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Seven Mantras for Success
In an era of stiff competition, success can only
be achieved if one makes the right kind of
endeavour at the right time and in the right
direction.
The Following are the seven mantras for
success :
1. Communication Skills
- Most of what goes on as business in an
organisation is, in fact, communication.
Anything that is not communication is probably
dependent on something to initiate communication
or keep it going. This is why one needs to
master the art of communication both verbal as
well as written.
2. Influencing Abilities
- This is more of a leadership trait. It
includes persuading and negotiating skills.
Persuasion means convincing and encouraging
people to do, as against being pushy and
aggressive. It is a very powerful tool,
especially in conflicting situations both in
your professional as well as personal life.
3. Managing Skills
- In layman's words this term means getting
things done. But from the career perspective it
means managing things, people and of course,
managing yourself, that is , your time,
resources and money. To be able to achieve
success one needs to prepare and train himself/
herself in the art of effective management.
4. Problem Solving
- It means knowing how to recognize and define
problems, implement solutions and track and
evaluate results. Effective problem solving
skills will help to become the backbone of any
team, which in turn will help in career
prospects.
5. Creative Thinking
- It is said that intelligence is central to
both the right and left modes of the brain. But
the majority of people give more importance only
to the logical approach in problem solving. What
is really required is a blend of logical and
lateral thinking processes together to generate
new ideas and solutions, seeing things in the
'round' and having an open mind.
6. Social Skills
- It means one's ability to relate to people,
having insights, helping others and
facilitating. Interdependence today is of
greater value than independence. Thus it becomes
that much more important for you to take a
genuine interest in people with whom you work
and spent time, emotion and money on them.
7. Managing Money
- If in spite of possessing all the above
mentioned skills you fail to achieve success it
may be because you are poor in the number game !
You must have your figures, statistics and
accounts in place. You must be shrewd in the
money matters. As an old saying goes, " Money
begets Money.
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