In my last post How I earned my Independence, I talked enthusiastically about my newly found freedom to finally pursue what I wanted to do and expressed immense optimism about the future that beckoned me as I embarked on my entrepreneurial journey. Some of the feedback I got from the readers were on the lines … Continue reading My Independence: Roadblocks and Lessons

A manager needs to handle a number of challenges around managing people, performance and career. A good manager understands his team, his peers and his organization very well and allocates right amount of time in managing each of them. A manager contributes to the organization by delivering results through his team members and by growing … Continue reading How do I become an effective people and project manager?

In India, best known career paths are those of managers. An Individual Contributor track hasn't really been developed by companies. This means that there is a natural push towards management if someone wants to grow. However, this is slowly changing. With the growth of product and internet companies in India, as well as constant desire … Continue reading Between individual and management career ladder, which one should I choose and why?

Be careful in jumping to conclusions early enough, otherwise you will jeopardize your career. When you get a new manager, it is important to be willing to make some adjustments. Your relationship with your manager impacts career the most. This relationship will be built only when you and your manager know enough about each other … Continue reading My manager left, and the new manager doesn’t like me! What now?

Typically, employees rely on their manager's feedback, performance review feedback and salary hikes to decipher whether they are growing enough. However, most of these attributes are not controlled by the employee and these attributes can change without any change in the employee's performance (for example, if budget is cut, salary hike could be 0, this … Continue reading How should I measure my performance?

Taking initiative is about picking up organizational challenges to solve without being asked and delivering results. Taking initiative is one of the best ways to achieve stardom at workplace. If you are interested in growing your career in the current company, you must take initiatives. Even when you don't feel passionate about the organization or … Continue reading Why should I take initiatives at workplace?