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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

10 Most Unethical Behaviour Traits Shown By Coworkers

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Ethics are those values, principles or rules that we, as human beings, set for ourselves to live a better life. Ethics are a prerequisite for all aspects of our lives. Without these ethics there will be no moral code and the world will erupt into chaos.

10 Company Perks that Retain Employees

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Everybody wants to gain recognition at their workplace for their hard work. Perks are benefits – in addition to the existing salaries – are the best way for employers to show appreciation to the employees. It has been seen that job satisfaction among employees of any firm is directly related to the benefits or job perks given by their respective companies. However, failing to provide these simple benefits leads to unmotivated employees, which then brings poor results for the firm. It also affects the company’s goodwill in the employment market.

Workplace Ostracism - Another Office Politics to be Seriously Dealt with

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You cannot escape office politics if you are a working person. Whether it is a government office or a corporate firm, you are bound to face it everywhere, every day. These office politics often lead to negative experiences that leave deep scars in the mind and life of a person. The persons facing toxic office politics often leave their jobs too quickly. The company loses valued employees without knowing the actual reasons behind their resignations. One such cause is the feeling of exclusion.

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.

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. 

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.