I am begining to love these last minute assignments. I had to go to Tiruchengode to interact with the first year students of KSR college. I was not sure of what to talk to them, well i didnt even know if I will reach there on time.
I reached Koyambedu bus terminals at 10.00 p.m and luckily got a bus to erode, it was the PNK SRT travels. It was a sleeper coach and I had the entire double sleeper for me as no one was next to me, it was like travelling in a double cot bed on the roads :-)
When the driver gives a pleasant smile and takes extra effort to make the passengers comfortable, they can make a lot of difference to the pleasantness of a journey.
The thing about last minute assignments is that they force you to keep looking out for interesting pieces of information. That is when i met my fellow traveller Pradeep who shared and as i dug in more about his career journey, I found it fascinating. While these may sound like regular management mantras, when you combine them with real life experience, you understand how powerful they are.
- Make a start
- Work smart
- Keep looking for opportunities
- Open up
- Win your boss
- Keep learning
- Have Honesty and belief in your abilities
- Read books
- Network with people
- Expand your knowledge
- Constantly evaluate yourself and set goals
- Love your job
- Develop people management skills
- Help people as much as possible
- Face Challenges
- Be Different
- Be clear as to what you want
- Get out of your comfort zone
- Be a leader, enable people to achieve their potential
It makes a more powerful story when you come to know that Pradeep who is currently a GM at a textiles company in Tirupur and has earlier worked with Walmart heading their QA had a formal education only till 9th standard.
