Aurelian Skills: Life Empowerment Through Skills and Knowledge

Rapid, Untimely Promotions We all have heard people (especially CEOs and rapidly-promoted employees) talking about rapid promotions in a very positive light, citing benefits like retaining top talent, accelerated learning, new perspectives, workplace competition, reputation and cost saving, but they want us to overlook the disadvantages of such actions which will eventually make the entire organisations pay dearly. Promoting employees too quickly can have several drawbacks, and damage the organisation in the long run. I have divided the potential drawbacks (casualties) into three categories that impact three levels of any organisation. Casualty 1: Clients Untimely and rapid promotions can affect customer relationships, especially if employees with limited experience are in customer-facing roles. There are multiple instances in which experience is of utmost criticality, and inexperienced employees can further worsen a bad situation with a client. In that case, customer satisfaction and ...

It's a growing menace these days to see a gang within executive managements in corporates. A gang of incompetent, short-sighted, apathetic, and dictatorial folks who, by the virtue of their positions as well as by the spinelessness of their immediate subordinates, rule with an iron fist. Disastrous executive and nonsensical decisions are made without anyone's consultation and opinion. Reactionary policies are made by mindless and incompetent deadwood everyday and are retracted for specific people. People with no business strategy exposure think getting more business or more talent acquisition is growth. They ignore the deteriorating environment within the organization and the sufferings of the employees. Organizations that started as families are turned into corporate "Gulags" and "Auschwitz" where the corporate "Stalins" and "Hitlers" are untouchable, and tragically, incompetent at the same time. This torturous "extermination...

One of the famous personality trait models that explores some dark personality traits that are often seen as socially undesirable is the Dark Triad Model . 1. Machiavellianism  Bearing the name of diplomat and philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli, this trait type refers to a personality that is recognized by manipulation, deceit, and a strategic and malicious approach to relationships.  Machiavellian people manipulate others very strategically by forming a very close bond with them to extract personal information at first and then if they fail to get what they desire from them, start controlling their behavior by a very particular set of reverse psychological tricks such as: Avoiding their victims and displaying excessive hatred, indifference, anger and disgust towards them. Manic episodes of anger upon contact with the victims. Gaslighting and falsely blaming their victims. Threatening their victims of dire consequences even for trying to clear the air.  And eventually, ...

What is Business Analytics: A field that leverages data to drive business decisions. It involves collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to gain insights that can be used to improve business performance. The primary responsibility of a BA is to provide solutions to complex problems using agile methodology, perform requirement elicitation, documentation and stakeholder management. Why Business Analytics? Data classification, categorization, and streamlining business process flows is the need of the hour. There is an exponentially growing demand for business analysts across industries. There is a great diversity of industries where business analysts are needed. With the role being dynamic and challenging, there is a huge potential for career advancement and personal growth. Why is there a growing demand for Business Analysts? With the advent of big data, industries are now recognizing value of data. Business Analysts have a crucial role in bridging the gap between goals of and s...