough to guide you in building your career? Self-Teaching was a Way to Attain My Moksha Being a student of Eco-Stats-Maths and creative in nature I always wanted to work in a data-driven field related to advertising. Unfortunately, I never got any guru to guide me on my career path. I am a self-taught person who believed in rigorous self-teaching as a way to attain my moksha. I rigorously self-trained myself in these so that I could get a suitable job in the digital marketing field. I took a four-year course in commercial and visual art from an Art College and then trained myself in Web designing and Multimedia. All these to make me understand the trade and how the whole thing works.

Was your manager competent enough to guide you in building your career?

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I have had a few weird and unusual experiences in my life, especially, in the workplace. Those experiences compelled me to wonder about the work ethics that are followed in these places as many of such practices adversely affected my career as well as others too. But before beginning what I endured let's read a story first:- The Story of a gem-cutter Once upon a time, there was a gem-cutter who was not so skilled in his trade. But he was a favorite of his master. One day his master gave him a very precious stone to cut into a beautiful piece of jewel. The gem-cutter could not do it properly. He broke it into several pieces. His master realized his mistakes and soon replaced him with a skilled one. The new gem-cutter collected the pieces of this broken gem and cut each one of them beautifully. They are now smaller in size but they shone brilliantly. The mistake done by the jewel shop owner was that he relied on somebody based on favoritism and not on the skills he possessed to perfo

Three Signs Your Manager Demonstrates Toxic Behavior

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When you first leave the professional world, you may want to become a good employee and do everything your boss tells you. But how do you know that your workplace and employer are toxic?

When agency people could not find anything to undermine my merit, they looked for personality disorders.

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Based on a true experience of a dedicated worker who just could not give up... A few years back, Sheila got a job as a social media executive in a reputed IT firm. Sheila was chosen to work for them after successfully completing a course in digital marketing from an institution run by the same company. Sheila was practically thrilled at first, but soon realized she had made a mistake. 

Nepotism In India

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Animosity towards nepotism has again revived due to the untimely demise of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, a vivid and successful Bollywood star. People were taken back when they got to know about this tragedy. Who knew someone who had it all was going through so much that the only choice he had was to take his life. Such is the condition of the industry that is Bollywood. This malady is for the outsiders who have no acting or film industry links. This is not limited in Bollywood but also in almost all areas of importance.

Growing Up As Heather - Part 3

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After Buff passed away Emily and Kotton became friends. Watching them playing outside just made my day better. There was not a moment that we did not laugh. Kotton would get Emily in trouble for running through Debbie’s flowers! There was one time where we actually caught them sleeping side by side together one night. 

How micro-management can destroy an entire team in an office

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Teamwork is all about the synergy between the members. Any individual no matter how adroit he is can't accomplish all by himself. A robust team will always deliver. But if the members are not allowed to work in an unrestricted environment,  the efficiency of the team as a whole will fall. When the leader or manager tries to control or take everything in his hands, the one's under him are sure to despise his methods and won't like to work there. Micromanagement is the perfect example of this shortcoming.

Growing Up As Heather - Part 2

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Continued from  Growing Up As Heather - Part 1 Buff Meet Buff. He was my first dog in my life. He was there when I came to Debbie and Kirby’s house. He was dropped off at their house when he was a puppy during a thunderstorm. No one claimed him. So they kept him and took care of him and made him part of their lives. 

Growing Up As Heather - Part 1

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Hi, this is Heather!  I thought it would be a good idea to take the time to talk about how I grew up so that you get an idea of who I am. The only way you will get to know me is if I share with you some memories I have and how I grew up. My story starts out differently from others and I honestly believe that is what makes me special. The reason why I would like to share my story with you is that I want people to know that I lived a good life. And I want to share the lessons I learned along the way with the people around me. So here is my story I hope you enjoy and know me better as a person as well as a writer with you all!

Tips for First Time Office Bearers

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The new office experience is dreadful for many. There are many questions that may arise in one’s mind. What to wear to look confident? Or how to start a conversation with the colleague? The nervousness is very normal for a newbie. Here are some tips that can help new office bearers and highlight their positive traits.

Want to become a successful Team Leader? Follow these 5-factor rule!

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If you are aspiring to be a successful leader this article is for you. Like it or not, every word and action of a leader remains under constant watch. A person who can project himself as a saviour and not just a survivor during any turmoil gains confidence among masses which is a prime quality as a successful leader. Let’s begin.

Key to happiness for Introverts

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You're not the only one who engages themselves in a self-struggle for being introvert. Stop blaming yourself and learn the art to embrace this trait of yours. Everyone is not born to become a social butterfly. Accept yourself the way you are. Celebrate life every day with some useful tips to be happy.

Make Your Work Space Livelier with These Simple Decor Tips

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The office arena consumes a big part of the week in any employee’s life. Such places affect the mental and physical health in a good or in a wrong way. By giving the office a lively look their mood can be lightened. This in turn gives the company a better performance. You can go through the basic ideas for office decors to make it livelier.

Workplace Ambience Can Affect Employee Attitude And Productivity

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Employee well-being is strongly correlated to employee productivity and performance and workplace ambiance play a great role in motivating them. Whether you agree or disagree, it is a proven fact. An employee spends 9 hours or more of their day inside the office premise. They sit there for hours, combining creativity and intelligence to produce results for their employers. They need a workplace environment that is conducive in order to create something unique and add value to the production. Hence, the ambiance of the physical workplaces, be it government or corporate, plays a significant role in an employee’s life. Employers often neglect these aspects while building office suites. They cramp up space with as many sitting arrangements they could make. It is because when they build their offices they are focused on the number of employees they are going to hire and the profit they are looking to make, and not employee well-being or his comfort. Let us explore further th

How Ego Clashes in Office Destroyed My Career - Part 1

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"Workplace ego clashes happen for various reasons," says Dr Lisa Matthewman, Principal Lecturer in Occupational and Organisational Psychology at the University of Westminster. "They can be the result of a conflict of personalities, professional jealousy or communication problems. Sometimes they happen when someone is trying to establish themselves as the alpha female or male.” In my 10 years of corporate life I have experienced enough of these ego clashes that compelled me to leave the corporate world forever. I will share some of these painful experiences with you today.

COVID-19 - A clear warning that today's civilization is 'playing with fire'

Corona Virus outbreak in 2019-2020 has brought the whole world economy into a standstill. People all over the world are now busy trying to survive under a locked down situation with limited ration. They are hoping for the corona virus pandemic to end so that they can go back to their normal life again even after a heavy loss of human lives in various countries. But are we not forgetting something? Don't we need to consider the fact that this outbreak of a contagious disease is nothing but a warning by Mother Nature to the humans? Mother Nature has been sending us messages after messages with the ongoing climate crisis and widespread pandemics of viral disease outbreaks that humanity was placing too many pressures on the natural world with damaging consequences. Over the last few decades it has been noticed that human infectious disease outbreaks are rising. Scientists are relating this phenomenon to the transmission of transmittable diseases from animals to humans that lead