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...

Remember: Your managers and leads might call you incompetent because they didn't assign you the tasks you had interest or skill in. Your colleagues might label you arrogant or boring because they didn't even attempt to connect with you and always made it about themselves. Your subordinates might call you unworthy because they don't know the sacrifices you made for the organization. People will always have assumptions about you. The unaware seniors, complacent colleagues, or ignorant subordinates do not control you, and neither should they or their opinions dictate your actions. Professionalism is devoid of sentiments like anger, indifference, complacency, and hatred. Let people have opinions, and you have the character.

A Little Motivation. I spoke to a wonderful person yesterday. He is working as a manager in a huge academic coaching chain. During our conversation about his staff not being efficient enough, he said that sometimes, he has to shout at his staff to get things done and remind them of getting tasks done. He also mentioned that he tries to connect with them over the weekend and asks about their well-being. I responded with the 5P model that I have created for corporate leadership. 1. Patience: You don't HAVE to shout at them, you CHOOSE to. Your temperament and patience will always be tested by people who are freshers and experienced alike. 2. Perspective: You're evaluating them with the perspective you have gained over years of work experience, which is unfair to them. Let them learn and after a few months, you will see change. 3. Professionalism: As a manager, they are your responsibility. Their professionalism is dependent on your efforts, connection, and constantly working WITH...

Happiness is not a state of culmination but a gradual unending process. And just like any process, it has steps. Some life lessons that I have learnt so far: 1. Know and value yourself. 2. Differentiate between your needs and desires. 3. Work on your strengths and weaknesses alike. 4. Work hard and be content. 5. Surround yourself with cheerful, positive, and intelligent people. 6. Learn from everywhere. 7. Don't be afraid to fail. 8. Expect disappointments but give kind people a second chance. 9. Let people earn your trust and respect. 10. Be kind and spread joy and knowledge. 11. Let the past not dictate your future. 12. Always respond to situations instead of impulsively reacting to them. 13. Forgive people but don't let them walk all over you. 14. Don't expect people to stand for you when you need them. Be strong enough for yourself. 15. Remember, people lie and are selfish.